A pdf version of the practical information is available here.
Contact: hj2016@listes.insa-rennes.fr
Place of the conference
The conference will take place on Campus Beaulieu:
• Monday 30 May: Amphithéâtre ESIR, University Rennes 1 (see Campus Map).
• Tuesday 31 May to Friday 3 June: Amphithéâtre GCU, INSA Rennes (see Campus & INSA Maps)
To reach Rennes
- By direct flights from Paris, Lyon, etc. to Rennes Airport (RNS). From the Airport you can join the center of Rennes by taxi (about 35 euros) or by regular bus (working hours).
- From Paris, the speed train TGV takes about 2 hours from Paris-Montparnasse train station or 3 hours from Charles-de-Gaulle TGV train station to Rennes train station.
Travel Downtown ↔ Conference place
The most convenient way is to take the regular bus, line C4 or 40:
• Bus stops downtown: République or Musée des Beaux Arts, take Direction: ZA Saint-Sulpice or Beaulieu Atalante (see Downtown Map).
• Bus stops on the campus: Beaulieu INSA or Beaulieu Restau U, take Direction: Grand Quartier or République (see Campus & INSA Maps).
Remarks:
- Downtown ↔ campus takes about 20 minutes by bus.
- It is possible to buy the ticket in the bus (price: 1,50 E).
- Line C4 is the most convenient: a bus every ~ 8 minutes during working hours.
- From Rennes train station, it is possible to take the bus Line 41 (direction Cesson-Champs Blancs) which is direct (but less frequent).
- From Rennes train station to the bus stop Musée des Beaux Arts: 5-10 minutes by foot (follow Avenue Janvier, see Downtown Map).
- From Rennes train station to the bus stop République: take the subway (keep the same ticket for the bus).
Social events
• Lunch Monday 30 May (12:30): Club des Professeurs, University Rennes 1 (we will go together).
• Oyster Party Monday 30 May (17:00): Cafétéria INSA, see INSA Map.
• Lunches Tuesday 31 May to Friday 3 June: Restaurant Campanile, see Campus & INSA Maps.
• Poster session & Wines Tuesday 31 May (16:30): Cafétéria INSA, see INSA Map.
• Excursion Mont Saint-Michel Wednesday 1 June: departure (13:00) from INSA, return Downtown at ~ 19:00.
• Social Diner Thursday 2 June (20:00): Restaurant L'Amiral (Place de Bretagne, see Downtown Map).
Links
ANR HJnet project
Institut de Recherche Mathématique de Rennes
Centre Henri Lebesgue
Office du tourisme
Suggestions of restaurants
We give some areas/streets Downtown Rennes where you can find a lot of restaurants and bars.
For each areas, we make some suggestions; see Downtown Map.
The center of the city is not big and everything can be reached on foot.
• Specialties of Rennes are Crêpes and Seafood/Fish.
Area ''Avenue Janvier'' (between Railway station and bus stop Musée des Beaux Arts)
Le coup de pinceau (29 Boulevard Beaumont) French Cuisine
Ebulli'Sens (15 Boulevard Beaumont) Modern cuisine
Le Galopin (21 avenue janvier) Meat, fish and seafood
Les pêcheurs (47 avenue janvier) fish and seafood
Le March'had (4, rue Descartes) French cuisine
Café Hibou Grand Duc (10, rue Dupont Des Loges) Bar, some food
Shamrock (14 rue saint-Hélier) Irish pub
Area ''Place du Parlement''
Rue Saint-Melaine: several good crêperies ( Crêperie Ouzh-Taol, Crêperie Saint-Melaine, La maison de Joséphine, etc.)
Rue Saint-Georges: crêperies, pizzeria, Indian food
Le Fuji (4, rue Derval) Japonese food
O'Connell's Irish Pub (Place du parlement)
Le chemin de table (15 rue Saint-Melaine) French cuisine
La réserve (36, Rue de la Visitation) French cuisine
Area ''Rue du chapitre''
Le baron rouge (15 rue du chapitre) French cuisine
Le tire-bouchon (2 Rue du Chapitre) French cuisine
Le café du port (3, rue le Bouteiller) Bar & restaurant, nice terrace
La Taverne Grecque (1, rue des Dames) Greek & Lebanese food
Le 2 rue des dames (2, rue des Dames) French cuisine
Area ''Rue Vasselot''
La Cité d'Ys (31 rue Vasselot) Pub
Le bocal (6, rue d'Argentré) French cuisine
Area ''Place des Lices''
plenty of bars full of students
Le cours des lices (18 Place des Lices) gastronomic restaurant
Au marché des lices(3, place du Bas-des-Lices) crêperie
Maps and programme
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Accommodation
We recommend to choose a hotel downtown Rennes (for instance, between the train station and Place Saint-Anne) where restaurants, shops, etc. are located.
- Suggestion of hotels:
Map of the town with location of the hotels
- Other accommodation:
Destination Rennes - Tourist office: accommodation
It is also possible to ask for an accommodation in the student residence of the INSA de Rennes on the Campus (about 30 euros/night). In this cas, contact us hj2016@listes.insa-rennes.fr as soon as possible.
