An April 2019 ici.fr (Radio France network, formerly France Bleu) report that the Lourdes sanctuary posted a 200,000-euro operating profit in 2018, its first positive year after a decade of losses totaling 10 million euros (2.2 million in 2016, 1.2 million in 2017). Cites director Guillaume de Vulpian, a former Renault executive appointed 2017, a 9 percent payroll cut and 15 percent operating-expense reduction, 1.2 million visitors in 2018, and candle sales supplying 40 percent of sanctuary income.
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AuthorSonia Ghobri
Publisherici.fr (Radio France)
URLhttps://www.ici.fr/infos/economie-social/les-comptes-du-sanctuaire-de-lourdes-sortent-du-rouge-1554759096
Source Typejournalism
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Reliability Tier2
Tier 2: French public-radio network journalism citing the sanctuary director's own figures; solid mainstream reporting but not an independently audited financial statement. Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Lourdes directly: "formerly France Bleu) report that the Lourdes sanctuary posted a 200,000-euro operating profit in 2018, its first positive year after a decade of losses totaling 10 million euros (2.2 million in..."
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