Château des Ormes can be hired for seminars, conferences, colloquia, weddings and family receptions, using its 18th-century salons, orangery, library, main courtyard and a large park on the Vienne. The estate stands in Les Ormes, a few kilometers from Châtellerault in the Vienne department, between Touraine and Poitou. The château does not publish capacities, so the group size is agreed with the team when the request is made.
Seminars and company events
The château takes professional events throughout the year: seminars, conferences, academic colloquia and corporate days. Indoor sessions use the period salons and the library, while the park along the river serves for outdoor activities and team-building workshops. A day can combine a plenary session in the salons, group work in the gardens and a closing reception in the orangery. The setting also suits product presentations and photo or film shoots. The estate has hosted an international Longchamp campaign for fall 2014 and part of the seventh season of the France Télévisions series La Guerre des Trônes, filmed in the salons and the courtyard.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings, receptions and private family celebrations are part of the château's year-round program. Couples can use the main courtyard for arrivals and photos, the French formal gardens and the park for an outdoor ceremony or cocktail hour, and the salons or the orangery for the reception. The formula, catering and timing are discussed directly with the estate.
Rooms and capacities
The spaces named by the château are the 18th-century salons, the orangery, the library, the cour d'honneur, the French formal gardens and the park bordering the Vienne. No seated or standing capacity is published for any of them. Organizers should give their guest count and preferred layout in the request so the team can suggest the right combination of rooms.
History and setting
The estate's origins go back to the 16th century, and it has long been tied to the d'Argenson family. In the 18th century the Marquis de Voyer d'Argenson received leading figures of the Enlightenment here, among them Voltaire, Diderot, Marmontel and Moncrif. These gatherings became known as the Académie des Ormes. The château is classified as a historic monument and carries the Maison des Illustres label. Beyond the main house, the domain includes gardens, a park and outbuildings, with an ice house, an old power station, the boat Suzette II and the herbarium of the Marquis d'Argenson among its curiosities. Sydney Abbou has led its revival in the 21st century, and the château also opens to visitors.
Getting there
The château lies on the Route Nationale 10 at Les Ormes, a short drive from Châtellerault, which has a railway station on the Paris to Bordeaux line. Tours and Poitiers are the nearest large cities.
