Seminars for up to 200 people, gala dinners for up to 500 under a covered riding ring and weddings on a private beach can all be organised at Domaine le Sauvage, a 2,000-hectare estate in the Camargue near Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. The site states room for 300 guests indoors and more than 750 outdoors, with 44 bedrooms for 121 people.
Seminars and company events
The Salle Plénière seats 200 in theatre layout and also works in cabaret, U or classroom style. It is air-conditioned, opens onto the Patio Andalou and comes with a projector, screen, sound system, microphones and a paperboard. The Salle Pinède takes up to 25 people for smaller sessions, and the Salon Bar can serve as a breakout room. Meetings can also move outdoors, under the Dôme, in the pine grove or on the beach.
Team building is a large part of the offer: paddle and canoeing, yoga, mountain biking on 87 km of private trails, flamenco, and Camargue traditions such as a cattle drive. The estate also hosts product launches and film shoots, and won a Heavent Award in 2022 for an incentive and team-building event.
Weddings and receptions
Ceremonies take place on the Plage Sauvage, the private beach reached by a towed wagon, or in La Pinède, a shaded pine grove of more than 2,000 m² beside the pool. Receptions then move to the Terrasse Mireille, the Patio Andalou or the Dôme. The team follows the project from the first quote to coordination on the day.
Rooms and capacities
Le Dôme, a riding ring with a wooden frame and views over the marshes, takes up to 500 guests. La Plateforme, a raised 430 m² deck by the dunes, seats up to 400. Espace Mireille groups more than 300 m² of beamed rooms, including the 170 m² Salle Mireille for 170 people, and a 400 m² terrace. Other spaces include the 386 m² Patio Andalou, the glazed shelter La Laupio, Le Mazet near the arena, and the 207 m² Salle Petit Sauvage, 1.5 km from the main site.
Accommodation
Le Grand Sauvage has 29 rooms facing the pool or the patio, and Le Petit Sauvage 15 rooms around its own pool, for 121 guests in all. From May to September, 15 tipis add beds for 30 people, and a caravan sleeps four year round. Rooms have air conditioning and private bathrooms, and breakfast is a buffet served at Lolaï, the former stables.
Catering
There is no restaurant on site. Event meals are handled with restaurant and caterer partners, who work from three caterer kitchens in the Patio-Cheminée room, La Laupio and Le Mazet. Formats run from lunches and aperitif buffets to cocktails and gala dinners.
History and setting
The estate covers about 2,000 hectares of protected land between the Petit-Rhône and the Mediterranean, in the Camargue regional nature park. Bulls and horses are bred on the property, and car access is regulated.
Getting there
The address is Hameau de Pin Fourcat, 13460 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. The closest main-line station is Arles, and the closest airports are Montpellier and Nîmes.
