Ferme de Gy

What Ferme de Gy does

Ferme de Gy is an owner-operated historic event venue located in Giez, Haute-Savoie, France, managed by Jean and Sophie de Chevron Villette through the legal entity SEFGY SAS (capital social EUR 120,000, registered RCS Annecy 524 479 961). The 60-hectare domain, inscribed as a Monument Historique in its entirety, comprises five distinct reception rooms (La Cour, Les Jardins, Grange Charles-Albert, Grange à Foin, and La Bouvée) with combined capacity for 370 seated or 630 standing guests, positioned between Lake Annecy and Mont-Blanc.

The business generates revenue through three primary streams: event venue rental (weddings, corporate seminars, private receptions) billed as one-time license fees; cultural event ticketing (concerts, Murder Party activities) priced per attendee; and on-site catering and hospitality services provided in partnership with external caterers. GTM is direct-to-consumer via the company's website, virtual tour, and a commercial service for personalized event proposals; the company does not use intermediaries or third-party booking platforms in any disclosed capacity.

The customer base is horizontally segmented across wedding couples (primary), corporate clients seeking off-site seminars near Geneva, Annecy, Chamonix, Lyon, and Grenoble (primary), cultural organizations hosting concerts and exhibitions (secondary), and private families celebrating personal milestones (secondary). Operating geographies are concentrated in the Haute-Savoie / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region with no global footprint claimed. The business employs five people and holds ERP L3 / category 5 public-receiving establishment classifications along with GDPR and CNIL compliance.

Name

Ferme de Gy

Legal name

SEFGY SAS

Website

https://fermedegy.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ferme de Gy operates a 60-hectare Monument Historique estate in Giez, Haute-Savoie, France, hosting weddings, corporate seminars, private receptions, and cultural events for up to 630 guests across five reception rooms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Giez

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event Venue Rental: Rental of historic venue spaces for weddings, seminars, corporate events, and private receptions. Revenue generated from exclusive venue hire, with capacity to host up to 630 guests.
2. Cultural Events: Hosting of cultural events including concerts, festival performances, and exhibitions. Ticket sales for Murder Party activities and concert events.
3. Catering and Hospitality Services: On-site dining services including dinner in gardens, providing food and beverage for events with catering partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ferme de Gy is a historic 60-hectare estate venue in Giez, France, hosting weddings, corporate seminars, private receptions, and cultural events across five distinct spaces with capacity up to 630 guests. Operated by SEFGY SAS, it provides venue rental, event coordination, on-site accommodation, and complementary cultural programming including an annual music festival and partner-led Murder Party experiences.

Product overview

Ferme de Gy is an exceptional historic event venue located in Giez, Haute-Savoie, France, offering wedding reception, corporate seminar, private celebration, and cultural event hosting services. The venue features five distinct event spaces (La Cour, Les Jardins, Grange Charles-Albert, Grange à Foin, and La Bouvée) within a 60-hectare property inscribed as a Historical Monument. Services include full wedding packages (mariage), corporate seminar hosting (séminaires et événements d'entreprise), private receptions, and seasonal cultural events including the annual Festival Musique & Nature en Bauges and Murder Party activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wedding receptions Full-service wedding receptions at the historic Ferme de Gy estate, utilizing multiple indoor and outdoor event spaces for up to 630 guests, with on-site accommodation available for multi-day celebrations.
• Corporate seminars and events Corporate seminars, retreats, and team-building events hosted across the estate's multiple spaces, including the Murder Party team-building experience in partnership with Yllar Montagne.
• Private receptions Private celebrations such as milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and family reunions hosted across the estate's event spaces with on-site accommodation.
• Murder Party experience Immersive Murder Party activities held at the estate, offered in partnership with Yllar Montagne, suitable for both private celebrations and corporate team-building.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Yllar MontagneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Murder Party partnership for organizing investigative team-building activities. Yllar Montagne provides the game scenario and facilitation while Ferme de Gy provides the atmospheric historic venue. Three evening events scheduled for summer 2026 (July 22, August 11, September 3).
• Festival Musique & Nature en BaugescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Annual partnership for 4 years, hosting the 28th edition of the festival in 2026. Ferme de Gy provides concert space and accommodation for artists. Festival features international artists including Félicien Brut and Le Poème Harmonique. Partnership supports cultural programming with two concerts on July 23, 2026.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard: Heritage castle venue on the eastern shore of Lake Annecy hosting weddings, seminars and private events in a similarly historic setting with comparable capacity and Alpine views. Most direct geographic and product peer.
• Domaine de Manville: Luxury hotel and event venue in Provence offering weddings, corporate seminars and private receptions within a heritage estate — comparable high-end event-venue model with on-site lodging.
• Château de Villette: Iconic French heritage château near Paris widely used for luxury weddings, corporate retreats and film shoots. Comparable historic-monument positioning, large-capacity event spaces and premium pricing model.
• Domaine de Montjoie: Historic French estate hosting weddings, receptions and corporate seminars in a heritage setting with multiple indoor and outdoor spaces — directly comparable offering and target customers.
• Château de la Bourdaisière: Loire Valley château hosting weddings, seminars and private events within a historic park and gardens, with similar event-space modularity and Monument-Historique-adjacent positioning.
• Domaine de Beauvois: Loire estate operating as a hotel, restaurant and event venue for weddings and corporate seminars, with comparable diversified revenue model across lodging, dining and event rental.
• Château de Champlâtreux: Classified historic château north of Paris offering venue hire for weddings, seminars and cultural events, with comparable capacity range and Monument Historique-style positioning.
• Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay: Converted medieval abbey operating as a luxury hotel and event venue, hosting weddings and corporate events within historic architecture in Île-de-France. Same business model of monetizing a classified heritage estate through events and accommodation.
• Domaine de la Forbine: Provence estate hosting weddings, seminars and private events in a heritage bastide with multiple reception spaces — comparable premium private-event venue model in France.

Broad incumbents

• Les Domaines de Fontenille: Group operating multiple luxury heritage estates across Provence and the Loire as hotels, restaurants and event venues, with overlapping wedding and corporate event offerings at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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