About Compiègne

Royal and Imperial Residence of sovereigns since the origin of the monarchy, situated in the valley of the river "Oise", Compiègne is also a tourist and summer resort centre with castles, museums and the Armistice Clearings. It is surrounded by one of the largets forests of France.
Compiègne is also conveniently located for easy access by train and by car from Paris, since it is only 70 kms away. The international Roissy/Charles de Gaulle Airport in the North of Paris is only 40 minutes away.

How to go to Compiègne

• By car
  • From Paris, tollway A1 (direction Lille) to exit number 9 (Compiègne Sud)
  • From Lille, tollway A1 (direction Paris) to exit number 10 (Compiègne Sud)
  You can also take a cab or you can also rent a chauffeur driven car, which are cheaper, convenient and that can take upon 8 passengers. Have a look for instance at this website.
• By train
  • From Paris, Railway station "Gare du Nord", take the train to Compiègne Station (on the train line Paris - Saint-Quentin - Maubeuge)
  • From railway station, take bus number 5 (stop Guy Denielou) or 3/4 (stop centre de recherche), or take a cab. Note that buses are free of cost.
• By plan
  • Arrival at Orly Airport Take Orlyval to station "Antony" and then RER B to reach "Gare du Nord" railway station. Then take the train (see before). You may also use a cab directly from Orly to Compiègne or rent a chauffeur driven car.
  • Arrival at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport Take RER B to "Gare du Nord" railway station and then take the train. You may also use a cab directly from Roissy to Compiègne or rent a chauffeur driven car.

Have a look at this PDF document, which sums-up how to reach Compiègne.

Some useful links

• PLANES :
  • Special Air fares for the Congress with Air France / KLM
  • The international Roissy/Charles de Gaulle Airport web site.
• TRAIN : english timetable, french timetables.
• CABS : CAREL society provides a cheaper alternative to cab. For instance, going by car from Roissy/Charles-de-Gaulle Airport to Compiègne cost approximately 75 euros for one person. See the website and the fees.
• SUBWAY in Paris : The RATP website, if you need anything about the subway (there is an english flag on the top!)

• HOSTELS in Compiègne (To book your room, please CALL the hotel by PHONE and mention you are registered to ESAO2009. Otherwise they will not allocate you the rooms we prebooked for the participants.)
• See Compiègne on Google Maps.
• The Compiègne tourist page. This is supposed to be an english page, but it is half in french...

Conference location

This map shows the research centre, where the conference will take place, and how it is located in the city of Compiègne. You may also have a look at the map in the home page.

The workshop will held in the buildings named "Pierre Guillaumat" and "Centre de Transfert".