The Dupont family owns a vast estate which it inherited and which it decided to relaunch a few years ago.
You know Antoine Dupont the rugby player, captain of the French team and Olympic rugby sevens champion. But do you know Antoine Dupont the businessman? The rugby player owns a large family estate with his brother. After initially leaving the premises, Antoine and Clément Dupont decided to relaunch the activity of the Barthas estate in 2018.
“We have perpetuated the tradition. The name Dupont in Castelnau was known long before us. We are the seventh generation of hoteliers-restaurateurs, so it’s been a while. And then we know that a hotel-restaurant in a village is also what makes the life of the village, so when it closed, it was hard for us, but it was also hard for the whole canton. That’s also why we were keen. heart to bring this back to life, this village life”, explained the French international in a report for Brut. “Reviving a renowned family business, highlighting our sense of welcome, offering a place to live and share, this is our ambition since the renovation and reopening of the Domaine de Barthas” we can read on the domain website.
“The first difficulty was that we knew we were embarking on something additional to our daily lives. It’s a family project because we get everyone involved.”explained his brother during the reopening for France Bleu. It’s a place to which we have been very attached since our childhood. We grew up on the estate which was an annex to the Dupont hotel-restaurant in the village.”
The very vast area offers you a large number of events. Do you want to get married in a sumptuous setting? The venue can accommodate up to 250 guests, including a bar area and a terrace overlooking a well-kept park.
To go green, you can also find your account with a dedicated location for a business seminar or simply a family meeting. You can also visit the black pig farm, a real gold mine, with tasting of course. And for those who want to live the experience to the fullest, the place also offers up to 49 beds to enjoy until the early hours. For fans, you can sleep in the family cottage, where Antoine and his brother grew up.