Seminars and company events
Domaine de la Bertrandière can host seminars, conferences, business dinners, cocktails and receptions for up to 260 people seated or 500 standing. The estate covers 4 hectares of parkland at La Peyratte, in the Deux-Sèvres department of western France, and combines a large event hall, a salon inside the château and a marquee.
For a company, the draw is volume and flexibility. The Grande salle can take a plenary session for a full workforce, the château salon suits a committee meeting, a workshop or a smaller dinner, and the marquee gives a second large space for a gala meal or an exhibition area. Because the estate also has bedrooms, a dormitory and chalets, a team can stay on site for a two-day program and keep the evening on the property. The estate can be privatised over set periods, and proposals are prepared on request for each brief. On Saturdays a site manager is present to support the organizer and coordinate suppliers on the ground.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the estate's other main activity, along with birthdays, gatherings of friends and festive meals. Standard wedding hire runs over two days from March to October, with an extra day available for setting up. Requests for more than two days or more than 100 guests are quoted separately. The team works in stages: a first meeting, a review of the options, then logistical and technical support on site during the event. Couples who stay over can use the swimming pool the day after.
Rooms and capacities
The Grande salle measures 260 m² and takes 260 seated or 500 standing. The Salon du château, 70 m², holds 50 seated or 100 standing. The Chapiteau, a 240 m² marquee, seats 200 or takes 400 standing. Combined with the lawns of the park, these three spaces let an organizer run a reception, a meal and a party in separate settings without leaving the estate.
Accommodation
The château has 6 double rooms, two of which can take an extra bed, sleeping 14 people in all, with a shared lounge, dining room, kitchen and swimming pool. The Pigeonnier is a dormitory for 8. Three chalets, painted blue, yellow and pink, sleep 6 to 7 each. Tents and campervans are welcome, which helps with larger wedding parties or team outings. In total, the estate can sleep around 40 guests across its buildings, and the château can also be rented on its own for a weekend outside peak dates.
Getting there
The estate lies halfway between Futuroscope and the Marais Poitevin, in a green park on the edge of La Peyratte, near Parthenay. The postal address is Domaine de la Bertrandière, 79200 La Peyratte. Most guests arrive by car; the nearest high-speed rail connection is at Poitiers.
