The Manoir des Trois Sources hosts study days, training sessions, leadership meetings, team building and company evenings for up to 50 people. The house only ever takes one group at a time, so the whole garden level, the terrace and the park are reserved for you. It stands at 7 rue Léon Mignotte in Bièvres, in the Essonne department, inside the protected site of the Bièvre valley.
Seminars and company events
Formats run from a morning session followed by lunch to a full day, a half day or an end-of-day cocktail with networking. The main room comes with an HD projector, a flip chart, fiber wifi, notepads and pens. For a leadership committee of up to 12, the room is split into a work area and a lounge corner; larger groups sit in a U shape.
Breaks are part of the program. Guests have free access to a pool table, darts, table tennis, badminton, mölkky, chess and board games. The house also offers team building in the park or indoors: olympiads, escape game, bike rides, a dubbing workshop, a murder party or a cooking class. Afterwork events and year-end parties can follow a working day, with sound, lighting and microphones available.
Weddings and receptions
The manor is a business venue first. It accepts a small number of private family celebrations each year, studied case by case, so that seminars keep priority. It does not market itself as a wedding venue.
Rooms and capacities
Guests use the full garden level of about 100 square meters, plus the outdoor areas. The reception room covers 45 square meters, with 3-meter ceilings, daylight, a view of the park and a fireplace with an insert for winter. It opens on one side to the billiard room and on the other to the terrace. The break room (20 square meters) also opens onto the terrace. The billiard room (20 square meters) has an English pub pool table and darts. Outside, the terrace has a barbecue and plancha, outdoor furniture and a covered marquee, and the wooded park of one hectare runs down to a branch of the Bièvre. The house is adapted for guests with reduced mobility and follows public-venue rules.
Accommodation
There are no bedrooms for guests on site; the owners live on the upper floors. Several three- and four-star hotels lie about five minutes away by car, and a shuttle service can be arranged.
Catering
Meals come from a partner caterer and are made on site from fresh, seasonal produce. Options include plated service, meal trays, a sharing buffet or a cocktail, with a barbecue on the terrace in summer. Vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten-free and lactose-free diets are covered. Coffee and tea are unlimited, with fresh juice and local pastries at breaks.
History and setting
The building was part of the Château de la Martinière, built in the 18th century for Germain Pichault de La Martinière, surgeon to Louis XV and then Louis XVI. The Dollfus family, founders of the printed-cloth works in Bièvres, later divided the house in two, and one part became the Manoir des Trois Sources. The present family bought it in 2004. Twenty years later, Susan and her daughter Clara turned the garden level into event spaces.
Getting there
Bièvres station on RER C is 800 meters away, about seven minutes on foot. Massy-Palaiseau (RER B, RER C and TGV) is seven minutes by train and Versailles Chantiers 14 minutes. By road, the house is reached from the N118 and A86, about 15 minutes from Versailles and Boulogne-Billancourt and 20 minutes from Orly airport. There is private parking for 8 to 10 cars and a free public car park 200 meters away.
