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The Inria Lille - Nord Europe research centre building houses all of the centre's administrative staff and a large part of its research teams. This building is located in the Haute-Borne Science Park, which is situated in a strategic geographical location at the heart of the Lille metropolitan area, less than 350km from six European capitals.
Some research teams are housed by our partners, such as Lille 1 University (Science and Technology) and the French National Centre for Scientific Research within Greater Lille, and the CWI in Amsterdam.
Inria Lille - Nord Europe
Address:
Parc scientifique de la Haute-Borne
40, avenue Halley - Bât A - Park Plaza
59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq - France
- Tel.: +33 (0)3 59 57 78 00
- Fax: +33 (0)3 59 57 78 50
Opening hours:
- Monday-Friday
- 8.30am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 5.30pm
The Inria Lille - Nord Europe research centre also has a 200m² exhibition space at the EuraTechnologies site.
GPS coordinates: latitude: 50.6057704 - longitude: 3.1501158
Getting to Haute Borne
By car:
If you are coming from Paris via the A1/E15 motorway:
- Go past Lille, following the signs for Villeneuve d'Ascq/Roubaix/Gand/Bruxelles (A22 / E17)
- Take exit 2 (Roubaix/Villeneuve d’Ascq N227).
- At the traffic lights, turn right into Rue du Président Paul Doumer
- At the first roundabout, turn right.
- The Inria Lille – Nord Europe research centre is the first building on your left.
If you are coming from Tournai via the N7:
- Follow the signs to Lille/Lamain
- Follow the signs to Paris/Lille on the E42
- Drive into Villeneuve d’Ascq and take the right-hand exit at the roundabout towards Rue Nicolas Appert (D146)
- Continue straight on into Rue du Président Paul Doumer
- At the first roundabout, turn right
- The Inria Lille – Nord Europe research centre is the first building on your left.
If you are coming from Gand via the A22/E17:
- Head towards Tourcoing Centre/Lille/ Paris
- Drive past Roubaix and follow the signs for Paris/Villeneuve d’Ascq/Valenciennes
- Follow the main road until you reach the exit marked "Cité scientifique"
- At the roundabout, turn right and keep going until you reach the traffic lights.
- Turn right into Rue du Président Paul Doumer
- At the first roundabout, turn right
- The Inria Lille – Nord Europe research centre is the first building on your left
By metro:
- Take line 1 towards "4 cantons"
- Get off at the "4 cantons" terminus
- The centre is a five-minute walk from the station.
- Take Rue Paul Langevin, near the guarded cycle park (a sign will point you towards the park)
- After the Club House, cut through the car park on the right
- Once you get to the roundabout, you will see the building on your left
Visit the Transpole website for further information about public transport in the Lille area
Other locations
Lille 1 University - LIFL |
CNRS Haute Borne Campus - IRCICA |
CWI |
| RMOD research team |
MINT, POPS, S.H.A.M.A.N. research teams |
ATEAMS research team |
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Cité Scientifique |
50, avenue Halley |
Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica |
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