The Centre de Congrès Jean Monnier can host congresses, conventions, seminars, product launches, trade shows and gala dinners for up to 1,200 people. It is the convention center of Angers, run by Destination Angers, at 33 boulevard Carnot, on the edge of the Jardin des Plantes in the city center.
Seminars and company events
The center sells corporate events of every size, from a board meeting to a national convention. A plenary session can use the main auditorium, with 1,175 seats and 110 folding seats, or the Amphi Jardin, an amphitheater of 154 to 266 seats that looks onto the botanical garden. Destination Angers lists 18 rooms from 8 to 320 seats for breakout sessions, training days and workshops, plus a modular hall of 400 places.
For a convention with an exhibition, the Grand Hall and the Espace Botanique hold stands, coffee breaks and cocktails. The Terrasse Eden, a terrace of about 400 square meters at treetop level above the garden, is used for networking and evening receptions. A multi-camera set is offered for hybrid events, and high-speed internet supports up to 2,500 simultaneous connections. The center holds the ISO 20121 certification for sustainable events.
Rooms and capacities
The auditorium can be divided into sections of 400 to 650 seats. It has a hybrid pipe organ, an L-Acoustics line array, a 30,000-lumen projector and an 11-meter screen. The Amphi Jardin covers 270 square meters with a 9.7-meter stage. The Espace Grand Angle, 380 square meters, takes 200 in a classroom layout, 175 in cabaret, 300 for a meal and 398 in theater style, and divides into two rooms of 200.
The Salle Panoramique, 201 square meters, seats 192 for a conference or 40 for a meeting, with a view over the garden. Four Atrium rooms, two business lounges and two small offices serve committees of 3 to about 110. The Cointreau, Giffard, Chenin and Cabernet salons take groups of 16 to 72. The Espace Botanique (363 square meters) seats up to 360 for a meal, and the Grand Hall covers 815 square meters. Ask the team to confirm the layout before you fix a room.
Catering
The building has no in-house restaurant brand. Meals come from caterers listed by Destination Angers: Ruffault Traiteur, Renaud Traiteur, L'Orée des Bois and Le Grenier Gourmet. They serve coffee breaks, buffets, standing dinners and seated meals, with a focus on local and seasonal produce. The dining areas can seat up to 1,100 people. Destination Angers also offers custom evening events, welcome packs and a hotel booking service for delegates.
History and setting
The center is a modern building with large windows on the Jardin des Plantes, one of the city's public gardens. Several hotels and the historic center of Angers are within walking distance, and the team can arrange guided group visits of the city.
Getting there
Angers is about 1 hour 30 minutes from Paris by TGV and 3 hours 30 minutes from Lyon. Tram lines A and B stop at Centre de Congrès, and bus lines 3, 4, 9 and 10 stop at Mendès France. By car, the A11, A85 and A87 motorways serve the city, and the Imbach, Leclerc, Mendès and Mitterrand car parks are nearby. A taxi rank is on Place Mendès, at the foot of the building. Nantes Atlantique airport is about 90 kilometers away.
