Chateau de Potelières is a country haven that offers its guests the privilege of exclusivity.  Whether the event is private or business, the venue is reserved for clients’ private use; they can receive their guests – family, friends or colleagues – and enjoy hotel and catering services.

The story begins in 1360, when Lord Bérard built a small feudal castle consisting of a square house surrounded by 4 round towers.  In 1564, during the wars of religion, the 2 north towers were destroyed by fire.  In 1785, the marriage of the daughter of the Marquis Bérard de Montalet d’Alais to the nephew of the bailiff of Suffren meant that the chateau could be restored and enlarged.  An additional floor was added to the chateau and the grounds were laid out and an orangery built in the style of Versailles.  The property remained in the family until the early 20^th century, when the last Marquis died.  It was successively bequeathed and sold and became a “farm building” in 1936 and then a gîte in the 1960s.  It is listed in the ‘Monuments de France’ Supplementary Inventory.

We arrived in Potelières in 1999 and initially converted the chateau into a hotel. Then in 2003, after a year of renovation works carried out with careful attention paid to its historic past, the chateau had a new lease of life.  “Look after body and soul”!