Château de Bouthéon

Name

Château de Bouthéon

Legal name

Commune d'Andrézieux-Bouthéon

Website

https://chateau-boutheon.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Heritage Tourism

NAICS

Historical Sites (71212), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

UNESCO & Protected Landmark Sites (THAJACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Museum & Landmark Guided Tours (Skip-the-line/Docent-led) (THAJAAAC), Recreation & Activity Services (Hiking, Boating, Climbing, Fishing—Guided/Authorized) (THAAAGAF)

Keywords

• Historic castle tourism
• Heritage animal park
• Event venue rental
• Heritage grape wine
• Educational family visits

Headquarters

HQ city

Andrézieux-Bouthéon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Visitor Ticket Sales: Individual and family admission tickets for castle and park visits, sold on-site for same-day entry only.
2. Space Rental for Events: Rental of castle spaces for seminars, receptions, and corporate events to businesses, associations, and public organizations. Half-day (4h), full-day (8h), or evening (19h-1h) options available. Catering by professional caterers only.
3. Group Visits and Animations: Guided tours, self-guided visits, and educational animations for school groups and children's programs. Booking required at least 10 days in advance.
4. Group Activities and Events: Family activities including treasure hunts, dragon egg hunts, storytelling walks, and carriage rides available as add-ons to park admission.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Château de Bouthéon is a publicly operated cultural heritage site combining self-guided and guided visits to a 15th-century castle (including an aquarium of 36 Loire fish species and a replica traditional ramberte boat) with access to a ten-hectare park hosting approximately 300 animals of around 40 heritage breeds, gardens, orchards, and a replanted historical vineyard producing Castel de Bouthéon and Villard de Bouthéon wines. The site sells admission tickets on-site, rents castle spaces to businesses and associations for events and filming, and offers scheduled family-oriented games, guided animations, carriage rides, and educational school programs.

Product overview

Château de Bouthéon is a cultural heritage site operated by the Commune d'Andrézieux-Bouthéon, offering a unified visitor experience combining a 15th-century castle with immersive Loire exhibits, a ten-hectare park featuring local animal breeds and a working vineyard. The product portfolio centers on two core admission-based attractions—Le Château with its aquarium and Loire boat experience, and Le Parc with its animal farm and gardens—supplemented by combined tickets, guided animations, family treasure hunts, event venue rental services, and artisan wine production from heritage grape varieties. The site operates on a public service mission to preserve and transmit the cultural and agricultural heritage of the Forez region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Le Château - Visit in Autonomy Self-guided exploration of the 15th-century castle featuring the Loire marine exhibit, a replica traditional ramberte boat, and an on-site aquarium showcasing 36 fish species representative of the Loire river from source to estuary. Targeted at families, individual visitors, and groups visiting the heritage site on a same-day admission basis.
• Le Parc Ten-hectare park admission featuring approximately 300 animals of around 40 local breeds (Auxois draft horses, Noir-du-Velay sheep, Massif Central goats, Forez naked-neck chickens, Bourbonnais donkeys), a rose garden, a French-style garden, orchards, and a replanted historical vineyard, sold as on-site same-day park admission.
• Aquarium du Château de Bouthéon On-site aquarium presenting non-domestic wild local fauna, specifically fish representative of the Loire river fishery, operated under prefectural authorization (arrêté d'autorisation n°2009/0343) and presented within the castle's Loire-nourricière interpretive area.
• Castel de Bouthéon (Red Wine) Estate red wine produced from centenary Castel grape vines replanted in 2021 at the historical vineyard location documented since 1561; the first cuvée 'Castel de Bouthéon' won first prize (Vermeil medal) at the Salon des Vins Rebelles 2025. Sold directly by the chateau to visitors and via partner wine events.
• Villard de Bouthéon (White Wine) Estate white wine produced from centenary Villard blanc grape vines replanted in 2021 on the historical vineyard site documented since 1561, sold alongside the red Castel de Bouthéon as a heritage-revival cuvée.
• Guided Tours and Animations Scheduled staff-led activities offered as a paid add-on to park and castle admission: guided castle history tours (e.g. summer 16h visits), family murder-mystery investigations (e.g. 10h30 in July-August), calèche (horse-drawn carriage) rides, wildlife presentations, and seasonal events handled by chateau mediators and group visits team.
• Family Game Activities Paid interactive family activities such as 'Lancelin, Chevalier Lapin' for ages 3-7, 'Le voyage de Guillaume' castle treasure hunt for ages 7-12, and 'Les dragons contre-attaquent!' park dragon-egg search for ages 5-12, plus the 'Berthe a disparu!' park animation at €7.80 per child including park access.
• Event Venue Rental (Espace Pro) Rental of castle spaces to legal entities (companies, associations, public organizations) for seminars, receptions, corporate events, and professional filming/photography, with half-day (4h), full-day (8h), or evening (19h-1h) formats, formal quotation, 30% deposit, signed agreement, and prior authorization for filming; catering handled by professional caterers only.

Quantifiable outcome

• Family pass (Château + Parc) at €27 covers 2 adults + 2 children — less than individual tickets combined
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ville d'Andrézieux-Bouthéon (Commune d'Andrézieux-Bouthéon)coreOthersThe Commune d'Andrézieux-Bouthéon is the owner and managing authority of Château de Bouthéon. All pricing, regulations, and policies are set by the municipal council. The mayor (François Driol) serves as Director of Publication of the website. The commune's delegate for data protection (DPO) handles GDPR matters.
• Daniel Mondon (Independent Vigneron)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaniel Mondon, a passionate winemaker and expert in Forez grape varieties, provided cuttings from centenary Castel and Villard vines found in the Forez region. He guided the replanting of 600 vines at the château in 2021, enabling the revival of the estate's 5-century viticultural tradition.
• OVHminorOthersOVH, based in Roubaix, provides web hosting services for the Château de Bouthéon website (chateau-boutheon.com).
• Club Oenologie de Boisset-Saint-PriestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizer of the Salon des Vins Rebelles et du Terroir, held annually at Château de Bouthéon since 2024. The salon brings winemakers from France, Italy, and Switzerland to celebrate heritage and hybrid grape varieties — including the Castel and Villard wines produced at Bouthéon.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Château de Versailles: The dominant French château heritage site with ticketed tours, exhibitions, and event rentals; broader portfolio and higher visitor scale than Bouthéon but same core product model.
• Walibi Rhône-Alpes: Theme park operator in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region competing for family day-out spend; broader amusement park product but a relevant family-segment competitor in the same geography.

Direct peers

• Château de Rochechouart: Château operated as a museum/heritage site mixing castle visits, art exhibitions, and parklands; a useful small-to-mid sized comparable for the museum-plus-park combination.
• Château d'Azay-le-Rideau: Loire Renaissance castle managed as a public heritage attraction with ticketed tours and grounds; directly comparable as a regional château visitor site in the same valley.
• Château du Clos Lucé: Loire château operating as a museum-style visitor attraction with themed experiences and ticketed admission; comparable in mixing heritage interpretation with family programming.
• Château de Chambord: Iconic Loire Valley château operating as a public heritage tourism site offering ticketed castle and park visits; directly comparable product/category to Château de Bouthéon, though at a much larger scale.
• Forteresse Royale de Chinon: Publicly managed Loire fortress-castle with ticketed tours and family activities; similar public-heritage operating model and target audience of regional and tourist visitors.

Regional players

• Parc de la Tête d'Or: Municipal park with free entry and hosting events in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region; relevant as a regional public park counterpart rather than a direct ticketed château.

Others

• Salon des Vins Rebelles et du Terroir (Boisset-Saint-Priest): Annual wine fair that the chateau now hosts; relevant comparable for the wine/events programming stream and a benchmark for the heritage-grape narrative.
• Aventure du Train (Andrézieux-Bouthéon): Co-located railway-themed family attraction in Andrézieux-Bouthéon that cross-promotes with the chateau; not a direct product peer but a same-geo ecosystem partner and audience overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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