Domaine des Etangs, Auberge Collection
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Thirteenth-century château on a 1,000 hectare estate of lakes and forest, Massignac, Charente
No. 66 · Autumn 2026
A château above the ponds
Domaine des Etangs is a restored thirteenth-century château in Massignac, Charente, set in 1,000 hectares of lakes, forest and gardens, with ceremony lawns beside the water and reception spaces in stone farm buildings.
Domaine des Etangs is built around a thirteenth-century château, raised more than 700 years ago and now restored as a hotel with a contemporary art collection. It sits among the ponds that give the estate its name, within 1,000 hectares of forest and parkland in Charente, and a sculpture park runs through the gardens and woodland.
Ceremonies by the water, receptions in stone barns
Ceremonies take place on the lakefront lawn of Place de la Chapelle, in the Castle Gardens or in the Longère Gardens. Receptions are held in La Laiterie, a 300 square metre hall with exposed beams, on its stone terrace, or in Octave, a historic stone barn with a lawn leading down to a lake. Les Combles, the attic of the château, serves as a bridal lounge or a small ceremony space.
- Where
- Massignac, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- Capacity
- Up to 150 seated in La Laiterie; 90 for a lakefront ceremony
- Stay
- 17 accommodations, 29 bedrooms, sleeping up to 58
- Ceremony
- Lakefront Place de la Chapelle, Castle Gardens or Longère Gardens
How the day is held
6 spaces for the day. Up to 150 guests.
Thirteenth-century château
A restored stone château, more than 700 years old, with an art collection throughout.
Lakefront ceremonies
Place de la Chapelle is a lakefront lawn for ceremonies of up to 90 guests, with a historic chapel beside it.
La Laiterie
A 300 square metre reception hall with exposed beams, seating up to 150, with a terrace above it.
Rest, close at hand
17 rooms and suites. Sleeps 58.
Château guestrooms
Seven rooms and suites named after planets inside the château, including Mars, Mercury and Saturn.
Venus Signature Suite
1,582 sq ft on the first floor of the château, sleeping 2. It can be combined with the Jupiter Junior Suite to form a two bedroom apartment.
Soleil Prestige Suite
1,097 sq ft on the first floor of the château, sleeping 2.
The facts
- Where
- Massignac, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- Capacity
- Up to 150 seated in La Laiterie; 90 for a lakefront ceremony
- Stay
- 17 accommodations, 29 bedrooms, sleeping up to 58
- Ceremony
- Lakefront Place de la Chapelle, Castle Gardens or Longère Gardens
- Reception
- La Laiterie, Octave stone barn or garden terraces
- Price
- On enquiry
- Exclusive use
- Whole-estate buyouts
- Catering
- In-house
Domaine des Etangs, Auberge Collection
Prices on enquiry.
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