Centre d’études supérieures de la Renaissance (CESR)

> Bus and tram

Nearest stop(s):

• Halles (120 m, 2 minutes on foot) served by lines 11, 14, 15, C1, 50, 73
  >> Timetable for the next buses

Bicycle + Bus: Only folding bicycles are accepted on buses

• Nationale (450 m, 6 minutes on foot)
  served by line A
  >> Timetable for the next trams

Bicycle + Tram: Bicycles are allowed on the tram at all times, subject to the number of passengers on board and provided they are parked and kept near the last double door.

> Cycle tracks

• The CESR is located in the historic centre of Tours, which has a dense network of cycle tracks and two-way streets for bicycles.
  Download the city's urban cycling plan (pdf)

> Bicycle/Scooter parking station

• 2 bicycle parking stations located at each entrance to the CESR (non-covered, non-secure wheel rack)
  • 59, rue Néricault-Destouches / in the courtyard (6 spaces)
  • 8, rue Rapin / in the car park (6 spaces)
• No scooter parking

> Car park

• 2 car parks located at each entrance to the CESR
  • 59, rue Néricault-Destouches (6 spaces)
  • 8, rue Rapin (6 spaces, including 2 reserved for people with reduced mobility)

• Plat d'Étain site (1.3km): 18 minutes on foot, 7 minutes cycling, 15 minutes by bus (line 5, Clocheville stop > Rabelais stop)
• Deux Lions/Portalis site (UFR DESS): 20 minutes by bus (line 5, Clocheville stop > Fac 2 Lions stop), 22 minutes by tram (line A, Nationale stop > Fac 2 Lions stop)
• MSH Val de Loire site: 20 minutes by bus (line 5, Clocheville stop > Fac 2 Lions stop), 22 minutes by tram (line A, Nationale stop > Heure Tranquille stop)
• Tanneurs site (TA) and Centre de Ressources en Langues (CRL): (700 m): 8 minutes on foot, 4 minutes cycling
• Fromont site (FR): (850 m): 10 minutes on foot, 5 minutes cycling
• Mame site: (1.4 km): 18 minutes on foot, 7 minutes cycling
• Villa Rabelais (VL): (1 km): 8 minutes on foot, 4 minutes cycling
• LAT meeting room (CITERES WATT site): 20 minutes by bus (line 5, Clocheville stop > Fac 2 Lions stop), 22 minutes by tram (line A, Nationale stop > Fac 2 Lions stop)
• Grandmont site (GR): 30 minutes by bus (line 14 Halles stop > Fac Grandmont stop)
• École Polytechnique de l’université de Tours – Département aménagement et environnement (DAE Polytech): 20 minutes by bus (line 5, Clocheville stop > Fac 2 Lions stop), 22 minutes by tram (line A, Nationale stop > Fac 2 Lions stop)

The CESR is located in the historic centre, where car parking spaces are scarce and expensive. Favouring soft mobility will save you time and money.

Challenges specific to the university site

Parking spaces at the CESR are few and far between, and almost all of them are occupied by staff travelling from afar, making it difficult to find a space.

At present, the site has no covered, secure cycle parking, but a study is under way to improve facilities for cyclists.