Opening times, prices and practical information - access to the ticket office
L'abbaye bénédictine de Charlieu vous accueille toute l'année.
Niché au coeur d'une ville classée "village de caractère", cet ensemble monastique doté de qualités architecturales remarquables ne vous laissera pas indifférent.
Opening hours
January: only from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays
February - March: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. every day except Tuesday
April - May: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 6 p.m. every day except Tuesday
June - July - August: From 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. every day
September - October: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 6 p.m. every day except Tuesday
November - December: only on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (1st and 11th November) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m.
⌛No admittance more than thirty minutes before closing time.
✅ Exceptional opening : 1st November and 11th November
⛔ Dates on which the site is closed every year: 1st January, 24th, 25th and 31st December.
ℹ Opening times are subject to change
Prices
Unguided tours
Full price: €4 / Concessions: €3
Reduced rate on presentation of proof of entitlement for students, jobseekers, RSA claimants and disabled people.
Free for children aged under 12 and anyone accompanying a disabled person
Guided tours
Full price: €4.50 / Concessions: €3.50
Reduced rate on presentation of proof that you are aged 12-18, students, jobseekers, RSA claimants and disabled people.
Free for children aged under 12 and anyone accompanying a disabled person
Groups of ten people and more:
€4
One person gets in free for every twenty paying visitors.
Free for the driver and accompanying person
The multi-site pass
(Château de la Bâtie d’Urfé, Pommiers Priory, Charlieu Abbey, Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu Monastery)
Full price: €7.50 (two sites) / €10.50 (three sites) / €13.50 (four sites)
Concessions: €6.50 (two sites) / €9.50 (three sites) / €12.50 (four sites)
For groups of 10 or more people: €6.50 (two sites) / €9 (three sites) / €11.50 (four sites)
Reduced rate on presentation of proof that you are aged 12-18, students, jobseekers, RSA claimants and disabled people.
Free for children aged under 12 and anyone accompanying a disabled person
Thematic tours, conferences and family events
Single price: €4.50
Workshops for young people
Single price: €4.50
Free: accompanying adult
Shows
Single price: €5
The following means of payment are accepted:
Credit or debit cardCheque bancaireCash
Practical information
Where to eat
Although there is no catering service available on the site, the Benedictine Abbey is a ten-minute walk from Charlieu town centre where you will find a large choice of restaurants.
Useful contact: Charlieu-Belmont Tourist Office: 04.77.60.12.42.
The shop
The Benedictine Abbey has a shop offering a wide range of products, including a selection of books about heritage and history, novels, books for young people, local food products along with monastic products, postcards, etc.
The shop is open while the site is open to the public.
