Domaine de la Brette can host weddings, birthdays, family reunions, team-building days and residential seminars, with overnight space for up to 56 people. The estate sits on a 4.5-hectare wooded park outside Condom, in the Gers, less than 10 minutes from the town and about 40 minutes from Agen.
Seminars and company events
For companies, the estate offers a working room of 48 square meters on the ground floor, opening onto a covered terrace of 50 square meters fitted with four speakers. A library of 50 square meters takes up to 15 people and suits a smaller workshop or a breakout session. The reception room has been fully renovated and is laid out so it can switch from a meeting setup to a cocktail or a dinner on the same day. Free high-speed Wi-Fi covers the lodgings and the reception room.
The owners list a range of activities to fill the gaps between sessions: wine tastings, cooking classes, a treasure hunt, guided walks, yoga, stress management and sports challenges. The heated pool (early May to late October), the tennis court, table football, table tennis, badminton and the pétanque ground are open to groups at no extra charge.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings, cousin reunions and birthdays are a large part of the estate's business. The team helps couples choose caterers, photographers, DJs and decorators. Indoors there is no time limit for music; outdoors, music played through the estate's sound system stops at 10:30 p.m. A marquee can be added on the grounds. Some weekends are held back on the calendar so that the whole estate can be booked for a single event. The pool closes at 7:30 p.m. when a wedding or large group is on site.
Rooms and capacities
The event spaces include the 48-square-meter room with its covered terrace, a 104-square-meter room with a lounge corner and a bar, and the library. A semi-professional kitchen of 30 square meters, with a cold room, a professional dishwasher, a fryer and a mobile beer tap, serves the caterer or a self-catering group. A portable sound system, a microphone and stage lighting can be added. A gravel car park holds 30 cars, with a second parking area on grass when needed.
Accommodation
Guests sleep on site in seven gîtes, two tiny houses and a caravan. The gîtes take four to nine people each, with two or three bedrooms, one or two shower rooms and separate toilets. The tiny houses and the caravan each have a double bedroom, a sofa bed, a shower room and a separate dry toilet. For a company group, the estate counts 20 people in single rooms, 34 in single and twin rooms, and up to 50 depending on the bed setup.
Catering
There is no in-house restaurant. The estate has arranged rates with local caterers for breakfasts, brunches, picnics, buffets, cocktails, dinners, a spit-roast pig or a crêpe truck. Groups can also run the kitchen themselves, or book half board or full board through a caterer.
History and setting
The farm buildings date from the 18th and 19th centuries and were converted into holiday lodgings in the 1990s. Olivier and Gwénaëlle Boussemart-Troël took over the estate in June 2019. Works by the artist Gérard Troël are placed in the reception rooms, the guest house and the park.
Getting there
The nearest train stations are Agen (40 km) and Auch (50 km). Agen airport is 40 km away, Toulouse-Blagnac 125 km and Bordeaux 140 km.
