CHATEAU DE GOUTELAS

Name

CHATEAU DE GOUTELAS

Legal name

Château de Goutelas

Website

https://chateaudegoutelas.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heritage cultural center and event services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Historical Sites (71212), Historical Sites (712120), Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Heritage & Indigenous-Led Visitor Services (Tribal Tours, Heritage Sites, Co-management) (THAAAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Monuments, Statues & Memorials (THAJACAB), History, Heritage & Museum-Focused Study Tours (THAKAGAN)

Keywords

• Heritage tourism
• Cultural programming
• Artist residencies
• Festival organization
• Venue rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Marcoux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Cultural programming & events: Revenue is generated through ticket sales for concerts, spectacles, dining experiences, and workshops. Many events use 'prix libre' (free pricing / donations). Ticketed events include concerts (8–12€), wine-tasting visits (35€), musical dining experiences (18€), and children's workshops (5€ per child).
2. Food & beverage services: The food truck La Caravane sells local Forez products (cheeses, wines, craft beers, ice creams, homemade desserts) on-site during the summer season. Restaurant services are offered for seminar guests and event attendees.
3. Seminars & events: Seminars, corporate events, and private gatherings are hosted at the château, including venue hire, catering, and accommodation services for professionals.
4. Boutique sales: A boutique on-site sells products related to the château, its exhibitions, and cultural programming.
5. Public funding & EU co-financing: The château receives institutional funding as a Centre culturel de rencontre (ACCR-affiliated), co-financed by the EU LEADER/FEADER program, Loire Forez agglomération, the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the Département de la Loire, DRAC, and the Préfecture. This public funding supports both operations and specific projects such as the innovative tourism strategy and the food truck.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Château de Goutelas fundamentally operates a 16th-century Renaissance heritage monument as a Centre culturel de rencontre (CCR), running annual cultural festivals (Festival Futurs possibles, Festival Plurielles!, Festival Bien commun), interdisciplinary artist and researcher residencies (notably ADAMAS for law, humanities and life sciences), outdoor art itineraries, paid and free cultural programming (concerts, tastings, workshops for children and families), and commercial venue hire for seminars and private events. It also runs on-site and itinerant food services (food-truck La Caravane, themed dinners such as La Popote chef and Le Réfectoire) targeting both individual visitors and corporate/event clients.

Product overview

Château de Goutelas is a Centre Culturel de Rencontre (Cultural Meeting Center) located in Marcoux, Forez, France. The institution offers a diverse portfolio of cultural products and services organized around several pillars: (1) Cultural festivals including Futurs possibles (ecological themes since 2022), Plurielles (LGBTQIA+ rights), and Bien commun (public services and democracy); (2) Artist residency programs including Résidences Adamas for legal researchers and various artistic residencies; (3) Venue rental services for seminars and events with associated accommodation and catering; (4) Food service through La Caravane food truck featuring 100% local Forez products; (5) Community cultural projects called 'Créations partagées' involving residents; (6) Outdoor art experiences including the Zéphyr sculpture and art trails; and (7) Culinary initiatives such as the Popote chef cooking competition. The château's cultural project centers on humanism, law, and creation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Caravane: Food truck offering 100% forézien (Forez region) products including local cheeses, wines, juices, beers, and artisanal ice creams.
• Futurs possibles
• Adamas
• Popote chef

Products and services

• Festival Futurs possibles Annual contemporary cultural festival programmed by the Château de Goutelas with cross-genre artists (music, performance, food) targeting cultural visitors in the Forez region.
• Festival Plurielles! Annual festival under the Château de Goutelas programming umbrella, complementing Futurs possibles and Bien commun.
• Festival Bien commun Annual festival focusing on the commons, ecological actuality and bio-agriculture, presented by Château de Goutelas.
• Résidences Adamas (ADAMAS residency program) Interdisciplinary residency program for researchers, scholars and artists, anchoring law ('les fondations du droit') in dialogue with humanities and life sciences, curated by Alain Supiot and Patrick Boucheron with an équipe permanente (Jeanne Amar, Julie de Valence, Florian Hérard).
• Salles et salons — séminaires et privatisation Venue rental offer for seminars and private events in the château's reception rooms and outdoor spaces, available to corporate clients, associations and event organizers.
• Food-truck La Caravane Itinerant food service offered by the Château de Goutelas, providing outdoor catering tied to festival programming.
• La Popote chef Themed chef-resident dining experience showcasing local producers and seasonal cooking, programmed by the Château de Goutelas.
• Le Réfectoire Fixed-price themed dinner (27 €) served in the château's dining room; consumed on-site by festival and seminar guests.
• Dégustations (wine and local-produce tastings) Curated tastings of wines and local produce offered on a prix unique basis (5 € for two tastings) to festival and event audiences.
• Visites ateliers pour enfants et familles Visits and creative workshops for children and families on heritage and arts-education themes, organized by the château's cultural programming team.
• Passeport été (summer pass) Summer passport offering preferential access to a series of children's workshops during the château's summer season.
• Créations partagées et Parcours d'art en plein air Outdoor sculpture itinerary (e.g. Zéphyr) and shared-creations programming, presented by the Château de Goutelas in dialogue with local partners.
• Concerts / Soirée musicale Ticketed concerts and musical evenings programmed as part of the château's cultural season, with tiered ticket pricing.
• Soirées Entrée libre / prix libre Free and pay-what-you-want evening events bringing heritage and contemporary creation to the widest local audience.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 artists and jurists hosted in residency since 2021
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

29 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Loire Forez agglomérationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey territorial partner co-funding the château's cultural programming, the food truck La Caravane, Popote chef culinary competition, and the innovative tourism project. Loire Forez agglomération is the intercommunal authority for the Forez area and a primary institutional supporter of the CCR's activities.
• Association des Centres culturels de rencontre (ACCR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ACCR is the national network accrediting and supporting France's ~30 Centres culturels de rencontre. Goutelas operates under the CCR label granted by ACCR and the Ministry of Culture, enabling access to national and international networks, the Odyssée and Nora residency programmes, and institutional recognition.
• Conseil Constitutionnel (French Constitutional Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlagship partner of the ADAMAS residency programme since its inauguration in 2021. Awards the 'Prix de thèse du Conseil Constitutionnel' to young jurists, who are then hosted at Goutelas for interdisciplinary residencies. Contributes to the château's unique positioning at the intersection of law, heritage, and culture.
• Académie Internationale des Principes de NurembergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ADAMAS programme, awarding the 'Prix de recherche' to young international law scholars who complete residencies at Goutelas. Bridges the château's cultural mission with international criminal law and human rights scholarship.
• Institut Robert Badinter (formerly IERDJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ADAMAS programme, awarding the 'Prix Vendôme' (with the Ministry of Justice) and the 'Prix Carbonnier' to young legal researchers hosted at Goutelas. Contributes scholarly expertise and national recognition to the residency programme.
• Association Internationale de Droit Économique (A.I.D.E.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ADAMAS programme since 2021, awarding thesis prizes to young scholars in international economic law. Hosts interdisciplinary dialogue at Goutelas linking legal scholarship with artistic creation.
• Association française de droit du travail et de la sécurité sociale (AFDT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ADAMAS programme, contributing to the interdisciplinary residency initiative for young legal scholars at Goutelas.
• Programme Odyssée (ACCR – Ministère de la Culture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACCR residency programme for hosting foreign artists in France's CCRs. Goutelas regularly hosts Odyssée residents (e.g., Tilt trio from Lebanon/Italy, Catalina Jaramillo from Colombia), who spend two-week residencies culminating in concerts or performances.
• Programme Nora (ACCR – Ministère de la Culture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACCR programme for hosting refugee artists in residence. Goutelas has hosted Nora residents including Mahmoud El Haddad and Nermin Habib (Egypt), ramo (Morocco/France), and Frida (Lebanon), with performances integrating LGBTQIA+ themes and Middle Eastern cultural heritage.
• Office de tourisme Loire ForezcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional tourism authority distributing the château's offerings (e.g., 'Aux ori'vignes de Goutelas' wine-tasting visits) through its visitor network and booking platform (rendezvousenforez.com).
• Comité des FêtesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organiser of the Popote chef culinary competition across Loire Forez municipalities (Sury-le-Comtal, Noirétable, Montbrison, Boën-sur-Lignon), bringing amateur cooks and local communities together in a distributed, festival-style event.
• Forez local producers (cheesemakers, winemakers, brewers, ice cream makers)minorOthersLocal Forez artisans supplying products to the food truck La Caravane: fourme cheese, Côtes du Forez wines, craft beers, artisanal ice creams, homemade cakes and desserts. Also featured in tasting events and the barbecue solaire at the Futurs possibles festival.
• Local schools and educational institutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchools across the Forez region participate in shared artistic projects, workshops, and residency encounters coordinated by the château's cultural team. Contact: [email protected].
• Radio GrenouilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarseille-based community radio, co-producing Jean-Baptiste Imbert's sound creation as part of the 'Familles dévorantes' residency project with Goutelas.
• Euphonia (atelier-studio de création sonore)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSound creation studio associated with Radio Grenouille, co-producing Jean-Baptiste Imbert's sound work as part of the 'Familles dévorantes' residency with Goutelas.
• Réseau TRACES (histoire, mémoire et actualité des migrations)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network for migration history and memory in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, partnering on the Plurielles! festival addressing feminist migrations and LGBTQIA+ trajectories from Kabul to Marcoux.
• Réseau européen In SituminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network supporting artistic creation in public spaces, providing collaboration framework for Goutelas's outdoor art installations and participatory projects.
• Centre d'études stratégiques sur la pauvreté (CESSP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch center partnering on the 'Bien commun' festival, contributing scholarly expertise on public services and democratic governance.
• Collectif pour l'Atelier de la démocratie (CTAD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective for democratic studies partnering on the 'Bien commun' festival addressing public services and citizen engagement.
• Collectif Enoki (design collective)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collective working on low-tech culinary experiments at the Futurs possibles festival. In 2026, created a solar cooking laboratory with Forez producers, including a solar-built barbecue menu.
• Les Petits débrouillards (science education)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational science education association leading the 'Bidouille et sciences' family workshop at the Futurs possibles festival, teaching scientific concepts through hands-on activities with recycled materials.
• L'Atelier Paysan (peasant tool cooperative)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFarmer-led cooperative promoting peasant autonomy through open-source, self-built tools. Partners on the 'De la surmécanisation agricole à l'outillage paysan' workshop at the Futurs possibles festival.
• L'Amicale de production (performing arts company)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerforming arts company presenting 'Big Data Yoyo' at the Futurs possibles festival, a theatrical exploration of tutorial culture and digital knowledge.
• Compagnie Titanos (circus and fair arts company)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCircus and fair arts company creating 'La Grande Bricole' (giant marble run) as a participatory installation at Goutelas, with a collective building workshop involving Forez residents.
• UV Lab (inclusive and sustainable art collective)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational art collective creating 'Zéphyr', a participatory sculpture transforming a forest clearing into an open-air stage. Born in 2014 on the route between Syria and France, the collective promotes inclusive, sustainable art combining cultural heritage with contemporary craft.
• Collectif Carton plein (participatory theatre collective)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipatory theatre collective from Puy-de-Dôme working alongside artist Costanza Matteucci on 'Femmes, au château!' — a project gathering and showcasing women's narratives from Goutelas's history, exhibited during European M(p)atrimoine Days 2025.
• Les Tombées de la Nuit (Rennes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRennes-based cultural organization, co-producer of 'Big Data Yoyo' presented at Goutelas's Futurs possibles festival.
• Culture Commune – Scène nationale du Bassin Minier du Pas-de-CalaisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational stage (scène nationale) in the Mining Basin of Pas-de-Calais, co-producer of 'Big Data Yoyo' presented at Goutelas.
• L'Atelier 231 – Centre National des Arts de la Rue et de l'Espace publicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational center for street arts and public space, co-producer of 'Big Data Yoyo' presented at Goutelas.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ferme de Villefavard: Accredited CCR in rural Limousin focused on music residencies and concerts — rural heritage venue with a similar residency-driven cultural programming model.
• Chartreuse de Villeneuve-lez-Avignon: Accredited CCR housed in a 14th-century Carthusian monastery, running residencies, festivals and heritage programming — a direct functional twin to Goutelas.
• Abbaye de Royaumont: Accredited Centre culturel de rencontre operating a historic Cistercian abbey in the Val-d'Oise with music, residency, and cultural programming highly comparable to Goutelas's CCR model.
• Abbaye de Maubuisson: Accredited CCR operating a Cistercian abbey in Val-d'Oise with contemporary art exhibitions and residencies — comparable heritage/Cultural-Meeting-Center operating model.
• Abbaye de Fontevraud: Major Loire cultural heritage site operating a royal abbey with museums, residencies, exhibitions and tourism — comparable heritage/Cultural-Meeting-Center model in the same macro-region.
• Chartreuse de Molsheim: Charterhouse-turned-cultural center in Alsace running concerts, exhibitions and residencies — comparable heritage building repurposed as a cultural meeting venue.
• Abbaye de Noirlac: Accredited CCR in a 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Saint-Amand-Montrond, with cultural programming, residencies, and rural tourism positioning parallel to Goutelas.
• Château de l'Ételan: Accredited CCR operating a 15th-century château in Normandy with cultural programming, concerts, and residencies — same chateau-based CCR model as Goutelas.

Broad incumbents

• Domaine de Chantilly: Large-scale heritage site (château, park, museum) running cultural programming, exhibitions and events — a bigger, more touristic version of the Goutelas CCR operating model.
• Centre des monuments nationaux: National public operator of more than 100 French historic monuments including châteaux and abbeys; broader incumbent providing cultural programming at scale across the same heritage category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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