Cergy-Pontoise has all the assets of a dynamic new city, making student life here pleasant and efficient. A student city just 30 minutes from Paris by train, Cergy-Pontoise is surrounded by typical Oise villages where well-known Impressionist painters sought inspiration.

 The site of the Val d’Oise department 

Cergy-Pontoise has a lot to offer in terms of activities and infrastructure: the large Neuville nature park, a municipal swimming pool and skating rink, a theater and a music conservatory are all easily accessible near campus. The School is a five-minute walk from the railroad station (Cergy-Prefecture station). A few doors away are the Préfecture, banks, City Hall and Police offices. All are easily accessible for administrative needs or to obtain help.

 The web site of the city of Cergy-Pontoise 

In Cergy-Pontoise, a dozen schools and universities train about 20 000 students each year. ESSEC students have access to a university restaurant near campus, a large library and all the student clubs of the university and schools of the surrounding area.

 Housing in Cergy-Pontoise 

 City association addresses 

 The University of Cergy-Pontoise 

Abbeys, châteaux, parks and gardens. The banks of the Oise Rivers are beautiful to see and enjoy. This is an area that inspired the Impressionists a hundred years ago.

 The treasures of Cergy-Pontoise