Domaine Sesquier in Mèze, in the Hérault, hosts residential seminars for 10 to 35 people, study days for up to 80 and weddings with 80 seated guests. It is a former wine cellar estate of seven hectares between garrigue scrubland and the Thau lagoon, 35 minutes from Montpellier, and your group has it to itself during the stay.
Seminars and company events
Two formats cover most requests. The study day, for up to 80 people without accommodation, includes a welcome coffee, an equipped room, lunch on site and access to the grounds. The residential seminar, for 10 to 35 people, covers two days and one night or longer programs on request. A single contact handles the plan from the first call to departure. The work rooms have a projector, a screen, flipcharts, microphones and sound, and fiber Wi-Fi at 200 Mb/s, with a technical manager available. Team-building options include a sunset cruise on the lagoon, a visit with an oyster farmer, a Picpoul de Pinet tasting, morning yoga, a beehive visit and company games in the gardens.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings run from April to October over two nights, and only one wedding takes place at a time. The ceremony is held in the olive grove, with the Archipel room as a fallback. The cocktail, for up to 100 guests, takes place by the pool or in the guinguette. Dinner is served in the Archipel room for up to 80 seated guests. Stage, sound and lighting are provided in both rooms, with no closing time indoors after 10 p.m. Brunch follows the next day.
Rooms and capacities
The Archipel room measures 200 m² and sits under the beams of the old wine cellar. The Champs d'olivier room measures 100 m² and serves for workshops, breakouts, brunch or as a wet-weather option. Furniture for 80 seated guests, high tables and standing tables is supplied.
Accommodation
The estate has eight independent gîtes with 35 beds, or 40 with extra beds. Each has its own bathroom, and seven of the eight are air-conditioned. For seminars, the gîtes are arranged as up to 20 individual rooms. Sheets and housekeeping are included. For weddings, 40 guests can sleep on site. A pool is open in season, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for wedding stays.
Catering
Chefs cook on site for breakfast, breaks, lunch and dinner, with products from the Thau basin. For weddings, couples can use their own caterer, with no corkage fee and a professional kitchen at the caterer's disposal. Vegetarian menus and dietary restrictions are handled.
History and setting
The cellar was built more than 200 years ago over a spring. The grounds hold bamboo, olive trees, plane trees and gardens, and the same family has lived on site for nearly 30 years.
Getting there
The estate is 5 minutes from Mèze and the lagoon, 35 minutes from Montpellier, 30 minutes from Montpellier TGV station and 40 minutes from the airport. Sète is 20 minutes away. Station shuttles, carpooling or taxis can be arranged, and 50 free parking spaces are on site.
