Château Formont can host seminars, study days, training sessions, product launches, company parties and weddings. Its reception hall seats 200 people for dinner and holds up to 600 for a standing cocktail or party, and four salons take workshops of up to 30. The château stands on a hill above the Garonne at Ambarès-et-Lagrave, about 20 minutes from Bordeaux.
Seminars and company events
The château sells seminars, study days, meetings, conferences, training days, business lunches and dinners, product launches, evening parties and team building. The reception hall serves as the plenary room and the salons, which open into one another, take breakout groups or a standing lunch. Furniture, a projector, a large screen, a sound system, microphones and a flip chart are included in the hire.
For team building, the château works with outside providers on indoor and outdoor activities, such as outdoor games, escape games and wine tastings. A wooded corner of the park is used for these activities. The team can also arrange rooms in a nearby partner hotel.
Weddings and receptions
The château offers a turnkey wedding formula that includes all its own services. The ceremony can take place outdoors, the drinks reception in the courtyard or, in bad weather, in the salons, and the dinner in the reception hall for up to 200 guests. Round tables for eight to ten and Chiavari chairs are provided. An 80-square-meter stretch tent shelters guests from sun or rain, and the pool suits a Sunday brunch. One of the salons can serve as a children's room.
Rooms and capacities
The reception hall covers 230 square meters with exposed stone and beams, reversible air conditioning and adjustable lighting. It seats 200 for dinner and takes 600 for a standing party. A stage, screen and projector are installed.
The four salons are the Salon Renaissance (45 square meters), the Salon Bordeaux (35), the Salon Osmose (37), more modern in style, and the Salon Billard (26). Each takes up to 30 people. The entrance hall adds 44 square meters. Outdoors, the courtyard covers 1,000 square meters with a large terrace and a pool, inside a wooded park of 4 hectares.
Accommodation
The château has five large double bedrooms. Chain hotels lie within five minutes by car for larger groups.
Catering
The château provides welcome coffee and breaks itself. For lunches and dinners, it calls on partner caterers, who can serve a standing lunch or dinner, a buffet, a seated meal or meal trays.
History and setting
The château was built in the early 18th century on the highest hill before the sea, overlooking the surrounding land, and stayed in the same family for generations. Two brothers, Olivier and Laurent, bought it in 2022 and renovated it for two years before opening it to events. The house also runs a program of public events, including a comedy club, concerts, open-air cinema and classic car shows, and its bar opens on Wednesdays.
Getting there
The address is 4 rue de Formont, 33440 Ambarès-et-Lagrave. The château is about 20 minutes from Bordeaux and five minutes from the ring road. Bordeaux Saint-Jean station and Bordeaux-Mérignac airport are about 20 to 25 minutes away. Parking is free on site, coaches can park, and a shuttle is available on request.
