La Cité Nantes Events Center
Nantes International Convention Centre, La Cité Nantes Events Center, is located right opposite the high-speed train station and is directly accessible from the ring road or from the airport by shuttle (15 minutes). You can easily walk to the city centre or take a bus or the tram.

In the Convention Centre, aside from the mezzanine, great hall, multipurpose halls, great gallery and the huge auditorium foyer, there is also an auditorium that seats 2,000 persons and two smaller ones that seats 800 and 450 persons, respectively. There are also two independent conference suites that are made up of rooms with capacities that range from 30 to 300 people. Each area features integrated and modular high-performance equipment.

International-class hotels and smaller hotels, located in the city centre, provide you with a vast choice of 5000 rooms within a 10km radius (1,800 with 3 or 4-star rating). A 3 star hotel is housed in La Cité Nantes Events Center.

The Erdre river port, right at the foot of La Cité Nantes Events Center, offers direct boarding for cruise dinners.
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Nantes
Nantes is the administrative centre for the Pays de Loire region.

Geography: Nantes is France's 6th largest town, located on the Loire Estuary, 50 km from the Atlantic coast.

Climate: summer - warm (on average 18.5°), mild and rainy in winter (on average 5°). Nantes has an oceanic climate with an overall average temperature of 12°.

Population: 566 500 inhabitants. 31% of the population is under 20 years of age.

Tourism: more than 150 waterways in and around Nantes - three pleasure boat harbours - more than 180 km of walking and 300 km of cycling paths
- hotel capacity of more than 5000 rooms

Economy:
- Nantes in 3rd financial position in France
- N°5 region in information technology services
- N°2 position for wholesale trade markets
- N°1 boat building centre
- N°2 national aeronautical centre Leader in the French food industry

Transport:
Nantes has become a national and international destination at the heart of a highly efficient transportation network. Every day, 21 high-speed trains (every half hour during peak hours connect Nantes with Paris in 2 hours. The Nantes-Atlantique airport offers 67 domestic and international destinations.

University and Research :
- 50 000 students in the metropole
- près de 32 000 students at the University of Nantes 
- 2 200 researchers and more than 200 research laboratories
- 15 "grandes écoles"