Next door a walk up the château’s private drive
Les Gîtes de Beille
Les Cabannes, by the river
Villas at the foot of the drive, so your guests can walk up to the château and home again at the end of the night.
Ariège · Location Hire
Every Room, Every State
Bare plaster, gilded panelling, old stone, and an eighteenth-century façade.
Les pièces The rooms
The Rooms
Rooms Between Ruin and Restoration
About fifty-five rooms, in every state between ruin and restored. The walls stay as they are.
The château is a Class I Historic Monument, so every shoot is agreed with us in advance, and priced on request.
La lumière The light
On Location
The Light and the Walls
Light through tall windows, plaster as the centuries left it, and rooms at every stage of their return. Very few locations look like this, because very few are allowed to stay this way.
En images In pictures
Shot at Gudanes
Fashion, bridal and editorial work in rooms between ruin and restoration.
A bridal shoot on the steps 
An editorial shoot in the salon 
A gown on the drive 
The music room 
A red dress on the staircase 
A salon brought back 
Under the blossom 
A salon, the chandelier lit 
On the steps 
A tall window 
Two sofas by the fire 
A furniture shoot in a salon, at Christmas 
The château below the cliffs
Pour l’équipe For the crew
Where the Crew Stays
The crew can stay on site, at the château itself, or in one of three places close by that we suggest.
About 1 km two minutes by car
Maison Beaucoup
Les Cabannes, the village by the château
Three very large rooms in a fully restored nineteenth-century presbytery, with its own restaurant. Up to six guests.
About 2 km five minutes by car
Les Granges de Léo
Aston, a neighbouring village
Six wooden chalets of two bedrooms each, and three large houses of stone and wood, with a pool in summer.
Each is booked directly. Ask us, and we will gladly tell you which would suit your party.
Photoshoots
Questions Crews Ask
Can we see the château before we book?
Yes, and we would rather you did. Come and look before you book a day: better to see the scaffolding then than to find it on the morning of a shoot.
Does a shoot need to be agreed in advance?
Yes. The château is a Class I Historic Monument, so every shoot is agreed with us beforehand.
What does a shoot cost?
Every shoot is priced on request. Tell us your dates, the size of your crew and what you need the rooms to do.
Where can the crew stay?
On site, at the château itself, or in one of three places close by that we suggest: Les Gîtes de Beille at the foot of the drive, Maison Beaucoup about a kilometre away, and Les Granges de Léo about two.
Can we have power, a darkened room or vehicle access?
Tell us what you need, and we will say plainly what is possible.
Is anything else happening at the château during a shoot?
No. Only one event runs at the château at once.
Tell Us
What Are You Shooting?
Dates, crew size, and what you need the rooms to do. Tell us if you need power, a room darkened for filming, or vehicle access, and we will say plainly what is possible.
One at a time Only one event runs at the château at once.
Venez voir Come and look
Before You Commit
See It First
Come and look before you book a day. We would rather you saw the scaffolding than found it on the morning of a shoot.
Monument Historique · Classé A Class I Historic Monument, restored under French heritage law since 2013