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Basilique Sainte-Thérèse

Basilique Sainte-Thérèse drew 600,000 visitors in 2025 by the count its operator published. It stands in Lisieux, in Normandie, a region that recorded 17.1 million overnight stays the same year.

Type
Monument
Town / region
Lisieux, Normandie
Visitors per year
600,000 · published figure, 2025
Nearest gateways
Caen–Carpiquet (CFR), Deauville–Normandie (DOL)
Access
The region is the closest to Paris by road, and that is its main asset: Deauville and Honfleur run on weekend traffic from the capital. There are no major airports of its own.
Also on file in the region
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen (2,097,900), Cimetière américain d'Omaha Beach (1,978,400), Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (1,627,042), Maison et jardins de Claude Monet (920,000)
Region volume
17.1 m overnight stays in 2025 across Normandie, 5 departments
Season
April–September
Events in the region
Carnaval de Granville (Feb), Festival du Film Américain (Sep)
The regional market
Second-fastest growth after Île-de-France. Mont-Saint-Michel, the D-Day beaches and Deauville are three distinct demand types in one region.
From Paris by rail
Rouen — 1 h 15 by TGV, Le Havre — 2 h 15 by TGV

Figure published by the operator or the national monuments authority for 2025. verified 26 August 2026.

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