This student residence is ideally located in the up-and-coming Gerland district, close to leading schools (Ecole normale supérieure Descartes and its Monod campus, ISFA, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut supérieur d’agriculture et d’agroalimentaire de Rhône-Alpes (ISARA), Institut de protéines et de chimie, etc.). This great neighborhood offers a vast selection of shops, as well as lots of parks and gardens, including the 30 hectare Parc Gerland, which also has a skate park for extreme sports fans.