The Salons de l'Aveyron Paris Bercy host seminars, conferences, conventions, general meetings, exhibitions, training days and evening receptions for 100 to 800 people. The venue offers 1,300 m² of modular space on a single level, divided into five rooms that combine into larger halls. It stands at 17 rue de l'Aubrac, in the Cour Saint-Émilion area of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, and states that it has run more than 200 company events a year for 25 years.
Seminars and company events
The venue works almost entirely for business clients. Each project has a dedicated project manager, and technical packages cover installation, set-up and on-site assistance during the event. A 40 m² LED wall with 4K image is the main feature for a plenary, a product launch or an awards evening, with plug-and-play connection. All rooms have fibre and high-speed Wi-Fi, guaranteed at 100 Mbps up and down, and conferences can be streamed live or recorded for the client's website.
For a convention, the halls can take a stand area alongside plenary sessions and workshop rooms. The site also proposes general meetings, scientific and medical congresses, exhibitions and training sessions.
Rooms and capacities
The five rooms carry names from the Aveyron: Grands-Causses, Ségala, Aubrac, Lévezou and Carladès. They range from 60 to 800 m² and all have a ceiling height of 4.40 meters. The capacity sheet gives these combinations:
Grands-Causses and Ségala, 460 m²: 390 theatre, 200 classroom, 230 cabaret, 500 cocktail, 380 seated meal.
Aubrac, 220 m²: 240 theatre, 120 classroom, 160 cabaret, 250 cocktail, 200 seated meal.
Lévezou and Carladès, 300 m²: 320 theatre, 150 classroom, 170 cabaret, 400 cocktail, 280 seated meal.
Grands-Causses with Aubrac, or Lévezou with Aubrac, 600 m²: 560 theatre, 350 classroom, 350 cabaret, 500 seated meal.
Grands-Causses, Aubrac and Lévezou together, 800 m²: 800 theatre, 500 cabaret, 650 seated meal.
The site is accessible to guests with reduced mobility.
Catering
Catering is produced on site in the venue's own kitchens, with a seasonal menu. Two executive chefs lead the team: Vincent Thiessé, formerly at Les Étangs de Corot and Constance hotels, and Pascal Noyer, with the venue since 2005. Standing formats include food counters, cocktails and live stations, and seated formats include seminar meals and a signature menu. Suppliers are chosen for short supply chains, with daily deliveries in reusable containers.
History and setting
The building, known as L'Oustal, was built in 1996 by and for people from the Aveyron living in Paris, and opened by Jacques Chirac, then mayor of Paris. Besides the event halls it holds 89 studios for young people from the Aveyron, offices and shops. The Fédération des Amicales aveyronnaises led the project without public subsidy. Since 2018 the venue belongs to the group that also runs NEWCAP Event Center and Rooftop Grenelle in Paris. It received ISO 20121 certification for sustainable event management on January 26, 2023.
Getting there
Cour Saint-Émilion station on metro line 14 is close by. Line 14 connects to Gare de Lyon, Châtelet, Saint-Lazare and Orly airport, which the venue puts at about 20 minutes, and to RER A and C. Bus lines 24 and 64 stop at Dijon-Lachambeaudie. Gare de Lyon is about five minutes away by car, and the A4 motorway is close. The venue lists about 2,400 hotel rooms nearby.
