WHY STUDY IN ORLEANS?

Orléans is a lively and dynamic city with a cosmopolitan atmosphere, there are small cafés and restaurants where students like to meet in the evenings for a drink or local food.

• Orléans is also a city full of art and cultural history and you will be able to enjoy strolling through the 18th and 19th century streets of the old quarter with their arcaded galleries.
• The history of Orléans is intrinsically linked to that of Joan of Arc (also known as the Maid of Orléans). She is celebrated all over the city, and is particularly to be seen in the stained glass windows of the Cathedral Saint-Croix.

Museums in Orléans

• Musée des Beaux-Arts
• Charles Peguy Centre
• Joan of Arc’s House
• Fine Arts Museum
• City Historical and Archeological Museum
• Natural Science Museum

Parks in Orléans

• Parc Floral de la Source
• Motte Sanguin garden
• Charpenterie garden
• Botanic garden
• Anjorrant park
• Charbonnière park
• Moins Roux park
• Pasteur park

The Loire Valley

• The renowned vineyards of the Loire Valley produce wines of excellent quality such as Sancerre, Bourgueil and Muscadet. Visits to caves and vineyards are available and include wine tasting.
• From Orléans, you can also take a trip to visit the splendid chateaux of the Loire Valley
• Paris is just one hour away by train.
• Thanks to its network of buses and trams moving around the city is easy.

Visit the Loire Valley

Whether you like museums, old timbered buildings, shopping, discovering our vineyards, learning more about the French history or simply enjoying a relax atmosphere, you will have plenty to choose from during your time here!

• By car: Orléans is 133 km (82 miles) from Paris, using the A-10 motorway (€10.30 toll).
• By train : Direct intercity trains run frequently from Paris, Austerlitz station (Gare Austerlitz), to Orléans. The journey time is one hour (16€ one way).