Practical Information

The city of Angers is located in Northwest France, near the Loire River.


Coming to Angers

Angers is easily reached by train from Paris or Nantes. You can book your train ticket here.

If you come to France by plane, either :

  • Fly to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) Airport. There are a few direct trains from Paris-CDG airport to Angers, see this link. Else you will first have to reach Paris Montparnasse train station : Either take RER B to Denfert-Rochereau Metro station and then Metro line 6 to Paris Montparnasse station, or take a bus Air France (direct from Paris-CDG to Montparnasse). More information can be found here.
  • Fly to Paris-Orly Airport. You will then have to reach Paris Montparnasse train station : Either take ORLYVAL (light train) to Antony station, then take RER B to Denfert-Rochereau Metro station and then Metro line 6 to Paris Montparnasse station, or take a bus Air France (direct from Paris-Orly to Montparnasse). More information can be found here.
  • Fly to Nantes Airport. The Airport shuttle bus links the Nantes Atlantique International Airport directly to Nantes Train Station in 20 minutes. More information here.

Conference Center

The conference will be held at Bon Pasteur, a conference center located near the historical city center and the castle of Angers. The conference center can be reached on foot from Angers St-Laud SNCF train station or by bus with line 4.

Accomodation

Invited speakers will be accomodated at the conference center Bon Pasteur. Due to a limited number of rooms, other participants are invited to book rooms in hotels near the conference center. Here is a non-exhaustive list of such hotels :