Domaine de la Fontaine in Olivet hosts seminars, conventions, company dinners, weddings and receptions on the banks of the Loiret, 5 km from Orléans and about one hour from Paris. The estate rents two event rooms, the Orangerie of 200 square meters and the glass Serre de la Fontaine of 250 square meters, along with private salons in the château and a park that has been listed in the Inventory of Historic Monuments since 1935. Cocktails reach 350 guests. The team has run the estate since 2002.
Seminars and company events
Companies rent the private salons of the château, the Orangerie, the Serre and the park for seminars, conventions, general assemblies, congresses, works council meetings, working days, weekend team building and incentive trips. The Serre, a structure of glass and steel with a view of the park and the Loiret, suits seminars, lunches and dinners, product presentations, working meetings and standing dinners. The Orangerie can be set for a standing dinner, a company banquet, a product presentation or a general assembly. In summer the terrace takes up to 350 people for a cocktail or a country buffet.
The estate can also arrange lunches, cocktails and dinners, and activities such as a casino evening, magic, a hunting demonstration with a lure, archery or climbing in the park.
Weddings and receptions
For a wedding, the couple has exclusive use of one hectare of the park, which holds up to 350 guests for the drinks reception. The dinner takes place in the Orangerie, for 100 guests seated at banquet tables and 170 standing, or in the Serre for 220 seated and 350 standing. A stage can be installed, a dance floor can be laid in the Orangerie, and the estate can supply sound and lighting equipment. A baby-sitting service is offered for young children. The same rooms host baptisms, communions, family reunions and wedding anniversaries.
Rooms and capacities
The Orangerie measures 200 square meters: 100 seated at banquet tables, 170 at a cocktail. The Serre measures 250 square meters and has a parquet floor: 220 seated, 350 at a cocktail. The park lawn and terrace take up to 350 guests. The site does not publish seminar capacities for each room or for the private salons.
Accommodation
The site does not describe bedrooms on the estate. For a residential seminar or a weekend, ask about overnight options when you send the request.
Catering
The estate imposes neither a caterer nor a menu. Renting a room includes a caterer's area, and the team recommends caterers around Orléans it knows well. For company events it can also take charge of meals.
History and setting
The domain surrounds the Château de la Fontaine, in the style of the Loire châteaux, beside a branch of the Loiret. Its park has been listed in the Inventory of Historic Monuments since 1935.
Getting there
The address is 1379 rue de la Reine Blanche, 45160 Olivet. The estate is 5 km from Orléans and under an hour from Paris, and the site says it can be reached by high-speed train.
