Ardenne Abbey is a Premonstratensian abbey, founded in the 12th century. Today it houses the Institute of Contemporary Publishing Memories (IMEC). Located at the gates of Caen, Ardenne is the 3rd largest abbey in the Caen metropolitan area. It benefits from an exceptional and exotic setting to host your seminar, company evening...
The Abbaye d'Ardenne has 3 exceptional sites to host your meetings, seminars, corporate events: La Grange aux Dîmes (360 m²) can accommodate from 100 people (1 tier) to 166 people (2 tier) for a meeting and up to 300 people for a cocktail (without tier), Le Pressoir (130 m²) and its terrace and La Boulangerie (62 m²).
Further information
- Free tour
Medias
Capacity
- Bus parking
- Group: 25 people maximum
Opening
| From Thursday 01 January 2026 to Thursday 31 December 2026 | |
| Monday | Open |
| Tuesday | Open |
| Wednesday | Open |
| Thursday | Open |
| Friday | Open |
| Saturday | Open |
| Sunday | Open |
Gardens and grounds: Tuesday to Friday, 2pm to 6pm. Exhibitions and café: Wednesday to Sunday, 2pm to 6pm. Library: Tuesday to Thursday, 9.30am to 6pm, and Friday, 9am to 5pm.Free historical guided tours are available at certain times of the year.
Rooms
| Name | m² | Theater layout | U-shaped layout | Cocktail layout | Banquet layout | Classroom layout | Modular |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange aux dîmes | Area 360 | Theater layout 166 | U-shaped layout - | Cocktail layout 300 | Banquet layout 120 | Classroom Layout - | Modular Yes |
| Boulangerie | Area 62 | Theater layout 19 | U-shaped layout 19 | Cocktail layout - | Banquet layout - | Classroom Layout - | Modular No |
| Pressoir | Area 130 | Theater layout 60 | U-shaped layout 40 | Cocktail layout 80 | Banquet layout - | Classroom Layout - | Modular Yes |
| Ateliers | Area 60 | Theater layout 20 | U-shaped layout 20 | Cocktail layout - | Banquet layout - | Classroom Layout - | Modular Yes |
Proposed services
Equipments
- Auditorium
- Fully equipped meeting room
- Free parking
Services
- Library
- Shop
- Free WIFI
MICE & Business Tourism
- Maximum meeting capacity:166 people
- 3 meeting room(s)
Event type
- Congress, symposium, conference
- Meeting, seminar
- Evenings, galas and receptions
- Trade fair, exhibition
Room equipment
- Internet access
- Screen
- Paperboard
- Video projector
- WIFI