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Château de Paon
Wedding venue listing
- Hire price & duration
- From £6,650 for 2 days/1 night
- Catering options
- Caterer recommended
- Curfew
- 3am
Still to confirm: starting price. Facts recorded 28 September 2026. Confirm the seated layout, included rooms and a full quote for your dates.
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Your celebration, in context.
At Château de Paon in the Arles area, the celebration and the overnight stay have different sizes: 100 event guests and 24 sleeping places are listed. You could bring a smaller group together on site, then arrange nearby rooms for the rest. At the full listed guest count, 76 people would need somewhere else to sleep if everyone stays.
The facilities entry mentions Swimming pool. These details can help shape the time around the wedding itself. Check which facilities are included in your hire and available during your chosen month.
For food, the source says “Caterer recommended”. Find out whether those caterers are suggestions or a condition of the hire, and arrange quotes before deciding.
Hire is described as “Dry hire offered — confirm inclusions”. Without a supported starting price, a written proposal is the useful next step. Give the venue your dates, event size and overnight needs in the same enquiry.
The recorded music rule is “3am”. Confirm how this applies to outdoor music, the indoor party and the final departure of guests.
The access note is “Disabled access”. Discuss the actual route between parking, ceremony, dining room, toilets and bedrooms with the venue; this note does not establish step-free access throughout.
MAKE THE PLACE YOUR OWN
The finer details.
- Hire price & duration
- From £6,650 for 2 days/1 night
- Hire arrangement
- Dry hire offered — confirm inclusions
- Max. guest capacity
- 100 pers. max.
- Max. sleeping capacity
- Sleeps 24
- Catering options
- Caterer recommended
- Closest airport(s)
- Nîmes (25 min), Marseille (55 min)
- Extra facilities
- Swimming pool
- LGBT friendly
- LGBT+ friendly
- Pets
- Pets accepted on request
- Disabled access
- Disabled access
- Air conditioning
- Air conditioning
- Curfew
- 3am
- Wifi
- Wifi
Reported in the public venue listing, 28 September 2026. Travel times are source estimates. Confirm facilities, access, prices and restrictions for your dates.
A few questions for this place
- Which room and seating plan does the 100-guest figure cover?
- Where would you suggest the remaining 76 guests stay if we fill the venue?
- How do the music rules change between the indoor and outdoor spaces?
EVERY LITTLE DETAIL
A place to picture
your whole celebration.
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A FEEL FOR THE SEASON · 2001–2020 AVERAGES
The seasons around Château de Paon.
MONTHS TO CONSIDER
May, June, September
Our starting suggestion for milder temperatures and lower average rainfall. Your ideal month will also depend on the spaces, guest plans and availability.
Jan8°
48 mmMean temperature 7.78 degrees Celsius; estimated monthly precipitation 48 millimetres.
Feb8°
35 mmMean temperature 7.99 degrees Celsius; estimated monthly precipitation 35 millimetres.
Mar11°
44 mmMean temperature 10.88 degrees Celsius; estimated monthly precipitation 44 millimetres.
Apr14°
53 mmMean temperature 14.04 degrees Celsius; estimated monthly precipitation 53 millimetres.
May18°
44 mmMean temperature 17.59 degrees Celsius; estimated monthly precipitation 44 millimetres.
Jun22°
28 mmMean temperature 22.11 degrees Celsius; estimated monthly precipitation 28 millimetres.
Jul25°
17 mmMean temperature 24.74 degrees Celsius; estimated monthly precipitation 17 millimetres.
Aug24°
22 mmMean temperature 24.41 degrees Celsius; estimated monthly precipitation 22 millimetres.
Sep21°
52 mmMean temperature 20.69 degrees Celsius; estimated monthly precipitation 52 millimetres.
Oct17°
78 mmMean temperature 16.99 degrees Celsius; estimated monthly precipitation 78 millimetres.
Nov12°
79 mmMean temperature 12.19 degrees Celsius; estimated monthly precipitation 79 millimetres.
Dec9°
45 mmMean temperature 8.69 degrees Celsius; estimated monthly precipitation 45 millimetres.
Temperature is the monthly mean across day and night (°C), not the afternoon high. Rainfall is an estimated monthly total (mm). Highlighted months are our suggestions.
Where these figures come from & how we choose months
NASA POWER modelled area climatology, January 2001–December 2020, retrieved 28 September 2026. This is historical climate guidance, not a forecast or a measurement at the venue. The area query is centred at 43.500° N, 4.375° E; the meteorological grid is about 0.5° × 0.625°. Elevation, coast and local shelter can change conditions substantially.
We select the three months with the lowest score: distance of the monthly mean from 20°C, plus twice the average daily precipitation in millimetres. This is an editorial preference for mild, relatively dry conditions, not an official wedding-season rating. Monthly precipitation is mean mm/day multiplied by calendar days, using 28 for February. Always plan an indoor alternative.
View the original NASA POWER data ↗Compare summer with May and September
July has the warmest June–August mean in this area dataset, at 24.7°C. For a different seasonal comparison, look at September: its mean is 20.7°C, with about 52 mm of rain over the month.
| Month | Day-and-night mean | Monthly rain |
|---|---|---|
| May | 17.6°C | 44 mm |
| June | 22.1°C | 28 mm |
| July | 24.7°C | 17 mm |
| August | 24.4°C | 22 mm |
| September | 20.7°C | 52 mm |
| October | 17.0°C | 78 mm |
For warmer dates, ask about shade and cooling. For cooler dates, ask about evening shelter and heating. Neither a lower monthly rainfall total nor a suggested month removes the need for an indoor plan.
Calculated from the NASA POWER area data credited in the chart above. These are historical averages, not forecasts, daytime highs or availability.
Choosing a month: weather and guest travel →PUT YOUR PLANS ON THE MAP
Find your way to Château de Paon.
A sense of place.
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Planning your wedding at Château de Paon.
Could all of our wedding guests stay here?
The listing records 100 event guests and 24 overnight places. At full event capacity, 76 people would need rooms elsewhere if everyone wanted to stay. Ask for the bedroom breakdown, extra-bed arrangements and nights included.
Can we choose our catering?
The source-listed detail is: “Caterer recommended”. Confirm the permitted suppliers, kitchen use, staffing and drinks charges before booking.
What do we know about private hire?
The source-listed detail is: “Dry hire offered — confirm inclusions”. Ask which buildings, gardens and dates are reserved for your group.
What are the music arrangements?
The source-listed detail is: “3am”. Confirm the rules for indoor and outdoor music and when guests need to leave.
Answers use the dated facts on this page. Confirm current packages and arrangements directly with the venue.
GET YOUR BEARINGS
Staying around Arles
The matched commune is Arles, with 51,811 residents in the stored French administrative reference. Use the commune name when comparing places to stay and arranging a venue visit. Nearby reference towns include Beaucaire, Tarascon and Saint-Gilles. The distances in the travel guide are measured in a straight line.
République française / DINUM, API Découpage administratif, retrieved 3 September 2026. Population is the value supplied in that snapshot, not a 2026 estimate. Matched by commune code; the commune is not a verified venue entrance. Selected fields and editorial interpretation under Licence Ouverte 2.0.
MAKE A LITTLE MORE OF THE JOURNEY
A few useful points on the map.
Airports to compare
For the flight search, start by comparing Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport (FNI), roughly 20 km from the listed location as the crow flies.
- Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport FNI · FR≈ 20 km
- Avignon Caumont airport AVN · FR≈ 35 km
- Marseille Provence Airport MRS · FR≈ 55 km
These are map distances, not driving distances or transfer times. Compare current routes and onward travel before booking.
Explore the wider area
Look around Arles as well as the venue itself. These nearby towns may help you plan a visit or widen an accommodation search.
- Beaucaire≈ 10 km
- Tarascon≈ 15 km
- Saint-Gilles≈ 15 km
Distances run straight to each town’s reference centre. They do not confirm hotel availability or journey times.
Sources and distance method
Airport reference: OurAirports, public-domain data retrieved 29 August 2026. We compare medium and large airports marked as having scheduled service in that snapshot; routes may have changed. Town reference: République française / DINUM, API Découpage administratif, retrieved 3 September 2026, Licence Ouverte 2.0. Towns shown have at least 10,000 residents in that reference. Distances are calculated from the source map point and rounded to the nearest 5 km. Source points can represent a town rather than a venue entrance.
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A MONTH THAT FITS YOUR PLANS
When does the area get busy?
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur · the accommodation season
August accounted for 19.9% of recorded accommodation nights in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur in 2025. Of May, June and September, May had the fewest nights in this series.
Use this alongside the climate chart when comparing months. A quieter month in the regional totals does not establish room availability or lower wedding prices.
| Month | Share of year | Nights spent |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3.4% | 1,922,963 |
| February | 4.1% | 2,327,924 |
| March | 4.4% | 2,517,824 |
| April | 7.8% | 4,441,343 |
| May | 8.9% | 5,085,269 |
| June | 11.2% | 6,426,186 |
| July | 17.2% | 9,860,220 |
| August | 19.9% | 11,405,551 |
| September | 10.3% | 5,923,987 |
| October | 6.6% | 3,757,773 |
| November | 2.9% | 1,650,649 |
| December | 3.4% | 1,972,332 |
Eurostat regional accommodation data, retrieved 29 August 2026. Statistical areas can differ from today’s administrative regions. Sources and geography
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Peak in the displayed tourism series
August has the highest recorded share (19.9%) among 12 months in this table. This retains the regional series and reference year shown above; it does not establish demand or availability for this particular venue.