Château de Villette is a castle destination wedding venue in Condécourt, France, hosting 20 to 300 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), ~50 minutes by car. Best months: June, July, August, November.
Château de Villette
A 17th-century château on 185 acres of parkland 40 minutes north-west of Paris, with gardens laid out by André Le Nôtre, the same man who designed Versailles and Vaux-le-Vicomte.
About Château de Villette
A 17th-century château on 185 acres of parkland 40 minutes north-west of Paris, with gardens laid out by André Le Nôtre, the same man who designed Versailles and Vaux-le-Vicomte.
The estate is rented whole rather than by the room: a minimum two-night take of the property with reported rates from around €9,000 a night, and only one wedding a day, so there is never a second party on the other side of the lake.
Inside are seven suites decorated by Jacques Garcia and beds for roughly 23 to 27 people, which is the family and the wedding party rather than the guest list.
Everyone else stays in Paris or in the villages around Cergy.
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I had the opportunity to visit this magnificent venue during a wedding where I was the photographer. It's sublime. Very inspiring !!
Thomas Raboteur · on Google →Capacity, rooms and facilities
Staying over
- Rooms
- 7 rooms
The ceremony
- Chapel on site
- Yes
- Outdoor ceremony
- Yes
Money
- Price
- €25,000 to €65,000 for the whole property, per nightAisle estimate
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- CDG, 60 min by carAisle estimate
The spaces
- Indoors or out
- Both
- Setting
- Countryside, historic, elegantAisle estimate
Venue highlights
- 185 acres with gardens by André Le Nôtre, 40 minutes from Paris
- Whole-estate hire only, two-night minimum, one wedding a day
- Seven suites by Jacques Garcia; beds for about 23 to 27 people
- Grounds hold up to 500 for a standing reception
The wedding season
A sample wedding weekend
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- 18:00Family arrives; drinks on the terrace over the lake
- 20:30Welcome dinner in the orangery
- 15:00Coaches from Paris arrive at the gates
- 16:30Ceremony on the Le Nôtre axis behind the château
- 19:30Dinner in the park, the avenues lit down to the water
- 12:00Lunch in the grounds before the estate hands back
Costs and booking details
- Getting there
- CDG · about 1 h by carAisle estimate
Guests fly into Paris Charles de Gaulle.
- Typical total
- From €25,000Aisle estimate
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Wedding packages reported from about €25,000, before catering and production
- Ceremony fee
- IncludedAisle estimate
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Inside the estate hire rather than billed separately
- Reception
- €150 a headAisle estimate
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Brought-in catering, quoted per event; Paris-region caterers bill upwards of €150 a head
- Exclusive use
- From €9,000 a nightAisle estimate
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Whole estate reported from about €9,000 per night, two-night minimum
- Weather window
- June – August
The months the weather is kindest, with November mild too. Weather does not indicate whether a date is available.
The €9,000 nightly and €25,000 package figures are planner-reported rather than published by the estate. Because Villette is a private house and not a hotel, catering, furniture and staff are separate lines. Nothing here is a quote.
Questions about the venue
How many guests can Château de Villette hold?+
The grounds are quoted at up to 500 for a standing reception, with seated dinners set out in the château or under structures in the park. The binding constraint is not space but beds: only about 23 to 27 people sleep on the estate.
Can we rent just part of the château?+
No. Villette is let as a whole estate with a two-night minimum, which is also what buys the exclusivity: the owners host one wedding a day, so nothing else is happening in the park while you are there.
What does it cost to hire Château de Villette?+
Whole-estate hire is reported from around €9,000 per night with a two-night minimum, and wedding packages from about €25,000. Catering, furniture, lighting and staff are brought in and quoted on top, so treat the hire as a floor.
Where do guests sleep?+
About 23 to 27 people sleep on the estate across seven suites and further rooms. Everyone else stays in Paris, 40 to 50 minutes away, or in hotels around Cergy-Pontoise, which is 20 minutes and much cheaper for a large block.
How do guests get there from Paris and the airports?+
Charles de Gaulle is about 50 minutes by car and Orly about an hour. There is no useful train: the nearest stations need a taxi at the far end, so most weddings run coaches from a Paris hotel and back again at the end of the night.
Could this be your venue?
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Sources and booking notes
Confirm your dates, guest numbers, room arrangements and inclusions with the venue before booking. An enquiry does not reserve a date. Figures labelled Aisle estimate are modelled from regional rates and public sources; they are not venue quotes.
Sources for individual venue facts
Rooms: 7 rooms
“Chateau de Villette counts 7 luxurious suites in the main Chateau, each designed individually by the renowned interior decorator Jacques Garcia.”
Read the source for roomsChapel on site: Yes
“An outdoor ceremony in a classic French parterre garden accompanied by a grandiose fireworks show, a ceremony inside an original 18th century Chapel, cocktail party inside the Orangery or an indoor wedding reception in an exquisite setting - combinations and possibilities are endless!”
Read the source for chapel on siteOutdoor ceremony: Yes
“An outdoor ceremony in a classic French parterre garden accompanied by a grandiose fireworks show, a ceremony inside an original 18th century Chapel, cocktail party inside the Orangery or an indoor wedding reception in an exquisite setting - combinations and possibilities are endless!”
Read the source for outdoor ceremonyIndoors or out: Both
“An outdoor ceremony in a classic French parterre garden accompanied by a grandiose fireworks show, a ceremony inside an original 18th century Chapel, cocktail party inside the Orangery or an indoor wedding reception in an exquisite setting - combinations and possibilities are endless!”
Read the source for indoors or out