Domaine de la Touche hosts seminars, retreats, weddings and family receptions for up to 250 guests standing and 140 seated, with 53 beds on site. It is a restored 18th-century farm in Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon, in the Orne, 10 km from Alençon and about 190 km from Paris.
Seminars and company events
The estate runs a dedicated retreat and seminar offer, in day or residential format. The rooms are described as modular, equipped and bright, and suit meetings, workshops and conferences. A screen and a quality video projector are provided, and free Wi-Fi covers every space. An integrated sound system works indoors and outdoors, with a microphone for speakers. Furniture can be rented, including round tables, standing tables, rectangular tables, garden chairs and platforms. The team also helps organisers find outside service providers.
Groups running yoga, wellbeing or sports retreats can work indoors or outdoors depending on the season.
Weddings and receptions
Two reception rooms, a barn, a covered shelter and a closed courtyard let a celebration move from ceremony to cocktail to dinner without leaving the property. The barn has an exposed timber frame and stone walls, and works for cocktails or a secular ceremony when the weather turns. The covered shelter has a barbecue fireplace and can be fitted with an outer cover or marquee. The domain also rents a Triumph TR6 for arrivals and photographs.
Rooms and capacities
The Grande Salle covers about 140 m². It seats 140 or holds 250 for a cocktail, and has integrated audio plus many hooks and sockets for decoration. The Petite Salle covers 50 m², with exposed beams and a fireplace, and seats 50 or holds 80 for a cocktail. The barn covers 80 m². The closed courtyard covers 1,000 m² and is fully fenced.
Accommodation
The 53 beds are split between the farm and the Maison des Écuries. They include seven double rooms with private bathroom, one accessible family room with a large bed and three single beds, and 34 dormitory beds. The Maison des Écuries is a self-contained 220 m² house with five double bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, a 40 m² lounge with a home cinema and an open kitchen. A practical guide lists further lodging nearby.
Catering
A professional kitchen is available for the caterer of your choice. It has a dishwasher, a cold room, an oven and gas hobs, and the caterer has a separate entrance behind the building. For seminars, the domain also lists on-site options: breakfast, a buffet or a seated lunch, with partner caterers. The estate is an organic farm that presses its own apple juice and cider, which can be served at receptions.
History and setting
The buildings form a former farmstead around a closed courtyard, surrounded by orchards and sheep in the Norman countryside. The setting is quiet and rural, with a private car park.
Getting there
The domain is 10 km from Alençon, north of Le Mans, and is reached by the D350 or D520. A lit private car park holds up to 70 cars.
