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Bastide · Provençal Wine-estate Bastide
Château des Demoiselles
Château des Demoiselles is located in La Motte, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The venue accommodates up to 120 guests, from €6,200.
Reviewed by Anne-Sophie Boubals, Editor-in-Chief. Updated April 2026.
About This Venue
An 1830 Provençal bastide on a 300-hectare organic wine estate in the Var
Château des Demoiselles is an 1830 Provençal bastide hidden in the Esclans valley of the Var, on a 300-hectare organic wine estate that the Bertin family rebuilt around the original Domaine Saint-Michel d'Esclans. The bastide is privatised in full for weddings: a courtyard sheltered by century-old plane trees seats up to 120 guests for an outdoor reception, with the bastide interior and a fitted Provençal kitchen accepting up to 40 indoors for a standing cocktail dinner. Seven bedrooms across the bastide sleep 14, and the wider estate carries Agriculture Biologique organic certification, HVE Level 3, and a Natura 2000 designation across vines, forest and olive groves. Compare similar [Provence wedding venues](/best/wedding-venues-in-provence/) or browse [vineyard wedding venues across France](/best/vineyard-wedding-venues-in-france/).
Owned by Aurélie Bertin
The Venue History
19th century · Provençal bastide
Built in 1830 in the heart of the Esclans valley, the bastide was a former property of the Grimaldi family of Monaco. The Bertin family, the current owners, first held the estate between 1956 and 1978 under the name Domaine Saint-Michel d'Esclans. After a long absence, the family returned in 2005, took possession of the bastide and the surrounding vineyard, and renamed the estate Château des Demoiselles. The name honours the Demoiselles de Provence, the daughters of the last Count of Provence and Toulouse, who all went on to become queens of European houses. The estate also played a role in the Liberation of Provence: on 15 August 1944, American paratroopers landed in its fields. Aurélie Bertin officially took the helm in 2007 and has run both family properties, Château Sainte Roseline and Château des Demoiselles, for over thirteen years.
Notable Features
- • Full-bastide Privatisation Saturday 15h To Sunday 17h, Including One Night For 14 Across 7 Bedrooms
- • Up To 120 Guests Outdoors Under Century-old Plane Trees; 40 Indoors For A Standing Cocktail Dinner
- • 300-hectare Organic Estate With HVE Level 3, Natura 2000, And Agriculture Biologique Certifications
Spaces & Capacity
Plane-tree Courtyard
Outdoor- Century-old Plane Trees
- Open-air
Estate Lawns
Outdoor- Open Lawns
- Vine Views
Ceremony Lawn
Outdoor- Bastide Backdrop
- Chapel Option
Pool & Garden
Outdoor- Unheated Pool
- Sun Loungers
Bastide Interior
Indoor- Entrance Hall
- Living Room
Accommodation
The Bastide
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Bastide privatisation from Saturday 15h to Sunday 17h, including one night for 14 guests, from €6,200 TTC.
Minimum 1 nights
Packages
Bastide Privatisation
From €6,200
- Bastide privatisation Saturday 15h to Sunday 17h
- One night's accommodation for 14
- Bed linen and towels
- Use of bastide interior (hall, salon, dining room, catering kitchen)
- Use of courtyard, lawns, ceremony area, pool
- Private parking for couple, vendors and guests
- × Furniture for cocktail and dinner (€350 to €500 by guest count)
- × Ceremony chair set-up if Option 1 or 2 selected
- × Catering, drinks, decor, music
- × Tent rental (mandatory pre-booking via partner provider)
Furniture supplement (cocktail + dinner, both days)
- 40 to 80 guests: €350 TTC
- 81 to 100 guests: €450 TTC
- 101 to 120 guests: €500 TTC
Ceremony chairs Option 1 , venue installs and removes
From €1,000
- Set-up
- Take-down
Ceremony chairs Option 2 , chairs installed and left in place
From €500
- Set-up only
Ceremony chairs Option 3 , couple's responsibility
0- Chairs delivered
- × Set-up
- × Take-down
Additional night
From €2,000
- One additional night for 14 guests
What’s included
- Bastide privatisation Sat 15h to Sun 17h
- Accommodation for 14
- Bed linen and towels
- Bastide interior and grounds
- Private parking
Not included
- Furniture supplement
- Ceremony chair set-up (Options 1 and 2)
- Catering
- Drinks
- Tent rental
- Welcome essentials (toiletries)
Features & Amenities
Venue Features
Amenities & Activities
Provençal grounds: vines, olive groves, forest paths, and the bastide's plane-tree courtyard. Four self-guided nature paths (vineyard 2.1km, woodland 3.8km, Endre 6.2km, Red Rocks 8km) wind across the wider estate; the Natura 2000 designation protects the resident flora and fauna.
Getting There
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By Air
- Nice Côte d'Azur approx. 1h by car
- Marseille Provence approx. 1h30 by car
- Toulon-Hyères approx. 1h by car
By Train
- Les Arcs-Draguignan TGV approx. 15 minutes by car
- Saint-Raphaël TGV approx. 30 minutes by car
By Road
A8 motorway, exit 36 Le Muy
Key Distances
- Paris approx. 5h by TGV from Paris Gare de Lyon to Les Arcs-Draguignan
- Le Muy approx. 4km
- Draguignan approx. 15km
- Saint-Tropez approx. 35km
- Cannes approx. 45km
- Nice approx. 70km
La Motte, Var, France
The estate sits between the red-rock Estérel massif and the Massif des Maures, with vines, forest and olive groves spread across a Natura 2000 zone in the Esclans valley. Red clay and chalk soils run through the property; the bastide grounds open onto views of the vines, the swimming pool, the olive grove, or the Roquebrune rock depending on aspect.
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