The Château du Cheneau in Braine-l'Alleud is hired out for parties and ceremonies. It holds 100 seated guests or 120 standing, in three connected rooms with a professional kitchen. The municipality of Braine-l'Alleud bought it in 1978 and lets it to individuals and associations, whether or not they live in the town. The house stands in a wooded park of more than 5 hectares.
Seminars and company events
The official rental page presents the château for parties and ceremonies and does not describe a business offer. A company that wants a reception or a dinner can ask whether the rooms suit its event. There is no mention of meeting equipment, screens or a seminar package, so organisers should check those points with the municipal works and heritage department that manages the bookings.
Weddings and receptions
The château is open for celebrations and ceremonies. The large dining room opens through a French window onto a bluestone steps area, the public garden and the park of 5 hectares, which has trees listed as remarkable species. This makes it easy to move between the reception room and the outdoors.
Rooms and capacities
The entrance hall leads to the facilities and to a staircase going up to the upper floors. It opens onto the large dining room, which measures 6.45 by 8.90 meters, or 57.4 m². To the right is a smaller dining room of 4.80 by 10.28 meters, or 49.34 m². To the left is a bar area of 4.80 by 5.45 meters, or 26.16 m². The stated capacity is 100 seated guests or 120 standing.
Catering
Next to the bar is a large professional kitchen with two refrigerators, a dishwasher, a double fryer, a cooker with four hobs and an oven, and a heated cabinet. Crockery and cookware for 100 people are available on site, rented by the piece, with a price list in a PDF on the rental page. The page does not mention an in-house caterer, so organisers bring their own.
History and setting
The château dates from the early 20th century. Lucien Allard, an industrialist from a family of weavers, bought the woods and fields along the Long Cheneau path in 1906 and 1907, laid out a pleasure garden and built the house, known as the Château Allard. The family moved in officially on July 20, 1908. The name comes from the path, which was lined with small oaks, called cheneaux locally. The municipality acquired the property on November 27, 1978.
Getting there
The château is on Avenue Alphonse Allard in Braine-l'Alleud. Bookings go through the municipal works and heritage department, by phone or email, and the rental page links the occupancy conditions and the rental agreement.
