The Manoir de l'Île aux Loups hosts study days, seminars, company evenings and weddings for groups of 20 to 120 guests, always as a full private hire. The 19th-century manor stands on the Île aux Loups, an island in the Marne facing the port of Nogent-sur-Marne, about ten minutes from Paris. Guests reach it on the venue's own boat after a short crossing.
Seminars and company events
For companies, the manor is booked exclusively from 20 participants, and only one event takes place at a time. The study-day package covers the boat transfer, exclusive use of the house, a welcome coffee, two coffee breaks and lunch, served in the salons in winter or as a barbecue in the gardens in summer. Tables, chairs, flip charts, notepads, mineral water and pens are supplied, and Wi-Fi is available.
The plenary room is the Salle Marcel Carné. Four smaller salons, named after Jean Cocteau, Michel Simon, Jean Gabin and Marlène Dietrich, serve as breakout rooms, and the venue suggests splitting larger groups into workshops across them. When the weather allows, the 3,500 square meters of gardens around the manor are part of the hire.
Company days and evenings run for eight hours, by day or by night, plus four hours for set-up and breakdown. The venue lists themed evenings (Guinguette, Gatsby, The Artists), boat rides on the Marne, fire shows, singers and DJs, as well as casino and murder-party formats. Team-building options include a custom escape game for up to 100 players, a strategy game from 15 people, rowing initiation with the neighboring rowing club, raft building and outdoor games such as pétanque, table tennis and badminton. Past clients named on the site include M6, Ubisoft, Société Générale, La Poste and BNP.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are accepted only as a full private hire, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. The Salle Marcel Carné is used for dinner, the Michel Simon salon for the cocktail, the Jean Cocteau salon for dancing and the Marlène Dietrich salon as a children's room. The package includes the boat shuttle for the whole evening, an on-site manager, garden furniture for 50, indoor tables and chairs, kitchen equipment, a dance sound system and chilling of your own champagne without corkage. Birthdays and other private parties are also hosted.
Rooms and capacities
The house takes a maximum of 120 guests. The Salle Marcel Carné seats up to 120 for dinner at round tables of ten. The Michel Simon salon holds up to 60 for a standing cocktail and the Jean Gabin salon up to 50. Several salons keep carved 19th-century fireplaces.
Accommodation
There are no bedrooms open to guests in the manor. For residential seminars, four hotels stand next to the boat landing: Le Nogentel, Campanile, Ibis and Adagio Aparthotel.
Catering
You can hire the manor with or without its catering. Company clients may bring their own caterer, who must be approved by the venue and visit beforehand. The in-house offer covers buffets, seated dinners, barbecues and cocktails. For weddings, the catered package includes a reception drink with canapés, a dinner with starter, main course, salad, cheese and a tiered cake, plus wine and water.
History and setting
The island was a meeting place for painters and actors during the Belle Époque and later, when film studios settled in nearby Joinville-le-Pont. Jean Gabin, Marcel Carné, Michel Simon and Marlène Dietrich were among the regulars, which explains the room names. The manor is a 19th-century house in the riverside style of the Marne, set in a wooded park.
Getting there
The boat landing is a five-minute walk from the Nogent-Le Perreux station on RER line E. A guarded, paid car park with 100 spaces lies five minutes on foot from the landing.
