Seminars, team-building days, company receptions and weddings for up to 200 seated guests, or 230 for a standing reception, can be organized at Manoir de Cahan, also called Domaine de Cahan, a manor built around 1450 near Grand-Fougeray in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. The estate holds one event per day, so each group has the house, three rooms and an 11-hectare park to itself.
Seminars and company events
The estate sits between Nantes, Rennes and Vannes, which makes it a meeting point for teams from all three cities. Rooms come equipped with Wi-Fi, fixed and handheld microphones, a projector and screen with HDMI connections, paperboards, and tables in rectangular or round formats. The team-building list is long and specific: murder parties, puzzles, treasure hunts, a magician, surprise talks, equicoaching and time with the estate's horses, a day with bees, and workshops built around repairing a tractor or saving a tree. Custom programs are designed with certified partners to fit a brief. Staff stay on site throughout the day to handle logistics, parking, breaks and anything unexpected.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings take place with the estate fully reserved. Secular ceremonies can be held outdoors in the gardens, or in the reception room, and are offered as an option. The site notes that couples often book two to three years ahead. Music can run until 5 a.m. Cars are watched day and night, and a driver shuttle can take guests to nearby lodging. Dogs are welcome.
Rooms and capacities
Salon Marie, 50 square meters, has a monumental fireplace, ceilings about 5 meters high, exposed stone and beams, and underfloor heating, and suits a welcome coffee or a small working group. La Grange Margueritte, 100 square meters, has a wooden floor. Le Chapiteau, 200 square meters, also with a wooden floor, has windows onto the park and the river. All three rooms are modular and open onto the grounds, and the venue is accessible to guests with reduced mobility. In the stables, the Table Ronde seats up to six for a private dinner among the horses.
Accommodation
Two small lodgings on site each sleep two: the Gîte du Manoir, with the 30-square-meter Chambre Emma, and La Cabane Céleste. The estate lists more than 200 beds nearby, including a mill on the Chère two minutes away, a villa for 20 and a former presbytery five minutes away, and guesthouses in Grand-Fougeray.
Catering
The estate does not impose a caterer. Its team coordinates caterers and technical suppliers, shares a list of recommended partners, and also accepts outside providers. A catering service can be added as an option. Breakfast can be served in the Salon, in the stables or up in the Cabane, and a Chevalier dinner is offered in the stables.
History and setting
The manor was built around 1450 on a Gallo-Roman site and keeps an octagonal tower. Six generations of women owned it, which earned it the name Manoir des Femmes. Restoration ran from 2006 to 2016. The park is crossed by the Chère river and includes an island where the horses graze.
Getting there
The estate lies in the Ille-et-Vilaine countryside south of Rennes, between Rennes, Nantes and Vannes. The exact address and directions are given on request through the contact page.
