Name

Abbaye Saint-Wandrille

Legal name

Abbaye Saint-Wandrille

Website

https://st-wandrille.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Monastic Hospitality Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Historical Sites (71212), Libraries and Archives (51921)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents) (BPAGAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL), Devotional & Prayer Publishing (Devotionals, Prayer Books, Meditation Guides) (MPAJAHAB), Religious & Sacred Sites Tours (THAJAAAF)

Keywords

• Benedictine monastery
• Monastic hospitality
• Spiritual retreats
• Monastic artisan products
• Gregorian chant tradition

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Wandrille-Rançon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hospitality Services: The abbey operates the Saint-Jacques Guesthouse (Le Clos Saint-Jacques) opened spring 2022 with 93 beds, offering accommodations for retreatants, families, youth groups, and seminar participants. Revenue generated from overnight stays, meeting room rentals, and catering services. School vacations and weekends are reserved for retreatants; weekdays available for seminars.
2. Monastic Products Sales: Sale of artisan products produced by the monks including: Abbey beer brewed by the monks, traditional Saint-Wandrille wax candles, shoe polishes, honey and honey-based products, religious books, and musical recordings (organ music, Gregorian chant). Products sold through the abbey's own boutique and via the Boutique de Théophile cooperative online platform (25 years in operation).
3. Donations and Offerings: The monastery accepts donations for its restoration projects (Bathildis reconstruction project) and receives mass offerings from the faithful who request prayers or masses. Tax-deductible donations are accepted. The abbey maintains a directory of approximately 500 people named Wandrille who are included in prayers.
4. Bathildis Reconstruction Donations: Major fundraising campaign for reconstruction of the East wing of the abbey, which was accidentally destroyed in the 19th century. The project includes a new library (current library has over 200,000 books at capacity) and a modern infirmary with 9 rooms for sick or elderly brothers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Abbaye Saint-Wandrille is a Benedictine monastic community that sustains itself through three integrated activities: spiritual hospitality (retreats, prayer services, Gregorian chant liturgy, mass intentions), guesthouse accommodations and seminar facilities (the 93-bed Clos Saint-Jacques opened in spring 2022 and the Saint-Ansbert family guesthouse), and the production and sale of monastic artisan products (abbey beer, traditional Saint-Wandrille wax candles, shoe polishes, honey and honey-based products, religious books, and musical recordings) via its on-site boutique and the cooperative online platform Boutique de Théophile.

Product overview

Abbaye Saint-Wandrille is a Benedictine monastery offering a diverse portfolio of products and services centered on monastic artisanal crafts and spiritual hospitality. Its product portfolio includes alcoholic beverages (monastic beer brewed on-site), traditional wax candles and shoe polishes, honey products, books, and music recordings—all available through the online Boutique de Théophile cooperative shop. The abbey operates hospitality services including the Clos Saint-Jacques guesthouse (93 beds, opened 2022) and Saint-Ansbert guesthouse for retreats, family stays, and corporate seminars, with meeting facilities and chapel access. Spiritual offerings include Gregorian chant tradition, mass intentions, prayer services, and guided spiritual retreats. The monastery also maintains a physical on-site shop, a brewery, and various workshops (Renascentis, Ascendoc, RTF).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bières de l'Abbaye: Beer brewed by the monks of Saint-Wandrille
• Cires de Saint-Wandrille
• Le Clos Saint-Jacques
• Bathildis

Products and services

• Le Clos Saint-Jacques (Saint-Jacques Guesthouse) Hospitality facility with 93 beds offering accommodations in individual rooms, mini-dormitories, and group rooms, with chapel access, meeting rooms, and catering. Targets individual retreatants, families, youth groups, and corporate/association seminar participants seeking a monastic setting in Normandy.
• Saint-Ansbert Guesthouse Self-catering guesthouse located in the village heart with a garden, parents' bedroom, an 8-bed dormitory, kitchen, dining room, and living room. Designed for autonomous family stays seeking a monastic setting.
• Seminar Facilities (Clos Saint-Jacques) Dedicated seminar and meeting facilities for companies and associations, including meeting rooms with audiovisual equipment, dining facilities, terrace, and 19 bedrooms (2 accessibility-compliant). Targets corporate and association groups booking distraction-free team retreats and strategic planning sessions.
• Monastic Artisan Products (Abbey Beer, Saint-Wandrille Waxes, Shoe Polishes, Honey Products, Books, Music Recordings) Artisan monastic goods produced by the Benedictine monks: abbey-brewed beer (Bières de l'Abbaye), traditional Saint-Wandrille wax candles (Cires de Saint-Wandrille), shoe polishes (Cirages de Saint-Wandrille), honeys and honey-based products (Miels et produits au miel), religious books, and musical recordings of organ music and Gregorian chant. Available to consumers via the on-site boutique and the cooperative Boutique de Théophile online platform.
• Spiritual Retreat Services Spiritual services including mass intentions, prayer intentions, candle offerings, confession, and guided spiritual retreat opportunities for individuals, couples, families, and groups seeking Benedictine spiritual nourishment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 93 beds available for hospitality services since spring 2022
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Boutique de ThéophilecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBoutique de Théophile is a cooperative online platform that has been selling monastic artisan products for 25 years. The abbey's products (beer, wax candles, shoe polishes, honey products, books, and musical recordings) are available through this platform, which federates multiple monasteries. This partnership extends the abbey's reach to customers beyond those who can visit physically.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Abbaye Notre-Dame de Tamié: French Benedictine abbey in the Alps producing and selling artisan monastic products (notably cheese), accepting retreatants, and operating guesthouse facilities. Directly comparable operating model combining monastic life, hospitality, and craft product commerce.
• Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes: French Benedictine abbey widely regarded as the global center of Gregorian chant revival, with a similar monastic structure, liturgical heritage (Dom Pothier lineage), pilgrim hospitality, and product sales. Closest direct peer given shared Benedictine tradition, chant focus, and French location.
• Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontgombault: French Benedictine (Trappist) abbey renowned for its sung liturgy in the Solesmes tradition, receiving pilgrims and operating guesthouse facilities. Highly comparable profile of contemplative monastic life, Gregorian chant, and pilgrim hospitality.
• Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cîteaux: Historic French Cistercian (Benedictine family) motherhouse, still active, receiving pilgrims and visitors. Comparable as a foundational French religious community with heritage tourism and monastic product activities.
• Abbaye Sainte-Marie de la Pierre-qui-Vire: French Benedictine abbey in Burgundy known for its publishing house (editions of liturgical and spiritual works) and its artisan cheese production. Comparable as a French Benedictine community combining monastic publishing, hospitality, and craft product sales.
• Abbaye Notre-Dame de La Trappe: French Trappist monastery that is the historical source of the Trappist order, with monastic product sales and hospitality. Comparable as a French contemplative monastic community with craft and hospitality operations.
• Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bec-Hellouin: French Benedictine abbey in Normandy, geographically adjacent to Saint-Wandrille, with retreatant hospitality and community life following the Rule of Saint Benedict. Closely comparable in monastic tradition, French location, and retreat-focused mission.
• Abbaye de Lérins: French Benedictine abbey on the Lérins islands producing and selling monastic products (notably wine) and receiving retreatants. Directly comparable model of monastery-based craft production and retreat hospitality.

Emerging players

• Abbaye de Chimay / Chimay Brewery: Belgian Trappist monastery famous worldwide for its monastic beer production, with products sold globally. Comparable as a monastic brewery operation, though more product-focused and less hospitality-driven than Saint-Wandrille.

Broad incumbents

• Abbey of Monte Cassino: Historic Italian Benedictine motherhouse (founded 529 AD) and a major pilgrimage/heritage destination. Comparable as a foundational Benedictine site with heritage tourism and monastic product activities, but on a much larger institutional scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stwandrille
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@abbayestwandrille
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abbaye-saint-wandrille

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Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

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