The Chateau’s history
In the heart of the forest of Cellier was built in the first part of the XIXth century a very beautiful residence of neoclassic style known as “Château de la Forêt”.
Its green setting of 20 hectares is exceptional. In the past, the forest was even bigger and its exploitation allowed to get a good income. Hence the presence of this large building whose architecture is reminiscent of the “Folies” of the Nantes region, these magnificent country houses built by rich merchants, shipowners or magistrates, from the second half of the 18th century. They are also reminiscent of the “Malouinières” near Saint-Malo, or the “Chartreuses” of Bordeaux.
Famous people have stayed there: the lawyer, journalist and writer Emile Souvestre, the great actress Marie Dorval, the painter William Turner, the novelist Jules Sandeau and more recently, the poet René-Guy Cadou.
An ecological site
The site is developed in a way that is sustainable and respectful for the environment:
- It has been entirely redisigned to limit heat loss, and therefore energy loss (renewal of the roof, change of all openings: doors and windows).
- The water from the well is filtered and used for watering the park.
- The flowery environment of the park is entirely mulched to maintain the humidity of the soil.
- Wastewater treatment by phytodepuration
- A permaculture project in the walled vegetable garden is underway.
- No pesticides have been used for years.
- The parking lot is unpaved and vegetated.
- The 20-hectare forest is supervised by a technician from the Regional Delegation of the National Center of Forest Property of the Pays de la Loire for optimal protection of the trees.
- We are very vigilant about waste sorting post-event and use a composter.
- We encourage and propose service providers who offer the possibility of organizing "0 plastic" events.
- We also try to obtain ecological labels to inform our customers of our commitments and to make them aware of these questions of well-being for the future.
