Le Village by CA Finistère rents meeting rooms and a reception space for business meetings, executive committees, team workshops, training sessions and professional evenings, for groups of up to 40 people standing or 35 seated in theatre layout. It is a start-up accelerator founded by Crédit Agricole du Finistère inside the Ateliers des Capucins, at 25 rue de Pontaniou in Brest.
Seminars and company events
The spaces are rented by outside companies as well as by the accelerator's members. They suit a half-day workshop, a board or management meeting, a client presentation, a recruitment interview or an after-work reception. The largest room, La Place du Village, works for a small plenary session or a cocktail, while the meeting offices take breakout groups or a confidential discussion. Tables can be set in a U-shape, as a conference or as workshop islands.
Every room has a TV screen with HDMI and VGA connections, desks and chairs, a paperboard and Wi-Fi, and some add a whiteboard. The team can help build a custom event and offers visits before booking. The building is staffed Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6 pm, so the offer is designed for weekday events.
Rooms and capacities
La Place du Village covers 71.5 square meters and can be privatized for breakfasts, cocktails, after-work events, informal presentations, exhibitions and evening receptions. It takes 40 people standing, 35 in theatre layout, 20 in classroom layout or 10 around a round table. The furniture is modular and can be arranged to suit prospects, partners or investors.
The Salon VIP covers 26.8 square meters, looks out on the cable car and takes 10 people. It is meant for a meeting in a small circle, a contract signing or a confidential interview over coffee.
The Bureau Terre covers 20.5 square meters and takes 12 people for creative sessions, training or brainstorming, with plenty of room to write. The Bureau Mer, about 16 square meters with a sea theme, takes 6 for client or internal meetings. The Alcôves, about 30 square meters, hold quiet meetings of up to 6 people and can also host a single person on a call. Offices can be rented by the year, in shared or dedicated space.
Catering
Catering can be added to a booking: welcome coffee, breakfast, meal trays, a buffet lunch or an aperitif cocktail. The site does not name the caterer, so ask about menus and dietary needs when you book.
History and setting
The Village by CA network started in 2014 at 55 rue La Boétie in Paris, at the initiative of Crédit Agricole with large and mid-sized companies, and now counts 47 Villages in France and abroad. The Finistère Village opened in 2017 as the fifteenth of the network, in an unusual form: a cooperative of start-ups and companies that take decisions together. It works on four fields: the sea, defense, health, and agriculture and food.
The Ateliers des Capucins are a landmark of Brest, facing the Penfeld river. Holding a meeting here places a team inside a working innovation community, which can be useful for a session on new products, partnerships or open innovation with start-ups.
Getting there
The Ateliers des Capucins can be reached by car or by the Brest cable car, which crosses the Penfeld. Brest has a train station with direct TGV services to Paris and an airport, Brest Bretagne. Check travel times with the team when you plan the arrival of a group from outside the city.
