2024 was a good year for the Rambouillet castlein Yvelines. Indeed, the historic building beat its record affluence, with 79,139 visitors welcomed throughout the last year. This figure is an increase of 26% compared to the attendance recorded in 2023. The increase is explained by a new attractiveness of the place, since the opening to the public of part of the private apartments, including that of Napoléon which was fully restored and refurnished in December 2023.
The calculation of overall attendance includes that of the castle, the Laiterie de la Reine and the Chaumière aux coquillages, to which are added the 19,000 observers of the immersive show.The fabulous Christmas at Rambouillet Castle”, which took place on the weekends between November 15 and December 18. He also took into account the school visits and the success achieved during the European Heritage Daysin September. However, it does not include use of the 150 hectares of the park, which is freely accessible.
The international clientele is clearly growing
Even if the flow of people in the park gardens has not yet been counted, “it is increasingly strong thanks to the extension of opening hours, particularly in low season, to respond as closely as possible to the expectations of the region's inhabitants”we move forward National Monuments Center (CMN), the public establishment which is responsible for the site. One of the keys to the increase in attendance also lies in the cultural offer offered to families, which has been significantly enriched on Sundays and during school holidays.
Overall, visitors are mainly French, and even particularly from Ile-de-France, but the emergence of an international clientele is progressing significantly. Thus, it is observed, in 2024, that the American tourists were 10% more numerous compared to 2023. “And, a new phenomenon, the arrival of Asian visitors constituted 15% of foreign attendance”we note at the CMN. 2024 will therefore remain an exceptional vintage for the castle of Rambouillet.
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