Château de la plinguetière

What Château de la plinguetière does

Château de la Plinguetière is a French nonprofit association (governed by loi 1901) operating a group accommodation, catering, and event venue on a historical château estate set within an 8-hectare wooded park in Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu, Loire-Atlantique — 15 minutes from Nantes and 5 minutes from Nantes Atlantique airport. The venue combines collective rooms (up to 69 persons across three school-group buildings), private wooden chalets (2–4 person units, including PMR-adapted options), and an on-site restaurant with a 400-cover daily capacity. Beyond lodging and dining, the venue rents ten modular meeting rooms and a 120 m² reception hall, and offers organized activities including team building, themed animations, and a curated 'Vignoble & Lac' experiential package (€98 per person) pairing Muscadet wine tasting with Lake Grand Lieu cycling.

The business model is direct-to-consumer, transactional, and per-stay: customers book via phone, email, or website contact form with a 30% deposit, and select full-board (€51–€72 per person per day), half-board (€41–€56), or à la carte pricing. Revenue is diversified across at least six institutional and consumer segments — school groups, seniors (via ANCV partnership), sports and cycling clubs, leisure centers, persons with reduced mobility, and corporate seminars/team building — supported by a stack of regulatory certifications (Accueil Vélo, Tourisme & Handicap, Clef Verte, Jeunesse et Sport, Education Nationale, ERP 5th category, Village Vacances 1-star). The organization operates with 8 employees, no external funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue, indicating a small, self-funded regional hospitality operator rather than a scalable venture-backed business.

Name

Château de la plinguetière

Legal name

CHÂTEAU DE LA PLINGUETIÈRE

Website

https://plinguetiere.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Château de la Plinguetière is a French nonprofit association operating a group accommodation, catering, and event venue on an 8-hectare château estate near Nantes, serving school groups, seniors, sports clubs, corporate clients, and private events across Loire-Atlantique.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Group Accommodation & Hospitality

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214), All Other Traveler Accommodation (721199)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Large Group & Event-Friendly Homes (THAMAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conference Retreat Hotels (THAGALAG), Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

Keywords

• Group accommodation
• Vacation village
• Event venue rental
• Group hospitality services
• Bicycle-friendly lodging

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Aignan de Grand-Lieu

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Group Accommodation: Overnight stays in collective rooms and wooden chalets for groups of various sizes, with capacity for up to 200 persons. Services include full board, half board, or room-only options.
2. Restaurant & Catering: On-site restaurant open to park, serving local cuisine with table service, buffets, cocktails, or takeaway options. Capacity of 400 persons per day for group dining.
3. Room & Hall Rental: Rental of meeting rooms (10 rooms available) and event halls for seminars, receptions, and private events. Evening and weekend rental options with modular spaces.
4. Activities & Entertainment: Organized team building activities, outdoor games, wellness workshops, and guided tours. Giant wooden games rental (Jenga, Mikado, Dominos, Puissance 4, Palets, Mölkky).
5. Packages & Gift Boxes: Pre-packaged stays including Vineyard & Lake package (€98 per person) combining wine tasting, chalet accommodation, breakfast, and cycling around Lake Grand Lieu.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Château de la Plinguetière operates a group accommodation estate on an 8-hectare wooded park in Saint-Aignan de Grand-Lieu, near Nantes. It provides collective rooms and wooden chalets for groups (up to 200 overnight), an on-site restaurant serving local cuisine (capacity of 400 persons per day), 10 modular meeting rooms plus a 120 m² reception hall for seminars and private events, and a catalog of team building, educational, and outdoor activities. It serves school, senior, sports, cycling, leisure-center, accessible-tourism, corporate, and private-event groups year-round.

Product overview

Château de la Plinguetière is a group accommodation and hospitality business offering a portfolio of integrated services. The core offering consists of group accommodation in collective rooms (Castle Room, Birds Room, Nature Room) and wooden chalets (Family Chalet, Chalet Quatro, Chalet Duo), combined with on-site restaurant services, room hire for events and seminars, and animation/activity programs. Additional offerings include themed packages like the Vignoble & Lac package and boutique products. The business serves diverse segments including school groups, seniors, cyclists (Accueil Vélo certified), sports groups, professionals for seminars, and leisure centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Group Accommodation (Gîte de Groupe)

Quantifiable outcome

• Group capacity of 200 persons for accommodation and 400 persons for daily dining
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ANCV (Agence Nationale des Chèques Vacances)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the French National Vacation Check Agency for senior vacation programs ('Seniors en Vacances'). ANCV supports and promotes vacation access for seniors through organized stays at certified partner establishments.
• Atout FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial French tourism development agency promoting the château as part of Loire-Atlantique regional tourism offerings.
• Grand Lieu TourismminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional tourism body promoting Lake Grand Lieu area, with shared hiking trails (GR de Pays) and local attractions featured on the château's tourism pages.
• Loire-Atlantique Wine Producers (Vignoble Nantais)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with local Muscadet wine producers for the 'Vignoble & Lac' package, including wine cellar visits and tastings of Grand Lieu wines.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• APAJH (groupes adaptés): Federation supporting adapted/accessible tourism stays for people with disabilities. Comparable for the PMR (accessible) tourism segment they serve, which is a distinct offering at Château de la Plinguetière.
• Huttopia: Operator of nature-based camping and chalet villages in France with eco-tourism positioning (Clef Verte). Comparable for the wooden chalet product, eco-label positioning, and nature-immersed group stays.

Direct peers

• UCPA: French sports and adventure vacation operator offering multi-day group stays with sports programming and full board. Comparable because it serves similar sports-group and school-group segments with bundled accommodation and activity packages.
• Cap France: Federation/network of group-accommodation properties in France offering collectivies, full board, and themed stays. Directly comparable because it serves identical group segments (school, sports, senior) using a similar gîte/village model.
• Villages Clubs du Soleil: Cooperative network of village-club accommodations in France with on-site activities and group stays. Comparable structure: multi-segment group accommodation with activities and meal packages, operating under a similar French tourism classification.
• Vacances Pour Tous (Léo Lagrange): French nonprofit tourism organization offering group holidays (school, senior, family) in partner villages vacances. Directly comparable for the school and senior group segments and the nonprofit partnership model.
• VVF Villages: National French operator of 'villages vacances' (vacation villages) offering group accommodation, full board, and on-site activities. The closest analog to Château de la Plinguetière's village-vacances model, with similar multi-segment (school, senior, family) targeting.

Broad incumbents

• Belambra Clubs: Major French vacation-club operator with full-service resorts across France. Overlaps with Plinguetière on group accommodation, full-board F&B, and on-site activities, but at larger scale and a more leisure-tourism (family) orientation.
• Fédération Nationale des Gîtes de France: National federation of gîtes and group-accommodation properties in France. Comparable as a marketing/distribution channel and category peer for labeled group accommodation in rural French settings.
• Center Parcs (Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs): Large French/European operator of nature-based holiday villages with cottages, F&B, and activities. Comparable concept (nature-based family/group stays with chalets and on-site programs) but at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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