Domaine de la Briouse hosts seminars, conventions and weddings for up to 150 seated guests or 200 standing, with 42 beds in 19 bedrooms on site. The estate covers 22 hectares around a 19th-century manor in Sanxay, in the Vienne, between Poitiers and Niort.
Seminars and company events
The domain can be privatized for a company, including the manor, the rooms and the park. Formats range from a confidential management meeting to a convention. The equipment includes screens, wireless microphones, sound, a stage and fast Wi-Fi. Team building takes place on site without transport, with options such as company games, a rally, yoga or an equestrian experience. A typical day starts with a welcome coffee, moves through plenary sessions and workshops in the park, and can end with a cocktail, dinner and a night on site.
Weddings and receptions
A wedding can be run as a full weekend. The domain lists an outdoor secular ceremony, a vin d'honneur under the arcades, a reception room, 42 beds on site and the park for the day after. Private events such as birthdays, family reunions and garden parties use the same spaces, which can also be hired for filming and photography.
Rooms and capacities
The Rigoletto room covers about 145 m². It seats up to 150 and holds 200 for a cocktail or standing format. It has 86-inch screens, a projector, wireless microphones, sound, a 4 by 3 m stage, lighting, a paperboard and fast internet. The Carmen room covers 60 m² and takes 20 to 30 people in theatre, classroom, U-shape, meeting or workshop layouts, with 75-inch screens and a projector. A covered space handles cocktails and breaks, and the arcades, park and forest are used for aperitifs and activities.
Accommodation
The estate has 19 bedrooms and 42 beds. They are spread across the manor, an independent lake house and two gîtes, Pavillon and Carmen, so a group can sleep together on site.
Catering
The domain offers tailored catering, from a welcome coffee to a team dinner. Ask whether meals are prepared in-house or by a chosen caterer when you send your request.
History and setting
The centre of the estate is a 19th-century manor, set in a 22-hectare park with forest, a lake and a stud farm. The surroundings are rural and quiet, with Gallo-Roman heritage in the area.
Getting there
Poitiers TGV station is 30 km away, and the A10 exit 31 gives road access. A large free car park serves guests, with space for about 150 cars.
