Description
Located some 20 km North of Toulouse, the Castle is a unique testimony of the
architecture and the art of gardens in the middle of the 18C in the
Midi-Pyrenees region. The garden of box trees, the main curiosity of the park,
with 6 km of alleys, is the largest in Europe. The chateau is a unique place for
receptions and seminars.
Weddings, Receptions & Seminars
The Castle and his park represent an exceptional frame for the organization of
receptions, parties, weddings, filming sessions, cocktails and other events. We
can put you to disposition two big rooms in bricks and obvious framework, with
an outside terrace of 280 m² (possibility to cover it) giving on the garden of
boxwood:
The Chalvet's Room : 130 m² (110 seated people)
The Bernuy's Room : 180 m² (200 seated people)
A caterer space with cold room
Possibility of a space for children (on enquiry)
The interior court of the Castle offers a total surface about 600 m² located in
the "U" formed by the Castle.
The big terrace behind the Castle, exposed to the East, offers a surface of 800
m² opening on the perspective of the boxwood garden and giving a pleasant view
on the park.
The Chateau
The Chinese Salon:
According to the taste of the 18C, the salon is entirely decorated by paintings
representing daily life in China. They were realised by the painter Gilles Pin
who was teaching at the Royal Fine Arts Academy of Toulouse. This octagonal
room, whose vast volume was the scene of balls and festivities, opens out onto
the terrace and the park by three large French windows.
The winter salon:
Located on the right hand side of the Chinese Salon, coming from the Entrance
Hall, the Winter Salon has more intimate proportions. A series of 17C Brussels
tapestries adorn the walls. They are called "Verdures à personnages" which means
tapestries with mainly a vegetal decoration and some characters. Originally they
were laid out in one of the Toulouse private mansion and were moved to Merville
after the construction of the castle.
The grand bed chamber:
The room is shown as it was in the 18C with its suspended canopy bed and its
silk and needlework original fabrics. The walls are adorned with the next 16C
Brussels tapestries. The regional Louis XV armchairs and chairs are covered with
their original silk and velvet materials: because of existing hooks, the covers
could be changed twice a year. The secretary in marquetry is from Louis XVI
period. The cradle is from Napoleon III period. The cupboard is Empire style
(French style during the reign of Napoleon I 1804-1815).
The bureau:
In this room, 16C tapestries line the walls : they are also from Brussels and
show scenes of the Trojan War. Their wide borders show the quality of the work
of the weavers. Their colours have been remarkably preserved : blue and red are
predominant. The four panels above the doors representing the Henri-Auguste de
Chalvet-Rochemonteix family, under the allegory of the four seasons.
Companies
The following companies have used the
facilities that the chateau has to offer:
Alcatel Space Industry
British Aerospace
Crédit Agricole
IBM
Laboratoires Fabre
Lexmarck
Météo France
NOVERGIE Sud-Ouest
PIONEER Electronique
