The Château de Pupetières hosts weddings, birthdays, company evenings and seminars for up to 250 guests seated or 300 standing, in a recently renovated reception hall of more than 200 square meters. The château stands in Châbons, in the Bourbre valley of Isère.
Seminars and company events
The reception space is offered for company evenings and seminars as well as private parties, all year round. For seminars and weekday events, the owners make a proposal suited to each request rather than a set package, so organizers should state dates, group size and the format they need. The park and the upstairs room give a second space for breaks or a cocktail, and a large car park sits in front of the château.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the main use of the hall. A typical day starts in the park, which the family keeps up with care, for the cocktail and the photographs, then moves into the reception hall for dinner and dancing. When the weather is uncertain, a room upstairs takes the cocktail, or serves as a play area for children. Suppliers are free to choose, and the owners can advise when asked. For couples who want help, the château works with a wedding planner and decorator, Mélanie Orsini, who can take care of invitations, decoration, an outdoor ceremony or music. Hiring the hall also supports the upkeep of a protected historic building.
Rooms and capacities
The reception hall covers more than 200 square meters and takes up to 250 guests seated or 300 standing. A second room upstairs serves for cocktails or as a children's space. Outside, the park suits a cocktail and photographs. The château offers no bedrooms for guests; the owners provide a list of lodging nearby on request.
History and setting
Pupetières dates back to the 13th century, when the marriage of Béatrix de Virieu and Sibould de Clermont led to a first fortified house on the site. The Virieu family lived here until the French Revolution. François Henri de Virieu, born in Grenoble in 1754, sat for the nobility at the Estates General in 1789, joined the Third Estate on June 25 that year and briefly presided over the Constituent Assembly in 1790. He was killed in 1793. The château was ransacked and burned during the Revolution, and the family settled at Le Grand-Lemps. Aymon de Virieu often came to see the ruins with his friend Alphonse de Lamartine. In 1861 the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc rebuilt the château, combining stone, brick, rammed earth and river pebbles. The building is a classified historic monument.
The château also opens to visitors in season, from April 5 to October 28 in 2026, and hosts plant fairs, school groups and film shoots.
Getting there
The château lies in the Bourbre valley, at the foot of the Lamartine valley, in the commune of Châbons. A large car park in front of the château takes guests' cars.
