Château du Deffay

A wonderful view of the lake and park

The château du Deffay, built in the 19th century by the ancestors of the owners, is situated near the Parc de Grande Brière, near La Baule and Guérande, between Nantes and Vannes. Five generations of family history awaits you. Tanneguy and Elisabeth de Vassart will be delighted to welcome you to their family home. You will appreciate the quiet, restful atmosphere and the wonderful views of the lake and park, and enjoy the refined décor and the comfortable rooms. We offer you the possibility of a dinner by reservation.

Accommodation and rates

Our rooms in the castle

  • 4 rooms and 1 suite :

    1st floor:
  • 1 suite with 1 double room and 1 twin room, private bathroom and WC.
  • 2 double rooms.

    2nd floor:
  • 1 twin room.
  • 1 double room and a small lounge in the tower.

    All rooms have private bathroom and wc.

Prices

Double room: from €100€ to €190
Breakfast included

Our gites and furnished in outbuildings

"Gîte au Château" for 4 to 6 people, Full comfort

Host table

Table d'hôtes on reservation

Catering

  • Michelin-starred restaurants

Activities

Leisure on site

  • Indoor swimming pool
  • Tennis
  • Fishing
  • Pedalos

Leisure nearby

  • 3 international golf courses
  • Beach
  • Watersports
  • Horse riding
  • Guérande salt marshes
  • Small boat strol in the National Park of La Grande Brière
  • Château de La Bretesche 5 km away (golf course)
  • Nantes, Muscadet country

To know

  • Credit card accepted
  • Open all year
  • Reception room
  • Seminar room
  • Suitable for families
  • Swimming pool
  • Table d'hôtes
  • WIFI
  • Breakfast included: Yes
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Expériences à vivre au château

Timeless stay

Come and enjoy the singing of the birds, stroll under a hundred year old tree, ... a return to your roots.

Discovery of the Parc de Brière

Enjoy a boat trip in the Parc de Brière located at the gates of the castle to discover this way of life and this ornithological wealth, unique in France for its wetland.

Saint Nazaire and its construction sites

The world of Transatlantic shipping thanks to a total immersion with Escal'Atlantique, the world record liner building factory or the AIRBUS factory... Saint-Nazaire, very close to Le Deffay, promises breathtaking.

Location

  • N165 from Nantes to Vannes, exit 13, take the D33 towards Herbignac, pass through le Calvaire de Pontchâteau, 2 km further on turn right towards Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne.