Château de Méridon hosts leadership retreats, board meetings, gala dinners, small corporate events and weddings for 2 to 110 guests, with up to 34 people staying overnight in 12 suites and bedrooms. The château stands in a 5-hectare park bordering the Méridon forest at Chevreuse, in the Chevreuse Valley, about 40 minutes from central Paris. The estate is reserved for one group at a time and never hosts public events.
Seminars and company events
The château targets boards, leadership teams and family offices that need to meet away from view. Meetings take place in the historic salons, followed by private dinners and nights on site. The team also arranges gala dinners, residential retreats and bespoke B2B events, and it accepts only a few corporate bookings each year. Confidentiality is a stated rule: staff and partners sign a confidentiality agreement, no photograph is published without written consent, and arrivals and departures are organized out of sight. Estate security is present at all times, and close protection can be added. Family offices, concierges and travel advisors can book through a single contact.
Weddings and receptions
The château takes one wedding at a time, for 2 to 110 guests; larger parties are considered on request. Ceremonies are held in the box garden or by the moat, drinks on the forecourt or in the Medici gardens, dinner in the Orangery, and dancing in the Orangery or the Ballroom, with the Fireplace Salon kept for quieter moments. A venue manager and professional security are included. Weddings can run over several days, for example a welcome dinner on Friday, the wedding on Saturday and brunch on Sunday, with the estate reserved throughout. Couples may bring their own suppliers, except for catering. Wedding coordination or full planning is available as an extra, and the bilingual French and English team plans remotely with couples from abroad.
Rooms and capacities
The château offers three salons, a lobby, the Orangery, also called the Glasshouse, and a Ballroom, plus the Fireplace Salon. Outdoors, guests use the forecourt, the box garden, the Medici gardens, the moat and a natural pond. The site does not publish a capacity per room, so ask the team which space suits your layout.
Accommodation
Twelve suites and bedrooms with marble bathrooms sleep up to 34 guests, and the couple at a wedding stays in the Royal Suite. A partner luxury property five minutes away takes extra guests. Each stay includes breakfast, a dedicated Châteaukeeper, a household team and estate security.
Catering
Catering is provided by the château's exclusive catering partners and private chefs. Dinners can be served on the forecourt or in the Glasshouse. A sommelier, a concierge and private drivers can be added.
History and setting
The Méridon fief is recorded from the 13th century as part of the lordship of Chevreuse. The present château was completed in 1883 for Count Marqués di Braga, Counsellor of State, to plans by Eugène Bruneau, later chief architect of France's historic monuments. Turrets, mullioned windows and stained glass give it its neo-Renaissance look. From 1909 the United States Ambassador Henry White and his wife Margaret, painted by John Singer Sargent, rented it from the Marquis de Breteuil. Between the wars Mrs Sullivan created the Medici gardens and the boxwood garden. After years as an event venue, the château changed hands in 2022, was restored in 2023 and was entered in France's General Inventory of Cultural Heritage in 2024.
Getting there
The address is 1 Chemin du Mail, 78460 Chevreuse. The nearest station is Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, at the end of RER B, 4 kilometers or about 7 minutes away; RER B also links directly to Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Versailles is about 25 minutes by car. Helicopters can land on the grounds, and private jets use Le Bourget, Toussus-le-Noble or Villacoublay.
