Château de Loulans can host weddings, family celebrations, seminars and company meetings for up to 130 seated guests, or about 200 for a drinks reception. The venue has two reception rooms and 39 bedrooms with 113 beds, so most guests can sleep on site. The château stands at 9 rue de la Glacière in Loulans-Verchamp, in Haute-Saône, halfway between Vesoul and Besançon.
Seminars and company events
The owners present the château as a reception complex for weddings, seminars, family parties and professional meetings. For a company, the main interest is meeting space and accommodation in one place: a team can work in one room during the day, have dinner in the other and stay overnight without a coach transfer. The published hire period runs from Friday morning to Monday noon, which suits a two-day offsite or a weekend incentive. Ask the owners whether shorter weekday hire is possible for a one-day study session.
The site lists a games room, parking and kitchens, one of them reserved for the caterer. Projectors, screens and sound for a plenary session are not described on the official pages, so check what is provided before you plan presentations.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings make up most of the activity here. Couples can hire the bare venue and run the event themselves, or choose a turnkey package that combines the château, decoration by a partner and a caterer for the drinks reception and dinner, with service included. The package is offered for groups of about 70, 100 or 130 guests.
The site lists a dance floor and a stage for ceremonies, and the park can host an outdoor ceremony or the drinks reception. A list of partners covers hairdressers, a beautician, babysitting, DJs, photographers, a wedding cake maker, a wine merchant and decorators. The château states that these partners give its clients preferential rates.
Rooms and capacities
The château has two reception rooms. The figures published on the site vary from page to page: the home page gives up to 200 people for the two rooms, a summary box gives 130 seated and 200 for a drinks reception, and the château page mentions up to 250 seated depending on the event. Use 130 seated as a safe planning figure and confirm the layout with the owners. The names and individual sizes of the two rooms are not published.
Accommodation
There are 39 bedrooms with 113 beds in total. Every bedroom has its own shower room and toilet. With this capacity, a wedding party or a company group can stay for the whole weekend without booking hotels in town, and late evenings end without a drive home.
Catering
The château does not run a restaurant. Meals come from a caterer: in the all-inclusive package the partner caterer is Les 4 Vents Traiteur, and a dedicated caterer's kitchen is available on site. If you hire the bare venue, ask the owners which caterers may work there.
History and setting
The château was built in 1732. It stands in a wooded park of 5 hectares bordered by two streams, in the Franche-Comté countryside. The park leaves room for photos, outdoor drinks and games for children during a family weekend.
Getting there
Loulans-Verchamp is about 20 minutes by road from both Besançon and Vesoul. According to the official site, the château is 15 minutes from the A36 motorway and from the high-speed rail station. Parking is available on site for guests who arrive by car.
