Film & Photography
A Renaissance château you can shoot in
A 16th-century façade, panelled rooms, a stone barn and stables, an hour from Paris. Exclusive use, by the day.
The location at a glance
A 16th-century set,
and nothing modern in frame
- Period
- Built in the 16th century, in the Renaissance style. The interiors are original and have been kept that way.
- Protection
- Listed by the French state as a monument historique, the national protection that governs what may be altered or built on the estate.
- Exteriors
- Renaissance front, pepperpot turrets, slate roofs, a horseshoe staircase, wrought-iron gates, the main courtyard, stone and brick outbuildings, stables and five timber lodges.
- Interiors
- Reception rooms with period panelling, marble fireplaces, mirrored overmantels and chevron parquet. A stone barn with bare walls and its original oak roof.
- Grounds
- 23 hectares (57 acres), walled all round. Lawns, bridle paths and woodland.
- Where
- Marolles-sur-Seine, Île-de-France. One hour from Paris by the A5 motorway.
- Hire
- Exclusive hire of the whole estate, by the day, midweek or at the weekend.
- Seasons
- Open all year. Summer lawns, winter snow on the stone.
- Recces
- By appointment with Jérôme or Julien. Both speak English.
Recce it from here
Nine views of the estate,
and a short walk between them
In summer and in snow. Whatever stands behind each of these is the estate too, because the wall runs all the way round.
What shoots here
Drama, photography
and commercials
Period film and television
Renaissance façade. Horseshoe staircase, painted panelling, stables in stone and brick. The estate is listed, and the walls keep the 21st century out of the wide shot.
Photography
Fashion editorial, bridal collections, couple portraits, lifestyle campaigns. Daylight reaches a long way into the rooms through the tall mullioned windows. Outdoors, June and January are two different locations.
Music videos, commercials and branded content
The estate is let by the day. One production at a time, and nothing else running on the estate. Drawing rooms, a bare stone barn and a pair of wrought-iron gates stand within a few metres of each other, so the trucks do not move.
Working on the estate
A car park inside the walls. Indoor space of 60 to 240 m² when the weather turns. Beds for 45 on site, so a two-day shoot can stay put.
Questions from productions
What productions
usually ask first
Can a production hire the whole estate for a single day?
Yes. The estate is let by the day, midweek or at the weekend, with exclusive use of the house, the outbuildings and the grounds. Jérôme or Julien take productions round by appointment.
What is on the estate, and what will be in shot?
The exteriors are a 16th-century Renaissance front with pepperpot turrets, a horseshoe staircase, wrought-iron gates, stone and brick outbuildings, stables and five timber lodges. Indoors there are reception rooms with period panelling, marble fireplaces and chevron parquet, plus a stone barn under its original oak roof. All of it stands inside 57 acres of walled grounds.
Has the estate worked with productions before?
Photo shoots, film shoots and historical re-enactments come here regularly. The Napoleonic re-enactments arrive with encampments and cavalry, and they put large-scale projections on the façade.
Where does the crew park, and can they stay on the estate?
Vehicles park inside the walls. Five timber lodges stand in the grounds and the estate sleeps 45, so a crew shooting two days does not have to drive back to Paris. Indoor space runs from 60 to 240 m² if the weather turns.
Get in touch
Tell us about the production
Dates, the spaces you need, the size of the unit, anything you have to bring in. Send us that much and we will set up a recce. Jérôme and Julien answer the phone themselves, and both speak English.