Presentation
Cergy-Pontoise University is ideally located in the west of Paris, in the Val-d’Oise department. It’s a short distance from central Paris (30 kms) and easy to reach. Moreover, it’s in a pleasant environment, a student area, both easy-going and dynamic, with : 22,000 students in its 14 higher education establishments, more than 44,000 firms of which 800 are foreign companies, 16 cinemas, 19 museums, 3 theatres, music halls and festivals and the Cergy-Pontoise recreational park (250 hectares, of which 150 are for water and land sports).
With 185,000 inhabitants, Cergy-Pontoise is a vibrant community offering a host of cultural, sporting and leisure activities.
Set in a natural environment characterised by the ‘blue’ of the Oise river and the ‘green’ of the many parks & gardens, the city entices visitors with a rich heritage of historic sites and modern architectural designs.
The two local news magazines "Douze comme une" and "Sortir" provide details of cultural and sporting events going on locally.
Learn more about Cergy-Pontoise
Two other useful sites : the city of Cergy and the Val d’Oise département.
Visiting Paris
The university is only 40 minutes away from Paris via the RER (suburban train) which enables you to benefit from both the calm of Cergy-Pontoise and regular visits to the capital.
A day in Paris...
Start your day by climbing up the Eiffel tower ! After taking in the panoramic view, continue with a boat tour on the Seine. You can admire all the Paris monuments from the river...
Then have lunch at the place des Tertres and visit Montmartre and the Louvre.
Top off your day with a play at the Lucernaire theatre. At the end of this busy day, relax with an evening stroll down the Champs-Elysées.
Not to be missed !
- The Eiffel Tower
Champ de Mars
Underground : Bir-Hakeim (line 6) - RER : Champ de Mars
Tour Eiffel (line C) - www.tour-eiffel.fr
- The Arc de Triomphe
Place Charles-de-Gaulle (intersection of the 8th, 16th and 17th districts)
Underground / RER : Charles-de-Gaulle/Étoile.
Open from 10 am to 10 pm.
- The Louvre museum
99, rue de Rivoli - Paris 1st district - www.louvre.fr
Underground : Palais Royal (lines 1 and 7), Louvre (line 1)
Museum open from 9 am to 6 pm
Pyramid open from 9 am to 10 pm
Closed on Thursdays.
- The Orsay museum
1, rue de la Légion d’Honneur, Paris - www.musee-orsay.fr
Underground : Solférino (line 12), Assemblée nationale (line 12)
RER : Musée d’Orsay (line C)
Open every day except Mondays from 10 am to 6 pm.
- Ideas for outings : Paris tourist office website, http://fr.parisinfo.com/
- For more information on Paris night life, consult this website :
www.parisbouge.com
Tip
Most monuments and museums are free on the first Sunday of every month. But they are closed on Tuesdays. So plan ahead !
To visit Paris on the weekend and holidays remember to purchase a “Ticket jeune”.
This ticket entitles students under 26 to an unlimited number of rides per day for around 7€.
To come home after an evening in Paris you can take the Noctilien night bus N° 150.
This bus leaves the Saint-Lazare train station every hour starting at 1 am and will take you back to Cergy-Le-Haut for around 5 €.
www.noctilien.fr/Noctilien/pages/fr/index.html