Château de Tiregand

Château de Tiregand hosts company seminars, team-building days, cocktail receptions, staff Christmas events, weddings, birthdays and christenings, all year round and by reservation. Capacity is set case by case on a quote. The château stands on the right bank of the Dordogne at Creysse, in the Pécharmant vineyard, about 5 km from Bergerac.

Seminars and company events

Teams meet in the château's 18th-century salons, which serve as working rooms for a meeting or a study day. The estate builds each event to order, so a day can mix a session in the salons with an activity in the house and grounds. The activities on offer are specific to Tiregand: an immersive adventure based on Arsène Lupin, a giant escape game of about an hour and a half, and an investigation game. A cocktail or an evening reception can follow on the château terrace, and a guided tour of the interiors can be added. In December the château is decorated for company Christmas parties and gift-giving.

Weddings and receptions

Weddings are held all year by reservation. The salons and the terrace overlooking the Dordogne are the main spaces, with a pavilion used for the drinks reception and lit at night, and an aisle lined with acacias for the outdoor procession. The site does not publish a guest capacity or a caterer policy, so both belong in your first exchange with the estate.

Catering

Group meals can be served on site, and tastings of Pécharmant wines are held in the château's salons. The official site does not say whether meals are prepared by the estate or by a caterer of your choice.

History and setting

Tradition credits Edward Tiregand, said to be a son of Henry III Plantagenet, with founding the lordship in the 13th century. The first castle has gone, apart from its moats. During the Wars of Religion part of the family joined the Reformed church, and legend has it that the relics of Saint Front, taken from Périgueux by Huguenots in 1575, passed through Tiregand before being thrown into the Dordogne. Jean de Belrieu de Virazeil acquired the estate by marriage in 1620 and built a new château between 1640 and 1663. Part of it was demolished after it was declared national property in 1794. The La Panouse family bought Tiregand in 1826 and added two slate-roofed wings, an enclosed courtyard, two pavilions bearing their arms, stables, a gloriette in 1882 and a well 324 metres deep in 1885. The estate passed to the Saint-Exupéry family through a marriage in 1941 and was sold to the Guyot family in 2022. Louis Guyot now runs it.

Getting there

The address is 118 route de Sainte-Alvère, 24100 Creysse. Bergerac is five minutes away by car, with its railway station and Bergerac Dordogne Périgord airport. The château also opens to the public during school holidays and on certain weekends, from February to early January, which is worth knowing when you choose a date for a private event.