Château de Santeny hosts seminars, team-building days, annual galas, fashion shows, showrooms, product launches and weddings for up to 200 guests. The château has an entrance hall and seven salons, and it is set in a 4-hectare park with old trees at Santeny, in the Val-de-Marne, 22 kilometers or about 30 minutes from Paris. The salons are hired exclusively, with catering and an event team that follows each project.
Seminars and company events
The salons are rearranged for business events. Because the rooms open onto one another but can be closed off, a seminar can split into separate working groups, each in its own room, and come back together for plenary sessions or meals. The park suits outdoor activities and team building with the château's partners. The château lists its equipment: air conditioning, projection screen, sound system, microphone, flipchart, photocopier, cloakroom, video projector, Wi-Fi, chairs and tables. Past events include an immersive launch for Lancôme's Absolue skincare range in June 2018, run with the agency Parti Pris, and a mid-year seminar for EBS Group France in July 2025. The château is also hired for film and photo shoots, with rooms used as preparation areas.
Weddings and receptions
For weddings, the Joséphine, Victoria and Eugénie salons are reserved for the couple and their guests. The Boudoir serves as a dressing room for the bride and the Club for the groom. Up to 200 guests can gather indoors for the drinks reception, or around a buffet in the gardens. Dinner can be served to 30 to 200 guests, depending on the size of the party. The team can organize an outdoor ceremony, a torch-lit path or fireworks. Furniture, table linen, cutlery and decorative items such as mirrors and vases are provided, as well as practical equipment such as a video projector, a piano and a stage. The layout of each space is agreed during preparation meetings.
Rooms and capacities
The château has an entrance hall and seven salons. Together they hold up to 200 guests for receptions, galas and cocktails. Dinners range from 30 to 200 guests. The salons are bright, with marble fireplaces, period parquet floors and high molded ceilings. A floor plan of the salons is available from the château.
Catering
The château works with a list of recommended partners, including caterers, florists, DJs, photographers, decorators and a stage manager. The team stands behind the quality of these partners, who know the house well.
History and setting
The château dates from the Belle Époque period of French history. During the Revolution, the de Besse family bought the Lyons estate and gradually acquired most of the land in Santeny. In 1868, naval lieutenant Achille François Brac de la Perrière, married since 1851 to Amélie de Besse, built the present house on the former Rollet estate. The building is symmetrical, in limestone, millstone and dressed stone, under slate and tile roofs, with wrought-iron staircases and neo-medieval pinnacles typical of the eclectic taste of the time. The site has been listed since 1982.
Getting there
Santeny lies in the Val-de-Marne, 22 kilometers southeast of Paris, about 30 minutes by car. The château does not publish public transport details, so plan cars or a shuttle for your guests. The event team, led by event director Sylvain Bourguignon and event manager and wedding planner Ambre Bohin, can be reached by phone or by email.
