Château de la Corbe
In the heart of the Vendée, a château with Tuscan accents nestled in a 25-hectare park — to celebrate your events in a rare elegance
In Bournezeau, at the heart of the Vendée, the Château de la Corbe reveals a singular soul: that of an estate with Tuscan lines, bathed in golden light, suspended between two worlds. Its honey-coloured façades, designed at the end of the 19th century by an Italian architect, evoke the hills of Florence as much as the gentleness of the Vendée bocage. A 25-hectare park — French-style gardens, centuries-old trees, a silent lake — envelops this exceptional place in absolute serenity. Here, time stretches out. Every stone, every reflection, every moment becomes a memory.
The Château de la Corbe
An exceptional château
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Château de la Corbe
In the tranquillity of the Vendée countryside, at Bournezeau, the Château de la Corbe reveals its Italian lines, bathed in light, at the heart of a 25-hectare park. Once the property of the Daniel-Lacombe family, built at the end of the 19th century on the historic foundations of the Corbedomère, the residence today combines refinement, nature and hospitality. Here, everything breathes the sweetness of life: the honey-coloured façades, the French formal gardens, the centuries-old trees, the reflections upon the pond, and this timeless atmosphere where every moment becomes a memory.
Four centuries of Vendée memory
Four centuries of Vendée memory
It all began in 1639, when Philippe Esgonnière, the first known lord of la Corbedomère, married Charlotte Baud and laid the foundations of an estate that would endure through the centuries. Four years later, in 1643, he had the chapel built that still stands today in the grounds — its Romanesque granite portal, its austere buttresses, its square bell turret — the last intact vestige of the former manor house, a silent witness to nearly four hundred years of Vendée history.
For almost two centuries, the estate remained in the hands of the Esgonnière family, quietly weathering the upheavals of the Revolution and the Wars of the Vendée. At the dawn of the 19th century, it passed by will to Pierre Marie Daniel-Lacombe, canon of Luçon Cathedral and vicar general of the diocese — a man of the Church, a man of letters, heir to a lineage deeply rooted in Vendée soil.
Then came 1898, and with it the turning point that gave the château its soul as we know it today. Henri Daniel-Lacombe, a doctor of law and a cultivated man, had the old dwelling torn down and entrusted an Italian architect with the task of raising in its place something unprecedented: a château in the Mediterranean style, with Tuscan lines, bathed in the golden light of the countryside. The honey-coloured façades, the loggias, the pavilions — everything here evokes the gentleness of the hills of Florence, set at the heart of the Vendée bocage. An improbable encounter. An obvious harmony.
Sold in 1919 to the Guitton family and handed down from generation to generation, the estate joined the Lieux d'Exception group in 2025, opening a new chapter: one of celebration, refinement and shared emotion.
The chapel of 1643 still keeps watch.
An exceptional experience
The Ceremony
The Cocktail
An elegant orangery, a cocktail beneath the trees, or an intimate lounge: several spaces await you to prolong the magic of this unique moment.
The Reception
The Orangery — beneath its light-filled glass roof, up to 300 guests can gather for a seated dinner, in an understated and welcoming elegance, within a refined and warm atmosphere.
The Evening
Some places are not meant to be visited. They are meant to be felt.
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