Domaine de Cenant hosts weddings, seminars, general assemblies and cultural events for up to 130 seated or 160 standing guests, with 42 beds on the property. The estate is a former seigneurial farm from the 18th century, with a main reception hall of 157 m², a former cider press, a covered stone hall, a central courtyard and a wooded park. It is at Ervauville, in the Loiret, and the family that has lived there for four generations runs it.
Seminars and company events
The main hall of 157 m² adapts to conferences, workshops, general assemblies, works council meetings and receptions at the end of the day. It has daylight and can be divided, for example into a work area and a dining area. Two smaller rooms serve breakout groups: a 30 m² cloakroom that can be set up around a meeting table, and a secondary room of about 45 m² on the ground floor of the first gîte, also in boardroom layout. The courtyards and the stone hall can host an exhibition, and the park a cocktail outdoors.
Groups can stay overnight in the gîtes and guest rooms, which makes a residential seminar possible. The estate announces new spaces for meetings in the near future.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a large part of the estate's activity. The ceremony and the drinks reception can take place in the central courtyard or the park, or in the cider press for the exchange of vows. Dinner and dancing take place in the main hall, which can be split between a dining area and a dance floor. The secondary room can serve as a children's area. The bridal suite is set inside the old dovecote, overlooking the courtyard. A preparation room for the couple and a bar under the dovecote are announced. The estate also hosts concerts, shows, auctions and art exhibitions.
Rooms and capacities
The estate takes up to 130 seated guests and 160 for a cocktail. The main hall covers 157 m², is heated and opens onto the courtyard and the park. The Cider Press, Le Pressoir, covers 85 m² and is not heated. The covered stone hall, Le Préau, also covers 85 m². The secondary room measures 45 to 50 m², and the cloakroom 30 m². The park has a silver lime, a sequoia over a hundred years old and small groves.
Accommodation
The estate has 42 beds. They are spread between gîtes for families and groups, guest rooms in the main house for about 15 people, and the bridal suite in the dovecote. The lodgings can be booked as a whole or one by one, for one night or several. Tents can be added to raise the capacity, and other gîtes and guest rooms lie within 5 km.
Catering
The estate does not impose its suppliers. It shares a list of caterers, florists, photographers and musicians who know the site. It also rents furniture and decoration on site: handmade sequoia tables, solid wooden benches, white chairs, a ring bench and a wooden tripod for the ceremony, a decorative carriage and a barbecue.
History and setting
In the 18th century the farm belonged to the local lord, and its dovecote is a sign of that status. The owner's great-grandparents and grandparents farmed the land before opening the estate to events, and the current host grew up there.
Getting there
The estate is at Ervauville, in the Loiret. It does not publish travel times or train connections, so ask the team for directions and the nearest station when you plan transport for your group.
