About Limoges

Limoges is the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France.




For more information about Limoges, visit the following websites:

• City of Limoges
• Tourism Office of Limoges
  
  

How to reach Limoges

• By plane:
  
  Limoges is served by the international airport of Limoges.
  
  
  
• By train:
  
  Limoges is served by the train station Gare des Bénédictins which connects Limoges to the other french cities.
  For more information about the trains, timetables and tickets, please refer to Limoges Bénédictins website and French National Railways website.



• By car:

          Limoges is served by the A20 motorway from Toulouse (249km) or Paris (347km).

How to reach the conference location

The conference will take place in the XLIM building of the Faculty of Sciences and Techniques on the campus of La Borie.

Address:
Faculté des Sciences et Techniques
123 avenue Albert Thomas
87060 Limoges cedex.

The faculty is served by the bus line no 8, direction Mal Joffre, stop Faculté des Sciences.

To reach the faculty from the train station Gare des Bénédictins, there are two possibilities: 

1. Leave the train station from the main entrance and go to the STCL buses stop Gare des Bénédictins (which is located on the right of the train station). Take the bus line no 6 in the direction of Mal Juin then leave it at the stop Place W. Churchill where you can join the bus no 8.
   
2. Leave the train station from the main entrance and go straight passing by Av. du Général de Gaulle (parallel to the railway lines) in the direction of Place Jourdan where you can join the bus no 8. 

Bus maps and timetables can be found on STCL website.
Bus tickets can be bought from the bus driver.




Where to stay

• Hôtel des Beaux Arts
  28 Boulevard Victor Hugo
  87000 Limoges
  
  Phone no: (+33) 5 55 79 42 20
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Location: The Hôtel des Beaux Arts is located in the center of Limoges near to the buses stop Place W. Churchill. From this hotel to the conference location, the bus line no 8 takes 6 minutes.
  

• Hôtel Orléans Lion d'Or
  9-11 Cours Jourdan
  87000 Limoges
  
  Phone no: (+33) 5 55 77 49 71
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Location: The Hôtel Orléans Lion d'Or is located next to the buses stop Place Jourdan and near to the train station Gare des Bénédictins. From this hotel to the conference location, the bus line no 8 takes less than 15 minutes.
  

• Etap Hôtel
  14 rue du Chinchauvaud
  87100 LIMOGES
  
  Phone no: (+33) 8 92 68 11 18
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Location: The Etap Hôtel is located near to the train station Gare des Bénédictins. To reach the conference location, take the bus line no 6 in the direction of Mal Juin and leave it at the stop Place W. Churchill to join the bus no 8 in the direction of Mal Joffre.
  

• Hôtel de la Paix
  25 Place Jourdan
  87000 Limoges
  
  Phone no: (+33) 5 55 34 36 00
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Location: The Hôtel de la Paix is located behind the buses stop Place Jourdan. From this hotel to the conference location, the bus line no 8 takes less than 15 minutes.