How to visit the LIRMM and where to stay in Montpellier.

The LIRMM is located northwest of Montpellier, in an area called "Hopitaux Facultés" (Hospital and Faculties), near the Euromedecine park.

Picture: lirmmAdministration Building:
LIRMM
161 rue Ada
34392 Montpellier Cedex 5
France
GPS: 43° 38'.22 North, 3° 50'.42 East

Tel*: +33 (0) 467 41 85 85
Fax*: +33 (0) 467 41 85 00

* dial the prefix "0" without the country code if you are within France

Picture: galeraSince April 2012, 4 teams from LIRMM (DEMAR, IDH, MAB and ZENITH) and the Computational Biology Institute are located inside "la Maison de la Modélisation pour l'Environnement et le Vivant"
To contact them :
Maison de la Modélisation pour l'Environnement et le Vivant
95, rue de la Galera
34090 Montpellier - France

Phone : +33/0 467 14 97 60
Fax : +33/0 467 14 97 61


Getting to Montpellier

Picture: Getting to the LIRMM

Picture: Access to the LIRMM

By plane - The Montpellier Mediterranean International Airport is located 10 km from downtown. There are around 11 daily flights between Montpellier and Paris airports Charles De Gaulle and Orly (flight time only 1h10). There are direct flights to Ajaccio, Bastia, Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Perpignan, Strasbourg, and the U.K..
There is an airport shuttle with convenient departures after every plan from Paris (cost around 4.60 Euros). It takes 15 minutes to get to the center of town, arriving at first level of the SNCF train station, right next to the bus station.
By train - the SNCF train station is located near the town center, with several fast TGC trains to and from Paris every day. The trip to Paris takes around 3h30.
By car - Montpellier is around 700 kilometers from Paris. Take the A9 and get out at exit 28 (Vendargues), then follow signs to Montpellier (Hôpitaux-Facultés).

Getting to the LIRMM

Picture: Getting to the LIRMM
By public transportation - right in front of the train station you will find the Montpellier tramway. Take the tram towards "La Mosson", and get off at the Château d'Ô stop on Avenue des Moulins. This is within a short walking distance of the LIRMM. Total time from downtown is around 30 minutes.
By car - From highway exit 28, take N113 for 2.3 km, N110 for 0.8 km, D65 for 8,2 km. From Montpellier, take Ave. V. Auriol for 3 km, then Ave. des Moulins for 0.8km. On Avenue des Moulins, between the roundabout called Carrefour de la Lyre and the roundabout of the Château d'Ô, take Rue de Saint Priest, towards Parc Euromédecine. 300 meters ahead, and take Rue Ada on your right, and the LIRMM building is another 161 meters straight ahead.

LIRMM access map / general map

LIRMM access map / Zoom 1

LIRMM access map / Zoom 2


Staying in Montpellier



For your visit, there are numerous hotels and restaurants near the center of Montpellier and near the LIRMM. To make reservations you can check out these sites:

• The Montpellier Office of Tourism site, in particular a list of Restaurants and Accomodations
  
• 123 France
  
• The site for Montpellier hotels Frantour-Mercure-Ibis
  
• The guide of the south of France Logassist
  
• The French yellow pages: les Pages Jaunes
  
• Where to stay in Languedoc
  
• Cheap flights from and to
  
• What to see during your stay in Languedoc
  

You can see where things are located on these sites:

http://www.multimaps.com/

http://www2.mappy.com/D?out=2;lang=en

http://www.maporama.com/share/default.asp?LANGUAGE=En


For your convenience here is a list of places to stay
Four star hotels (****)
HÔTEL HOLIDAY INN MTP MÉTROPOLE
3 rue du Clos René - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 58 11 22

HÔTEL LE JARDIN DES SENS
11 av. St Lazare - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 79 63 38

HÔTEL SOFITEL MTP ANTIGONE
1 rue des Pertuisanes - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 99 72 72

Three star hotels (***)
ASTRON HÔTEL MONTPELLIER
45 av. du Pirée - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 20 57 57

HÔTEL FRANTOUR
218 rue du Bastion Ventadour - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 99 89 89

HÔTEL LE GUILHEM
18 rue J.J. Rousseau - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 52 90 90

HÔTEL MERCURE
285 bd de l'Aéroport International - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 20 63 63

NEW HÔTEL DU MIDI
22 bd Victor Hugo - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 92 69 61

ROYAL HÔTEL
8 rue Maguelone - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 92 13 36

Two star hotels(**)
HÔTEL CLIMAT DE FRANCE MTP CENTRE
890 av. Jean Mermoz - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 64 88 50

HÔTEL COLISEE-VERDUN
33 rue de Verdun - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 58 42 63

HÔTEL D'ANGLETERRE
7 rue Maguelone - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 58 59 50

HÔTEL DE FRANCE
4 rue de la République - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 92 29 29

HÔTEL DE LA COMEDIE
1 bis rue Baudin - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 58 43 64

HÔTEL DE PARIS
15 rue Aristide Olivier - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 58 37 11

HÔTEL DU PALAIS
3 rue du Palais - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 60 47 38

HÔTEL DU PARC
8 rue Achille Bege - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 41 16 49

HÔTEL IBIS CENTRE POLYGONE
95 pl. Vaudan - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 64 06 64

HÔTEL IBIS SUITES LE TRIANGLE
Allée Jules Milhau - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 99 13 29 99

HÔTEL LE FLORIDE
1 rue François Périer - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 65 73 30

HÔTEL LE MISTRAL
25 rue Boussairolles - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 58 45 25

HÔTEL LE STRASBOURG
39 bd de Strasbourg - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 65 19 00

HÔTEL ULYSSE
310/338 av. de St Maur - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 02 02 30

INTER HÔTEL L'HÔTEL
6 et 8 rue Jules Ferry - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 58 88 75

NOVA HÔTEL
8 rue Richelieu - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 60 79 85

Here are the addresses of Montpellier’s four hotel-apartments (usually with kitchens and sitting rooms):
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RÉSIDENTIALE
70 av. du Pont Juvenal - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 22 74 74

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APPARTHÔTEL CITADINES ANTIGONE
588 bd d'Antigone - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 20 70 70

APPARTHÔTEL CITADINES STE ODILE
195 rue du Pré aux Clercs - 34090 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 61 41 41

RÉSIDENCE ANNEBERT - NC
37 rue de la Figairasse - 34070 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 69 15 30

CHÂTEAU RESIDENCE DE BIONNE
1225 rue de Bionne - 34070 Montpellier
Tél 04 67 45 20 93

and :
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AUBERGE DE JEUNESSE
rue des Ecoles Laïques - 34000 Montpellier
Tel: 04 67 60 32 22