Château de Losse

The Château de Losse takes company days, team-building programmes, product launches, weddings and receptions, with a terrace over the Vézère for cocktails and dinners and a meeting room for working sessions. The estate does not publish guest numbers, so the capacity is set with the team for each project. The château stands at Thonac, in the Dordogne, on the road out of Montignac-Lascaux.

Seminars and company events

The professional offer covers seminars, team building, product or brand launches and company anniversaries. A meeting room is provided, and the château adapts its service to the brief on request. A guided tour of the château is included in the package, which gives a group a natural break between two working sessions. For smaller groups, the château also sells premium visits: an exclusive tour followed by time on the terrace, with a cocktail or a dinner as an option. Commercial filming and photo shoots are accepted, and the house is known for its natural light.

Weddings and receptions

Weddings and private receptions use the terrace and the Cour d'Honneur. The château provides a list of suppliers, including a florist, a hairdresser and a photographer, and a wedding brochure can be downloaded from the official site. Couples who only want photographs can book a shoot without hiring the château: it stays open to visitors, and access is limited to the exterior, the gardens, the passage and the staircase, for the couple, the photographer and up to two companions.

Rooms and capacities

La Terrasse overlooks the Vézère valley and is used for large receptions, cocktails and open-air dinners. The Cour d'Honneur serves as a reception and arrival space. A meeting room is available for professional events. No surfaces or capacities are published for any of these spaces.

Accommodation

A gîte on the property can be rented. Its size is not given on the official site, so larger groups should plan rooms in the Montignac and Sarlat area.

Catering

Catering for every event is supplied by Saint Exupéry Réceptions, the château's exclusive partner, with menus built for each project. In summer the château also runs its own Soirées Étoilées on Thursday evenings, which mix food, music and culture and give an idea of an evening on the terrace.

History and setting

The Losse family, originally from Flanders, fortified this site over the Vézère from the 11th or 12th century. Jean II de Losse (1504-1580), page to François I, tutor to the future Henri IV and later governor of Limousin and Guyenne, added the Grand Logis and its Renaissance terrace, and adapted the medieval towers to firearms. From 1930 the estate belonged to Princess Nhu May of Annam, who ran it as a farm. A Franco-Belgian family bought it in 1976 and restored it with the regional heritage services, using an inventory drawn up in 1602 to furnish the rooms. A storm in 1989 destroyed the roof of the Grand Logis. The Renaissance-style gardens, designed by Jacqueline van der Schueren, were begun in 1990 inside the ramparts and later extended beyond the moat. The château has been a classified historic monument since 1928.

Getting there

The address is Route de la Princesse d'Annam, 24290 Thonac. The château is on the road out of Montignac-Lascaux, in the Vézère valley, about 25 km north of Sarlat-la-Canéda. Visits must be booked online during part of the season, so arrival times for groups should be agreed with the château in advance.