Maison de l'Île-de-France hosts conferences, training days, meetings and cocktail receptions for up to 118 guests in a single glass-walled salon that looks onto the park. The house opened in 2017 and belongs to the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris, the international student campus on boulevard Jourdan in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Seminars and company events
The Cité internationale rents the reception rooms of its houses to companies, institutions and associations for conferences, seminars, study days and cocktails. The campus events team handles each request and sends a quote. At this house, the grand salon works for a half-day conference, a training session, a round table or a presentation followed by drinks in the same room. The room is fitted with a technical control booth and blackout glazing, so projections work in daylight hours. A projector, a screen, a sound system, a lectern, free Wi-Fi and a cloakroom are available; some come in packages and others on request. Access is step-free.
For a larger program, the house can be combined with other venues on the campus: about twenty event rooms in the houses of the park, for 10 to more than 150 participants, and the Maison internationale, with more than 2,000 m² of event space.
Rooms and capacities
The grand salon covers 152 m². It is modern and bright, with glass walls on the park side and a view over the wooded campus and the Maison internationale. Capacities: 118 theater, 40 classroom, 26 U-shape, 36 boardroom, 118 cocktail.
Accommodation
The house is a student residence whose rooms are let to students and researchers. The Cité internationale runs a separate offer for groups, mainly from May to August, for academic, language or cultural programs such as summer schools, with stays from one night. It is requested apart from the room hire.
Catering
There is no in-house restaurant for events. The campus events team relies on a network of approved service providers for catering and technical needs, and the Cité offers breakfasts, coffee breaks, lunches and cocktails on the campus, adapted to the group and the budget.
History and setting
The house was funded entirely by the Île-de-France Region as part of the Cité 2025 development plan. It was designed to Net Zero Energy (ZEN) standards and produces more energy than it uses. A sound sculpture called the Piézoplex hangs from the ceiling of the entrance hall and gives out small sounds that signal the energy state of the building. The house runs a program of scientific talks focused on the environment, with partners such as Paris-Saclay, alongside cultural events open to the public.
The campus covers 34 hectares of parkland, the second-largest park in Paris, and houses more than 12,000 students and researchers from 150 countries each year.
Getting there
The house stands at 9 D boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris. Cité Universitaire station on RER B and the tram T3a stop of the same name serve the campus. RER B runs directly to Gare du Nord and Charles de Gaulle airport, and Paris-Orly is the closest airport.
