The Château de Mauvières in Saint-Forget, in the Yvelines, hosts weddings and receptions for up to 300 guests at cocktail and 160 at a seated dinner. It is a Louis XV château in the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse regional park, about 30 km from Paris, with 200 m² of salons, a 15-hectare park and five guest rooms.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings have been held at Mauvières for more than 30 years. The rental covers the exclusive use of the château's salons, its park and its French-style gardens, on a Saturday from 10:00 to 04:00 the next morning. It includes heating, lighting, a wooded car park of 180 spaces and a room for the couple to get ready from 10:00 to 23:00. Rentals are also offered on weekdays, and a brunch the next day can be added except on Saturdays. An installation day can be booked in advance, from 14:00 to 18:00. The site invites couples to book a private visit before deciding.
Rooms and capacities
The reference setup is a cocktail for up to 300 guests and a seated dinner for 160. The salons cover 200 m² in total and are decorated with rocaille woodwork, painted panelling and architecture from the Louis XV period. The equipped kitchen, a pantry, a cloakroom with rails and hangers and two toilets are available. Tableware, table linen and catering are not included, so the couple chooses its own caterer and rents the rest.
Accommodation
The estate has five guest rooms, all renovated, spacious and facing the park. They are named Cyrano de Bergerac, Comtesse de Ségur, Marquise de Montespan, Madame de Genlis and the nuptial room, which has a double bed and a small sitting room. The Comtesse de Ségur room has a double bed and a second room with two single beds. Rooms can be booked all together, with or without breakfast.
Catering
The château does not provide catering. The caterer is freely chosen, and the equipped kitchen, pantry and cloakroom are available to it. Tableware and linen are not supplied with the rental.
History and setting
The building follows a simple, sober Louis XV architecture. Inside, the salons keep their painted woodwork and rocaille decoration. The English-style park covers 15 hectares. A French water garden is built around the theme of the Carte du Tendre and is reserved for the guests of the event.
Getting there
Mauvières is 35 km and about 50 minutes from the Porte de Saint-Cloud by road. Take the N118 toward Chartres and Nantes to exit 8 for Saclay, then the N306 toward Chevreuse, and the D58 toward Dampierre for 2 km. The château appears on the left. The site gives no train station.
