Domaine de Chabotte hosts seminars, study days and group stays for 10 to 150 people in the Drôme Provençale. It stands in a 27-hectare park at Le Poët-Laval, 25 minutes from Montélimar TGV station. The estate belongs to the association Sport dans la Ville, which uses bookings to fund holiday and training stays for young people from priority neighborhoods.
Seminars and company events
Companies use the domaine for residential seminars, team building and one-day plenaries. The residential package covers 24 hours of full board, access to the work rooms, two coffee breaks and the leisure and sports areas. A day format is also offered for larger groups, with a stated ceiling of 400 people for launches, company anniversaries, plenaries or giant sports games with catering included. The estate opens from April to November.
Team building runs on site and nearby. On site: multi-sport challenge, archery tournament, introduction to permaculture, mountain biking, wine tasting and a volunteer work day. In the surrounding area: canyoning, treetop courses and a cultural hike. Family gatherings, birthdays, associations and sports clubs of 20 to 150 people can also book stays here.
Rooms and capacities
Three work rooms are fully equipped with wifi, video projector, sound system, air conditioning and paperboard, and can be reconfigured. Le Théâtre measures 120 m² and has a stage. L'atelier des luthiers and L'atelier des potiers measure 40 m² each. A lounge bar and a library with table football and board games serve as break areas.
Outside, guests have a pool, tennis, football and basketball courts, a petanque area, a vegetable garden and walking trails that start on the site.
Accommodation
Sleeping capacity is 54 in double rooms and 100 in tents. La Ferme has 11 double rooms (22 beds) on the upper floor of a former farm. Les Mas, a hamlet of four buildings, has 16 double rooms (32 beds). Every room has a king-size bed that can be split into two singles, plus a private bathroom with shower and toilet. Seventeen wood-frame canvas tents sleep four to six people each, with two sleeping areas, a lounge area and a terrace. Showers and toilets are 50 meters away.
Catering
The in-house chef cooks home-style seasonal dishes. The dining room seats up to 150 people and opens onto a shaded terrace. Meals are included in the full-board seminar package.
Getting there
The domaine is about 30 km east of Montélimar and 25 minutes from Montélimar TGV station. Dieulefit, known for pottery, is 15 minutes away. The Baronnies regional park and the Saou forest are close by, and Le Poët-Laval is listed among the most beautiful villages of France.
