Le Nautile hosts company conferences, training sessions, trade shows and meetings for up to 467 people in a seated auditorium, with two extra meeting rooms and an exhibition hall in the same building. The venue is the cultural center of La Forêt-Fouesnant, a coastal town of southern Finistère in Brittany. It is run by the town and hired to companies and organizations, not to private individuals.
Seminars and company events
The center states that it is suited to companies that want to hold a conference, a training day or a similar professional event. A typical format uses the auditorium for plenary sessions, the meeting rooms for workshops and the exhibition hall for stands, coffee breaks or a poster session. The building also hosts trade fairs and association fairs through the year, which gives its team experience with exhibitors, ticketing and public access. Wi-Fi covers the whole building. Because the center does not take bookings from private individuals, it is not offered for weddings or family parties.
Rooms and capacities
The main hall has 467 fixed seats, including a retractable seating bank of 232 seats. With the seating bank folded away, the floor can be divided into two rooms of 200 m2 and 300 m2, which suits a banquet, a fair or a standing event. The stage covers 120 m2 and is fitted with sound and lighting equipment, a video projector and a screen 4 m high by 6 m wide. Two further meeting rooms can be set up in sizes from 45 m2 to 120 m2 for committees, breakout groups or training. An exhibition hall serves as a foyer and display space, and the building has dressing rooms for speakers or performers. Technical sheets and a stage plan can be downloaded from the official site.
Catering
A small kitchen is available for receptions and meals. Food is brought in by a caterer of the organizer's choice; the center does not run its own restaurant.
History and setting
Le Nautile, also called Espace Culturel de la Baie, opened in 2003. Its main role is to present live performance and to host the activities of local associations, alongside exhibitions and cultural programs for schools and residents. The town's media library is part of the same complex. La Forêt-Fouesnant lies on the bay of La Forêt, close to the marina of Port La Forêt, which gives groups an easy setting for a walk by the water between sessions.
Getting there
The address is 2 rue des Cerisiers, La Forêt-Fouesnant. The site has a paved car park with 200 spaces and a second gravel parking area of 5,000 m2, which makes it practical for events where most attendees arrive by car. The center's office is open Tuesday to Friday and on Saturday mornings and afternoons for bookings and visits.
