WELCOME TO

CHÂTEAU DE LA BARRE

IN THE VANSSAY FAMILY SINCE 1404

EXPERIENCE THE GRACIOUS ART DE VIVRE OF FRENCH ARISTOCRACY. A HISTORIC PROPERTY WITH GRAND RECEPTION ROOMS AND EN SUITE BEDROOMS WHERE ELEGANCE, REFINEMENT AND EXCLUSIVITY REIGN SUPREME.

EXPLORE MORE

Located amidst a 100 acre private park, 2 hours from Paris at the beginning of the Loire Valley, with its famous castles. We can organize all your transfers, private chauffeurs; guides, even complete bespoke itineraries.

EXPLORE MORE

Since 1404

A FAMILY STORY

Family portrait of two couples and a baby in a long white gown, before floral curtains

THE de VANSSAY FAMILY, OF IMMEMORIAL NOBILITY, WERE ARMY OFFICERS BY PROFESSION, SERVING FRANCE UNDER THE MONARCHY, THE EMPIRE, AND FINALLY THE REPUBLIC, AS HEROES OF THE RESISTANCE.

The family has maintained their rank over the centuries by keeping its family stronghold, where all the archives are located. It is therefore an exceptional and richly documented example of the development of a family and its castle over seven centuries.

Elegant rooms

OUR SUITES & ROOMS

Prestigious family suites and elegant rooms to enjoy the understated luxury and refinement of this beautiful private Château with its 100 acre private park, its romantic gardens surrounded by XVIth c fortifications, its family chapel, its magnificent collection of antiques, oil paintings and tapestries.

Exclusive Rooms

Prestigious suites

EXPLORE MORE

Your on-site Travel in Europe by

COUNTESS CONNECTIONS

Table set for a meal on the deck of a sailing ship, with sea and mountains beyond

Grand staircase of the Opéra Garnier in Paris, with marble steps, chandeliers and painted ceilings

Man resting beside bicycles above the Circus Maximus, with the Palatine ruins beyond, Rome

Let Countess Connections design your bespoke European trip. Leave the details to us, so that you can do the enjoying! Escape the crowds of mass tourism and enjoy:

Visits before and after hours...
Exclusive invitations to privately owned châteaux meeting their owners
Last minute Opera, Concert and Sport Event tickets...
Unique Experiences...
Professional guides, chauffeurs, skippers...
Rentals of amazing homes, cars, yachts...

Explore more

Surrounded by untouched French Countryside

EXPERIENCES & ACTIVITES

Swimming pool in the park, lawn and loungers, with the château half-hidden behind tall trees

REST & RELAXATION

ACTIVITIES AT THE CHATEAU

By the pool, picnicking in the garden, playing croquet or badminton or strolling through the park.

EXPLORE

Table laid with hand-painted porcelain, cut-crystal glasses and a gilt candelabra

GRAND SIECLE DINNER

ACTIVITIES AT THE CHATEAU

Let the movie begin…dining as if you were in 1910 in the elegant 18th century dining hall.

EXPLORE

An aged bottle of Vosne-Romanée between two wine glasses on an outdoor table against a stone wall

WINE TASTING

ACTIVITIES AT THE CHATEAU

Thanks to Count de Vanssays’ extensive wine cellar, embark on a oenological journey through France.

EXPLORE

DISCOVER MORE ACTIVITIES

A smiling bride in her gown in a doorway of a blue-panelled hall with a chequered floor

Dreams come true

WEDDINGS & EVENTS

FIND OUT MORE

Bride and groom embracing in a salon with cream armchairs and floral curtains

And let her ensure that Château de la Barre becomes your own family estate for the duration of your celebration! Countess Marnie de Vanssay, with to her extensive address book, can work closely with you -or your wedding planner, should you so choose - to give your wedding the perfect blend of serenity and nobility,

FIND OUT MORE

Inspiration

GALLERY

Antique roll-top desk with brass fittings beneath a gilt-framed painting on blue damask

Striped hot-air balloon above a green valley in France, near a village church spire

Tall open oak dresser displaying porcelain, with a wedding bouquet of red flowers

Guests in period costume seated in the Grand Salon, with a crystal chandelier and gilded mirrors

ALL GALLERY