The Château Royal de Saint-Saturnin takes seminars of up to 45 people around a U-shaped table, seated dinners for up to 250 guests and residential board meetings, with five bedrooms and suites in the oldest part of the house. The 13th-century fortress stands in the village of Saint-Saturnin, in Puy-de-Dôme, about 20 km south of Clermont-Ferrand.
Seminars and company events
The château is open all year to companies, institutions and associations. It hosts half-day and full-day study sessions, residential executive seminars, incentives, sales meetings with distributors, clients or partners, general assemblies, conventions, year-end parties and gala dinners linked to congresses or trade fairs. It has already welcomed a general assembly of 350 people. Breaks are tailored to each program, and partner suppliers add services as needed. The terrace and the park, which look out over the Auvergne landscape, are used for team building with outside partners. A private car park holds 150 cars, which simplifies arrivals for a large group.
Weddings and receptions
The château's pages focus on professional and cultural events and on private receptions. They do not describe wedding packages, so couples should ask the owners directly what is possible.
Rooms and capacities
Two large reception rooms and a fully equipped catering area form the event core. The Salle Royale hosts gala dinners, seminars and shows, and has staged a theatre performance for 150 spectators. The Salle des Gardes can work with the Salle Royale for a reception in two stages, for example drinks in one room and dinner in the other. For seminars, a U-shaped setup takes up to 45 people. Marquees cover any weather: an extension marquee seats up to 250 for a meal or shelters a buffet on the terrace, and more can be added for larger groups.
Accommodation
The château also runs as a guest house, with five bedrooms and suites for up to 15 people: the Cardinal and Paul et Virginie double rooms and the Louis XIII, Duchesse and Charles IX suites, including triple and quadruple suites. They sit in the 13th-century wing, where a floor was removed in the 17th century to create high ceilings and tall windows. This suits a small executive committee that wants to stay over, and the house is open all year.
Catering
Meals come from a caterer, who works in the fully equipped catering area on site. Coffee breaks are planned to measure for each program.
History and setting
The La Tour d'Auvergne family built the fortress in the first half of the 13th century, and it became their fief in 1281. Catherine de Médicis and Marguerite de Valois are linked to its history. The Renaissance cut large windows through the ramparts, and gardens followed in the 16th and 17th centuries. Abandoned between 1970 and 1987, the château has been restored since then with support from the state heritage service, the region and the department. It has been a protected historic monument since 1889. The dry moat, the wall walk, machicolated towers and a triple-walled entrance remain, and a garden inspired by the Italian Renaissance was planted between 2012 and 2015. The Romanesque church of the village stands next to the castle.
Getting there
Clermont-Ferrand airport is 17 km away and Clermont-Ferrand station 19 km. By road, leave the A75 at exit 5 toward Aydat, or the A89 at exit 25.
