L'Orangerie du Moulin is a glass-and-steel orangerie beside an 18th-century mill in Bransles, Seine-et-Marne, about one hour from Paris. The 250 m² hall seats 120 for a banquet or holds 150 standing for a cocktail, and takes 25 to 50 people for a seminar. Thirty beds are on the estate, in the mill, the miller's house and caravans.
Seminars and company events
For internal meetings, partner days or press events, the orangerie is divided with heavy curtains into a meeting or conference space for 25 to 50 people, with a separate area for breaks and meals. Two layouts are shown on the site, one for meetings and one for conferences. The sunny terrace and shaded lawns of the 2.6-hectare park extend the room outdoors. Quotes are made to measure for each seminar.
Weddings and receptions
The same hall serves for weddings, birthdays and family parties of 25 to 150 people. A banquet seats 120 and leaves enough room for a drinks reception and a dance floor. For a cocktail, the hall holds 150 standing. The terrace and the lawns give a second setting for the drinks reception. The host, Philippe Maquère, handles the bookings himself.
Rooms and capacities
The orangerie measures 250 m² and is fully modular. It has an anthracite steel frame, glass walls and a wood floor, with large windows facing the park and the mill. A 25 m² service kitchen (office) lets the caterer plate the meals under hygiene rules. The hall is directly accessible by vehicle for guests with reduced mobility, with a reserved space.
Capacities: 120 seated, 150 standing, 25 to 50 for seminars. A tiered layout is shown in a seated configuration and in a cocktail configuration.
Accommodation
The estate offers three types of lodging, together sleeping 30: the mill, the miller's house and caravans (roulottes). Guests of a wedding have described the caravans as a highlight. The site does not give a room count, so ask how the 30 beds are divided.
Catering
The orangerie has a 25 m² office for the caterer to prepare and plate dishes. The pages read do not name an in-house caterer, so assume that you bring your own and confirm it with the host.
History and setting
The estate is a former mill from the 18th century, restored with care, set in a park of 2.6 hectares. The old stone of the mill contrasts with the contemporary orangerie.
Getting there
The estate is about an hour from Paris, at Moulin de Gros Lot in Bransles. A wooded car park of 50 spaces has direct pedestrian access to the orangerie and the lodging.
