Domaine de la Durantie hosts residential seminars, team-building days and weddings, for up to 150 guests outdoors and 60 indoors. For company groups it can provide up to 50 single rooms on site, so a seminar can run over several days without transfers. The estate sits on the Grande Route de Grésigne at Castelnau-de-Montmiral, in the Tarn, about 30 minutes from Albi and one hour from Toulouse.
Seminars and company events
Meeting rooms in the château can be booked from a half day. The larger room covers about 40 square meters and seats up to 40, which suits presentations and small conferences. The second room, about 30 square meters, seats 20 around a table and works for a board meeting or a workshop. Both have a video projector, a television and two flip charts with markers, and high-speed Wi-Fi is available. A break lounge sits next to the rooms.
Residential seminars are sold as day or overnight packages that combine the rooms, meals and accommodation, priced on the number of people and the length of stay. With partners, the estate runs team activities: group challenges in the château park, creative workshops, hiking, mountain biking and other outdoor outings in the Tarn. The team says it answers quote requests within 48 hours and takes reduced-mobility needs into account when planning.
Weddings and receptions
Couples can book the estate for the reception only or hire the whole domain for a weekend, with guests staying in the villas and using the spa and the bistro. The site gives a capacity of 150 guests outdoors and 60 indoors. The spaces named for weddings are the château, the salon and the bar and bistro. The estate also takes bachelor and bachelorette weekends, family groups, birthdays and christenings.
Rooms and capacities
For meetings: the main room (about 40 square meters, 40 seated) and the second room (about 30 square meters, 20 around a table), both in the château, plus a break lounge. For receptions: the château salon (up to 60 indoors) and the grounds (up to 150 outdoors).
Accommodation
The estate is a holiday residence with 17 villas in four categories: villas with a heated pool, villas with a swim spa, villas with a private spa and apartments. There are also apartments and bedrooms inside the château; four château rooms are bookable online, named Chambre 3 Vue Château, Chambre 4 Vue Spa, Ambassador and Châtelaine. Up to 50 single rooms can be set aside for a residential seminar.
Catering
Meals are included in seminar packages. On site, JJ's Bar and Bistro serves breakfasts and evening plates in summer, from Wednesday to Sunday except Saturday, and takes private events such as birthdays, engagement parties and club dinners. For weddings, the estate works with a network of local caterers; outside suppliers are allowed after approval.
History and setting
The estate stands in rolling country often called the little Tuscany of the Tarn, close to the hilltop villages of Castelnau-de-Montmiral and Puycelsi and to the Gaillac vineyards. The château and its park are surrounded by forest. A wellness area with a spa, sauna and indoor pool, and a massage service, complete the facilities.
Getting there
Albi is about 30 minutes by car and Toulouse about one hour. Toulouse-Blagnac is the nearest international airport. The address is 401 to 405 Grande Route de Grésigne, 81140 Castelnau-de-Montmiral.
