Château d’Autigny-la-Tour

A wedding in the Vair valley

Château d’Autigny-la-Tour offers wedding venue hire at 4 rue du Château, 88300 Autigny-la-Tour, in the Vosges. This residence, rebuilt in the 18th century around older buildings, overlooks a terrace and a two-hectare enclosed park. The Vair valley, formal French gardens, pool and mature trees form the setting for the reception. The property also hosts stays and visits: the areas booked, exclusive use and access times must be specified in the wedding contract.

Main room, terrace and covered alternative

The main reception room covers 300 m²; the official wedding offer allows up to 200 people for the meal while retaining a dance area. It opens onto the large terrace facing the château and the park. The wedding document describes a 200 m² marquee with wooden flooring and two 5 × 5 m pagoda tents for drinks. Confirm their availability, installation season, any heating and the wet-weather plan. An older presentation reverses the room and marquee areas: the official dimensions above are retained. No total of 500 guests is inferred by combining spaces.

Historic salons and reception layouts

Smaller spaces have separate layouts to reconfirm: the 50 m² orangery seats 40 or holds 50 standing; the 40 m² upper room seats 30 or holds 40 standing; the dining room, company salon and state salon each cover 40 m² and seat 35 or hold 40 standing. Historic salons retain panelling, fireplaces and period decoration; the company salon has early-19th-century panoramic wallpaper. Wedding use, protection of the interiors, circulation and terrace access require separate agreement. These capacities are not added to that of the main room.

Furniture, kitchen and planning support

The official document lists ten 180 cm round tables for ten guests, eleven 150 cm tables for eight, ten buffet tables, 200 chairs and 30 indoor/outdoor LED spotlights. The catering preparation room covers 40 m². Confirm current quantities and inclusions in the quotation, especially when areas or guest numbers change. The team offers planning support and trusted professionals, with possible staffing and on-site food preparation. Published information conflicts over compulsory or freely chosen catering: treat the choice as conditional and obtain written approval rather than assuming complete freedom. Menus, vegetarian/vegan and gluten-free options and medical dietary needs must be agreed with the caterer; no allergen-free guarantee is given.

Drinks, ceremony and evening reception

Seated receptions, cocktails, buffets, drinks receptions and dancing events are offered. The park can accommodate drinks or an outdoor ceremony depending on authorised areas and weather. Free choice of photographer and music is advertised. Bringing drinks without corkage is mentioned in the information consulted, but conditions and service must be confirmed. A 04:00 evening limit is published and should be specified in the current contract; this is not a bedroom check-in time. Fireworks, outdoor equipment, noise and safety around the pool require specific permission; no blanket authorisation is inferred from a presentation.

Staying in the château and nearby cottages

The accommodation officially detailed in the south wing on the first floor sleeps eleven: four double and three single bedrooms, two bathrooms with baths, a kitchen with dishwasher and washing machine, dining room, games/music lounge and Wi-Fi. Sheets and towels are supplied. Access is via the monumental staircase. The Comtesse and Princesse suites can be extended with adjoining bedrooms; breakfast is served in the upstairs dining room. Wedding presentations now advertise up to 52 beds in the château and nearby cottages, whereas the 2017–2018 document detailed 45. Request an up-to-date building-by-building list of distances, beds, bathrooms and availability; village cottages and neighbouring hotels are not arbitrarily counted as on-site accommodation.

The 2017–2018 document allocates one night of accommodation as follows: château, eleven guests, €350; rue du Château cottage, three double bedrooms, €150; another rue du Château cottage, seven double bedrooms and two bathrooms, €350; rue du Moulin cottage, two double bedrooms and one single-double bedroom, €150; village cottage, three double bedrooms, €150; moulin cottage, one double bedroom, €120. Advertised total: 45 beds and €1,270, including linen. These older details require updating and do not prove current availability.

Current budget and historical indications

Request a current quotation for your date. Wedding presentations consulted advertise venue hire from €8,500 or a weekend estate package of €7,500–€8,500 with 180 advertised guests, setup from Thursday afternoon to Sunday, beds for 52 and cleaning; their year and exact conditions are unspecified. An older empty-room price from €3,500 and a €4,700 figure also appear. These are not equivalent offers. The official document explicitly labelled “2017 / 2018 rates” gives €4,700 for the reception, €1,270 for accommodation and €5,970 including tax overall. These historical figures are never presented as guaranteed 2026 prices or as a per-person meal rate.

Options in the 2017–2018 document

For historical reference only, the document prices: Sunday room/garden use until 18:00 €500; round-table linen €15, buffet linen €12; glasses/cutlery €2.50/person; six dressed cocktail tables €70; extra garden chair €1; cotton napkin €1.20; chair cover and cushion with setup €3.50; nanny €15/hour; breakfast €5/person; soft drinks/water for drinks and dinner €3.10/person; draught beer €3.10/litre; dinner/drinks waiter €22/hour; candle €1, oil lamp €3; Jaguar XKR convertible €300; sound system with wireless microphone, two speakers and mixer €80, projector €50. Confirm availability, taxes on options and updated prices. Main catering is not priced in this document.

Indicative bed-and-breakfast rates

The website publishes undated amounts, including breakfast, to reconfirm. Comtesse suite, for one/two nights: one guest €75/€120, two €90/€160, three €110/€200, four €150/€290, five €185/€360, six €210/€400. The listed adjoining-room configurations do not perfectly match the descriptive capacity: confirm the rooms actually booked. Princesse suite, for one/two nights: one guest €75/€140, two €90/€160, three €130/€210, four €160/€310, five €195/€380. Stay prices are neither room-hire rates nor an automatic supplement to a wedding package.

Apartment rental: published table without a year

The following table records the advertised accommodation-rental figures in euros, without a published year or low/high-season dates. Each column is for the entire stated duration, not a nightly or per-person price. Obtain updated amounts and confirm taxes, cleaning, breakfast and conditions before relying on them.

Accessibility, access and reservations

The château is near Neufchâteau, with road access via the A31 and Neufchâteau railway station. On-site parking is advertised; one presentation lists 100 spaces, but current capacity and reserved spaces must be confirmed. Reception-area accessibility is advertised, while château accommodation is upstairs via a staircase: request a detailed access route, adapted toilets and an accessible sleeping option. Rules for pets, children and carers depend on the service and require agreement. Payment information varies between cheque/transfer and card/cash; confirm accepted methods, advance payment, security deposit, cancellation, taxes and payment schedule in the contract. No deposit or guarantee amount is invented.

Planning your visit

Official contact: contact@chateau-autigny.com and +33 3 29 06 95 76. Provide your date, meal and drinks numbers, required areas and accommodation, duration and catering needs. Obtain approval for a room layout, wet-weather alternative, supplier access, heritage restrictions and an itemised list of inclusions. Public château galleries do not themselves grant image-reuse rights. This listing uses a real licensed photograph with attribution, separate from booking illustrations.