Espace Beltane can host seminars, study days, general meetings, company parties, product launches, trade days and weddings for 10 to 300 guests indoors, and garden parties for up to 400 in its park. The team runs events at the Château d'Amondans, at 9 rue Louise Pommery in Amondans, a village of the Doubs above the Loue valley, 30 minutes from Besançon and about 1 h 30 from Dijon and Lausanne.
Seminars and company events
The venue takes general meetings, seminars, study days, company evenings and anniversaries, garden parties, marketing launches, trade shows and conferences, over one or several days. The team acts as general manager of the event: it draws up a working contract with the client, coordinates the suppliers before and during the day, receives deliveries and handles cleaning.
A typical seminar day includes parking inside the château grounds, a welcome coffee and two breaks, the Belenos room with its furniture, sound system and wifi, a professional projector and screen, and a three-course lunch with drinks served in a separate dining area. Accommodation can be added for events over several days.
Three UNESCO World Heritage sites lie within reach for an outing: the Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans, the saltworks of Salins-les-Bains and Vauban's fortifications in Besançon. Ornans, the birthplace of the painter Gustave Courbet and home to a museum devoted to him, is 10 minutes away.
Weddings and receptions
Espace Beltane organizes weddings with its own team acting as coordinator. The estate is hired for the full weekend and the offer includes a fallback plan for each part of the day (ceremony, cocktail, dinner), general sound for the park, outdoor furniture, cocktail glassware, a caretaker on site and cleaning. The team can set the tables with a choice of chairs and tableware, lay out a next-day brunch, and stage an outdoor ceremony with chairs, a platform, an arch, sound and a technician, with an indoor fallback. Fireworks, a photo booth and inflatable games can be added. The team also works with a network of photographers, videographers, musicians, florists and hair and makeup artists.
Rooms and capacities
The Belenos room is a multipurpose hall with a catering area and audio and video equipment. It seats 150 at tables or 200 in theater layout. Two salons inside the château, Napoléon Coste and Victor Hugo, open onto the park and each take up to 30 people for a working session or a meal; one houses the library. A third salon, Courbet, also opens onto the park and is being refitted. The central park covers 3 hectares with a wide view over the green valley and can take up to 400 guests.
Accommodation
The château offers recently renovated bedrooms, each with a private bathroom and high-speed wifi, decorated by an interior designer. The number of rooms is not published, and the venue notes that the château is still being fitted out, so ask how many guests can stay on your dates.
Catering
Meals are provided by caterers accredited by the venue: Maison Courbet in Besançon, a caterer holding the Meilleur Ouvrier de France title, Maison Baud in Besançon, a pastry, chocolate and catering house, and Maison Bonnet in Pontarlier, a butcher and caterer. The Belenos room has its own catering area.
Getting there
The château is at 9 rue Louise Pommery, 25330 Amondans, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 30 minutes by car from Besançon and about 1 h 30 from Dijon and Lausanne. Parking is inside the grounds.
