Grand Nancy (Nancy and its suburbs have about 270 000 inhabitants) is one of the two biggest cities of Lorraine. It is only 50 kilometers from Metz.

A town with a prestigious historical past (Nancy was the historical Capital of the Dukes of Lorraine), it is today a very dynamic town and offers a large variety of services : public services, hospitals, banks, shops, cultural visits, etc.

It has a very intense cultural life : theater, jazz, cinema, dancing, intercultural gatherings, festivals...

Nancy is at the heart of Europe (150 km from Luxembourg, 300 km from Brussels 150 km from Strasbourg), not far from Germany (100 km), at the crossroads of communication intersections :

• a major East/West crossroad from Paris (300 km) via Strasbourg towards the South of Germany and Eastern European countries.
• a major North/South crossroad that links Nothern European countries to those of the South (via Lyon : 400 km).

Situating Nancy in Europe and how to get there http://www.ot-nancy.fr/pratique/acces.php

BY PLANE 

The Regional Airport of Metz-Nancy Lorraine
57420 GOIN
Tel: +33 (0)3 87 56 70 00
Fax: +33 (0)3 87 56 70 54
www.metz-nancy-lorraine.aeroport.fr/

at 45 km North of Nancy - Access by the A31 motorway.
A number of buses operate a shuttle service from Nancy to the airport.
Major plane lines : Alger, Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon, Marseille, Milan, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse Venise.

The International airport of Luxembourg

• about one and half hour from Nancy, by the motorway or by the regional trains (TER) http://www.luxair.lu/
• numerous departure and arrival connections are offered by the following companies :Austrian, British Airways, KLM, Luxair, Lufthansa, TAP Air Portugal, Sky Ab, Scandinavian Airlines, Swissair, VLM Airlines. 

BY TRAIN

NANCY RAILWAY STATION • 3 place Thiers • Tel: +33 (0)8 36 35 35 35 (answers everyday 7.00 - 22.00).

Train lines, schedules, prices and train reservations on http://www.sncf.fr

The station is in the city centre and at 5 minutes walk from Place Stanislas and the Foreign Students Centre "Accueil Info Etudiants / Guichet Unique". The Station opening hours : 5.30 - 22.30

An example of the major train lines are :

• Lyon/Nancy 4h00
• Strasbourg/Nancy : 1h15
• Dijon/Nancy : 2h30
• Luxembourg/Nancy 1h30

BY CAR

• Coming from Paris, Calais, Strasbourg, Sarrebruck or Frankfort : by the A4 and A5 motorways, then the A31,
• Coming from Lille (via Brussels), Brussels, Luxembourg, Lyon or Dijon : by the A31 motorway

Regional Road Information Centre opens 24h/24h - Tel : +33 (0) 3 87 63 33 33

To produce your own itinerary : http://www.mappy.fr/

A map of Nancy on http://www.mairie-nancy.fr/accueil/html/

On arrival in town

The foreign students reception desk in for the 2009-2010 academic year

• in Nancy from the 27th of August  to 14th of Septembre 2009, from 9 am to 5.30 pm except week-ends
• in the TGV station of Louvigny Lorraine,  from 27 of August to 14th of Septembre 2009 from 9.00 am to 2.30 pm except week-ends

Please, avoid arriving on saturday or sunday, and particularly by night! It would be difficult to find anybody to help you or to enter your university hostel.

How to move into the city : www.ot-nancy.fr (Tourist office web site)

Information : guichet-etudiants@nancy-universite.fr

Useful guide

You may immediately go to Accueil Info Etudiants / Guichet Unique (= Foreign students reception centre) of Nancy-Université where you may carry out all the formalities a foreign student need to settle down: residence permit, accommodation (CROUS or else), housing aid assistance (Caisse d’Allocations Familiales).
You also will find useful information: local maps, transports, bus and train, timetables  geographical locations, touristic information, University campuses, public and administrative services, shops, leisure centres and student life spots...

Advice: first read the chapters on : Housing, Health Service, Administrative formalities, ...

Accueil Info-Etudiants / Guichet Unique
Accueil Guichet unique - Nancy-Université
34, cours Léopold
54052 Nancy cedex
Tél. +33 (0) 3 54 50 54 00
Fax. +33 (0) 3 54 50 54 01
e-mail : guichet-etudiants@nancy-universite.fr
Opening hours from 10am to 6pm Mondays to Thursdays, and 10am to 5pm on Fridays

Location and students life

In November, the FEDEN (Fédération des Etudiants de Nancy), a student association, organises a four days welcoming and discovery activities to foreign students : official reception at the Town Hall, town tours with the Tourist Office, visit of the principal museums... and also a social and cultural gatherings (cinema, dinner, party).More information and registration at Accueil Info Etudiants / Guichet Unique.

Throughout the year , the local section of Erasmus Students Network (ESN) organises reception and meetings for Erasmus and international students.

During the year Accueil Info Etudiants / Guichet Unique will assist you to facilitate your local integration and inform you about the different students associations, cultural programs, discovery activities and various gatherings ...

For more Information : the Tourist Office of Nancy
1 Place Stanislas
F-54000 Nancy
Tel. +33 (0)3 83 85 22 41
http://www.ot-nancy.fr/

For your Leisure... a selection of our partners and useful sites (in French!)

data October 2007