Seminars, training courses, conferences, team building days and company meals can run here across seven rooms of 35 to 120 square meters, with 100 beds on site. The estate also takes weddings, family gatherings and festivals. Domaine des Éveils occupies 14 hectares at Bruailles, about ten kilometers from Louhans in the Bresse area of Saône-et-Loire, on a site known locally as the Domaine de Chardenoux.
Seminars and company events
The estate lists conferences, team building, seminars, congresses, training and company meals, including works council events. The seven rooms add up to about 450 square meters and come with sound, a video projector and Wi-Fi. Different workshops can run in parallel in separate buildings. The team also designs its own immersive programs outdoors, aimed at team cohesion and cooperation, which can be built into a residential stay. For a residential seminar, 35 people can each have a single room, and up to 100 can stay in shared rooms. The quote form asks for the number of adults and children, the dates and the board option.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings take place in the gardens and halls: a ceremony under the trees, a reception drink in the park and a dinner in rooms that open into one another. Guests can stay on site across six separate lodging areas. The team supports couples from the first contact to the day itself and works with a wedding planner when the couple wishes. Birthdays, christenings and family reunions are also hosted. For festivals, an 800-square-meter esplanade with an artists' area above it and a smaller stage near the water-lily pond are available, along with a camping area with showers and toilets.
Rooms and capacities
The site lists a 120-square-meter dojo, a 100-square-meter marquee and five further work rooms from 35 to 90 square meters, set in the outbuildings of the château. The château itself has two dining rooms. Capacities per room are not published, so layouts should be checked with the team.
Accommodation
The 100 beds are spread over six places. The château has 16 rooms for two to six people. There is also a gîte for 16, comfortable cottages, chalets in the woods, monastic cells and a dormitory in a former paddock. Rooms can be booked by the night with breakfast, for short or longer stays.
Catering
Groups are usually received on full board, with vegetarian meals cooked every day in the estate kitchen by its own team, using produce from the garden first. Self-catering is also possible.
History and setting
The first written records of the estate date from 1209, and it belonged to the family of the Count of Poligny for more than 400 years. For about 20 years it housed a spiritual retreat center. Today a team of about ten employees and volunteers runs it through a cooperative society (SCIC). The 14 hectares include forest, meadows, an old orchard, a large vegetable garden and a pond, with rare trees, a marked walking trail, a sweat lodge and garden lounges. Shaded areas and old stone buildings keep the site cool in summer.
Getting there
The estate is at 30 route de Chardenoux, 71500 Bruailles, about ten kilometers from Louhans. Organisers should plan arrival by car or ask the team about transfers from the nearest station.
