Château de Vaux
A privately hired estate in the heart of Champagne country, with a vast timber framed barn for the party and enough rooms on site to keep the whole celebration together for the weekend.
Château de Vaux sits near Fouchères in the Aube, around two hours from Paris and an hour from Reims, so it suits couples who want a true French country wedding within easy reach of the capital and the Champagne houses.
The heart of the venue is La Grange, a 260 square metre timber framed barn that seats from sixty up to around 250 guests for dinner, with an orangery alongside for the welcome drinks or a wet weather plan.
You hire the estate exclusively, with roughly one hundred beds across the property, which makes it a relaxed weekend venue rather than a single day hire.
Château de Vaux is a privately hired wedding estate near Fouchères in the Aube, in the Champagne region of north eastern France. The barn, La Grange, seats from around sixty to 250 guests for dinner, and the estate sleeps close to one hundred across its rooms and gites, so the party can stay together. It is around two hours from Paris and one hour from Reims. Pricing is quoted per wedding, so confirm the current rate, capacity and ceremony options directly with the estate. Note this is the country estate near Fouchères, not the Château de Vaux le Vicomte near Paris.
A barn, an orangery and a weekend in Champagne.
Style and setting
Château de Vaux is a country estate near Fouchères in the Aube, in the Grand Est region that takes in the Champagne vineyards. The grounds give a calm rural backdrop, with a private orchard and farmyard that work well for an outdoor ceremony in good weather, and the architecture has the unfussy charm of a working French estate rather than a grand palace.
Capacity
The centrepiece is La Grange, a 260 square metre barn with an impressive exposed timber frame that holds from around sixty to 250 guests for a seated dinner and evening party. A 110 square metre orangery sits alongside for the wine of honour, a brunch or a wet weather alternative, so the layout flexes with your guest list and the season.
Staying on site
The estate offers close to one hundred beds across roughly thirty six rooms, with a large gite for the wider party and a smaller gite for close family and witnesses. That accommodation is what turns Château de Vaux from a single day hire into a proper weekend, with everyone waking up together on the morning after.
What it costs
Château de Vaux is hired exclusively and priced per wedding rather than from a fixed published rate, with the total shaped by your guest count, the season and how many nights you take the accommodation. Catering, drinks, flowers and production sit on top of the hire. Treat any figure you are quoted as a starting point and confirm the full cost directly with the estate.
Ask about Château de Vaux.
We will check availability for your date, share a realistic all in cost and introduce a planner who knows the estate and the Champagne region. We reply within two business days and it costs you nothing.
A barn weekend rewards a planner who knows the region.
A weekend in a country barn means building catering, florals, production and guest transfers around a rural estate, where a planner who knows the Aube and the Champagne suppliers earns their fee. We will introduce a planner experienced with estate weddings in north eastern France.
Wedding planners in FranceChâteau de Vaux, answered.
Is this the same as Vaux le Vicomte?
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No. This is the country estate near Fouchères in the Aube, in the Champagne region. It is a different property from the Château de Vaux le Vicomte near Paris. Confirm you are enquiring with the right estate for your date.
How many guests can the barn hold?
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La Grange seats from around sixty up to about 250 guests for a dinner and evening party, with the orangery alongside for drinks or a wet weather plan. Confirm the exact figure for your layout with the estate.
Can guests stay on site?
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Yes. The estate offers close to one hundred beds across its rooms and gites, so the core of the party can stay together across the weekend. Block book early for peak dates.
How far is it from Paris?
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Around two hours by road, with Reims and Dijon about an hour away and the A5 motorway close by. Most guests fly into Paris and drive down.
Can we get legally married at the château?
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France requires the civil ceremony at a local mairie, so most international couples handle the legal step at home or the town hall and hold a symbolic ceremony in the grounds. A local planner will guide the paperwork.
When is the best time to marry here?
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May to September gives the warmest, longest days for an outdoor ceremony and a barn party that runs into the evening. Late spring and early autumn are quieter and still lovely.
Photography is licensed stock from Unsplash, shown to evoke the setting. It does not depict the venue itself.
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