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A historic castle for cultural and professional events
In the centre of Trets, Château des Remparts hosts cultural events in a building whose origins date to the late 12th or early 13th century. Stone walls, former defensive features and later alterations provide a historic setting for an exhibition, conference or performance. The municipality offers the vaulted gallery, known as the Ancienne Vinothèque, and the castle courtyard for hire.
Under the municipality’s currently published conditions, these spaces are available for professional hire. The castle maintains a regular arts programme encompassing exhibitions, school workshops, theatre and conferences. Its courtyard also hosts concerts and open-air cinema during summer. The Reflex Saint-Baume photography exhibition, advertised for 8–29 August 2026, provides a recent example of this cultural activity.
A 110-square-metre gallery and a performance courtyard
The vaulted room occupies a former castle cellar, with access from Boulevard Étienne-Boyer. It measures 110 square metres over a length of 21 metres, with an irregular width of approximately 5 metres and a central height of 3.30 metres. The municipality states a capacity of 80 people without specifying separate seated and standing layouts. Its barrel vault combines stone and brick; the published equipment includes a bar counter, refrigerators, toilets and lighting suitable for exhibitions.
The courtyard is a separate event space, booked according to the programme and proposed layout. The municipal form uploaded in 2022 indicated a courtyard capacity of 800 people; the service must confirm the capacity applicable to each project. The gallery has no wheelchair access. For other parts of the castle, the tourism documentation identifies only the ground floor as accessible.
Booking and budgeting
The gallery page displays a professional-event rate of €250 per day. Exhibitions have a separate arrangement of €250 for five days or €1,000 for thirty days, with a €500 security deposit. Confirm these amounts with the municipality: the 2022 form retains different prices, while the general rental page directs organisers to the service for space-specific quotations.
Send booking requests exclusively by email to associations@trets.fr at least one month before the proposed date. A preliminary visit is available by appointment. The Sport et Vie Associative service, reached on +33 4 42 61 23 74, confirms availability, the reserved area and hire conditions. Setup, event and handover times are agreed for each reservation.
Château des Remparts in Trets, photographed on 26 August 2022 — François GOGLINS / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Converted to WebP under the same licence.
Venue highlights
The venue in detail
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Events
- Exhibition and opening reception
- Conference and congress
- Show and concert
Venue types
- Castle and estate
- Gallery, museum and studio
Setting and surroundings
- City centre
- Historic site
Available spaces
- Indoor room
- Outdoor reception space
Access and facilities
- Accessibility of the spacesSubject to conditions
- Accessible spaces and further detailsThe vaulted gallery is on Boulevard Étienne-Boyer beside the castle: the municipality explicitly states that it has no wheelchair access. For the rest of the castle, only ground-floor accessibility is documented. Check the route to the courtyard and each space during the preliminary visit.
- Other spaces and facilities110-square-metre gallery: 21 m long, irregular width around 5 m, central vaulted height 3.30 m, published capacity of 80 people without a specified seated/standing layout. Refrigerators, toilets and exhibition lighting are listed. Courtyard used for summer concerts and cinema; the 2022 municipal form indicated 800 people, to be confirmed for the proposed layout. Do not add the spaces’ capacities together.
Catering and suppliers
- Venue hire without catering availableYes
Drinks and corkage
- Bar availableYes
- Drinks package detailsA bar counter is present in the historic gallery. Its former Vinothèque name refers to a wine-presentation activity that moved to Maison de la Sainte-Victoire. The bar does not constitute an included drinks package; agree reception services and conditions of use with the municipality.
Event schedule
- Schedule detailsRequests must be emailed to associations@trets.fr at least one month before the proposed date. A preliminary visit is available by appointment. The service lists telephone hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 am–noon; these office hours do not determine event slots. Agree the hire schedule around the castle’s exhibitions, conferences and performances, including setup and handover.
Exclusive hire and permissions
- Exclusive use of the spacesSubject to conditions
- Spaces and conditions for exclusive hireThe current municipal page reserves hire of the courtyard and Ancienne Vinothèque for professionals. Book the chosen space with the area, layout and time slot approved by the service. Exhibitions, conferences and performances are documented; family-event or wedding hire is not offered here.
Experience and introduction
- Venue introduction and highlightsMedieval castle altered over the centuries, with former defensive features and 17th-century Baroque decoration. Stone-and-brick barrel-vaulted cellar converted into a gallery. Year-round cultural programme and courtyard used for summer performances. A photography exhibition held from 8 to 29 August 2026 confirms recent activity at the site.
Prices and inclusions
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Useful conditions
Confirm pricing conditions with the venue.
Pricing details
- Fixed package price
- Subject to conditions
- Amounts and conditions of other additional charges
- Municipal gallery page checked in October 2026: professional event €250/day; exhibition €250/5 days or €1,000/30 days; security deposit €500. These are different packages, not a price range for the same duration. The general page asks organisers to contact the service for rates. The form uploaded in 2022 still lists €500/24 hours for a gallery event and €1,500/24 hours for the courtyard: older references requiring confirmation, not guaranteed current prices. Confirm tax treatment and included services in the contract.
Booking and payment
- Security deposit
- 500 EUR