Site Des Megalithes

What Site Des Megalithes does

Site des Mégalithes de Locmariaquer is a French public cultural heritage site operated by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture. The site preserves and presents a cluster of Neolithic megalithic monuments in Locmariaquer, Brittany, including La Table des Marchands, Le Grand Menhir brisé, and Le tumulus d'Er Grah — assets inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2024 as part of the Carnac and Morbihan shores designation. The site is operated by a small team of 9 employees and offers a standard admission priced at €7 per adult, with free entry for visitors under 26, alongside a dedicated program of English-language guided tours, archaeological animations, family workshops, and temporary exhibitions (e.g., Lasc'Art scheduled for May–June 2027).

The site generates revenue across four streams: (1) one-time admission fees via the Centre des Monuments Nationaux centralized ticketing platform, (2) recurring subscription revenue through the Passion Monuments program — an annual subscription providing unlimited access to 80+ French national monuments, available in solo or duo formats, (3) retail revenue from heritage publications and educational books sold through the Boutique du Patrimoine online store (e.g., titles at €4.50–€35), and (4) donations and corporate/foundation partnerships. Distribution is direct-to-consumer across multiple customer segments: individual tourists and families (primary), school and teacher groups, organized adult groups and tourism professionals, disabled visitors, and social-sector community groups. The site holds Tourisme & Handicap certification and is marketed through its own website, an email newsletter, and integration with the broader Centre des Monuments Nationaux brand ecosystem.

Name

Site Des Megalithes

Legal name

Centre des monuments nationaux

Website

https://locmariaquer.monuments-nationaux.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Site des Mégalithes de Locmariaquer is a French government-operated UNESCO World Heritage megalithic site in Brittany, offering public access to Neolithic monuments, guided tours, exhibitions, and educational programs under the Centre des Monuments Nationaux network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Heritage Tourism

NAICS

Historical Sites (71212), Historical Sites (712120)

akta.pro primary industry

Historic Sites, Heritage Landmarks & Archaeological Sites (THAJACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

UNESCO & Protected Landmark Sites (THAJACAI), Museum & Landmark Guided Tours (Skip-the-line/Docent-led) (THAJAAAC), Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA)

Keywords

• Cultural heritage tourism
• Prehistoric archaeology site
• Megalithic monuments
• Heritage site visits
• National monuments network

Headquarters

HQ city

Locmariaquer

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Admission fees: Ticket sales for site entry. Standard rate 7€ per adult, free for visitors under 26 years old. Revenue collected through the Centre des Monuments Nationaux ticketing platform.
2. Passion Monuments subscription: Annual subscription program offering unlimited access to over 80 monuments across France. Available in single or duo (with guest) formats. Delivered as physical card or e-card.
3. Retail/Bookstore sales: Online boutique sales of heritage books and publications about megaliths and prehistory, including titles like 'Les mégalithes de Locmariaquer' (9€), 'Dolmens et menhirs' (4.5€), and other educational materials.
4. Donations and corporate partnerships: Individual donations and support programs for enterprises and foundations to support site conservation and maintenance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Site des mégalithes de Locmariaquer is a public cultural heritage site that provides ticketed public access to prehistoric megalithic monuments including La Table des Marchands, Le Grand Menhir brisé, and Le tumulus d'Er Grah. The core offering consists of site admission (7€ adult, free under 26), guided tours in English and French, archaeological animation workshops, family activities, and temporary exhibitions. Additional revenue lines include heritage publication sales through the online boutique and the Passion Monuments annual subscription providing unlimited access to 80+ French national monuments.

Product overview

Site Des Megalithes de Locmariaquer is a cultural heritage and tourism site operated by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux. The offering consists of visitor experiences to the megalithic monuments including the Table des Marchands, the Grand Menhir brisé, and the tumulus d'Er Grah, supplemented by temporary exhibitions, guided tours in multiple languages, and archaeological animation activities. The site also operates an online boutique selling publications and guides about megalithic culture and prehistory. An annual subscription program (Passion monuments) provides access to over 80 monuments nationwide. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site admission tickets

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Centre des Monuments NationauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe site is operated and managed by Centre des Monuments Nationaux, a French public institution under the Ministry of Culture that oversees over 80 national monuments. The partnership provides operational support, ticketing infrastructure, conservation resources, and the Passion Monuments loyalty program connecting all sites.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Skellig Michael Visitor Experience: A UNESCO-listed coastal prehistoric monastic site in Ireland with similar small-team, weather-dependent, capacity-limited heritage operations. Comparable as a fragile, weather-exposed UNESCO site with constrained visitor capacity.
• Lascaux (Centre National de la Préhistoire): Lascaux is a French state-operated prehistoric heritage site of similar scale and visitor mission, with ticketing, guided tours, and a publishing/boutique arm. It is the most direct product peer in terms of prehistoric-heritage tourism and conservation-focused operations.
• Brú na Bóinne / Newgrange: Operated by Ireland's Office of Public Works, Newgrange is a state-run UNESCO-inscribed prehistoric passage tomb with timed ticketing and visitor-centre operations. It is one of Europe's most directly comparable Neolithic monument visitor experiences.
• Mégalithes de Carnac (Carnac Stones): The adjacent Carnac megalithic alignments lie in the same UNESCO-inscribed Morbihan landscape and serve the same prehistoric-heritage visitor use case. Both are outdoor archaeological sites marketed to cultural tourists in Brittany, making them the closest geographic and product peer.
• Mont-Saint-Michel: An iconic French heritage monument operated as part of the CMN/public-tourism ecosystem, with comparable ticketing infrastructure, guided-tour products, and UNESCO-aligned visitor flows. Comparable in operator scale and product mix though different historical period.
• Musée d'Archéologie nationale (Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye): France's national archaeology museum, presenting prehistoric collections under a state-museum mandate similar to CMN sites. It is a directly comparable public-sector cultural-heritage institution focused on archaeological interpretation.
• Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac: The Carnac prehistory museum interprets the same Neolithic monuments and targets an overlapping audience of cultural tourists, families, and school groups. It operates as a complementary indoor/outdoor cultural-heritage attraction in the same destination.

Broad incumbents

• National Trust (UK): The National Trust operates a large portfolio of heritage properties and prehistoric sites across the UK with membership-based recurring revenue analogous to Passion Monuments. Comparable as a broad heritage-membership/site operator with similar visitor-economics structure.
• Château de Versailles: A French public heritage institution of vastly larger scale but the same operator archetype—state-run cultural site with ticketing, guided tours, exhibitions, and retail. Comparable as a large-format French public heritage operator.
• English Heritage Trust: English Heritage operates a national portfolio of heritage sites including Stonehenge—the UK's most directly comparable megalithic attraction. It is a broader portfolio incumbent running ticketing, memberships (similar to Passion Monuments), and retail at scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Investors

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