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DISCOVER...
VISITING...
ALL YEAR
LONG IN
PARC DES
CHANTIERS
GETTING
INFORMED...
i LA STATION PROUVÉ
(Near the Ateliers et Chantiers
de Nantes Building)
Refurbished for Estuaire 2009, La
Station Prouvé is the information
kiosk for the Parc des Chantiers,
the Estuaire Nantes<>Saint-Nazaire
resource centre, and the welcome
desk for Nantes.Tourisme. Here,
you will find all the information
and documents you need to
discover the region.
Opening: 7 January to 12 April: Friday to
Sunday 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm.
13 April to 30 June: Wednesday to Sunday
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm.
1 July to 1 September: 7 days a week
9:00 am – 6:00 pm.
2 September to All Saints’ Day vacation:
Wednesday to Sunday 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm.
Information on www.estuaire.info
or www.levoyageanantes.fr
Tel. +33 (0) 892 464 044 (0.34€ min.)
or from outside of France:
+ 33 272 640 479
HAB GALERIE
(Alvéole 32 of
the Hangar à bananes)
HAB Galerie is dedicated to
contemporary art and hosts three
to four exhibitions a year for Le
Voyage à Nantes, l’École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Nantes
Métropole, Musée des Beaux-Arts
de Nantes, and Frac Pays de la
Loire. Push the doors open and
discover the bookstore for the
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes.
JARDIN C – LA FABRIQUE
(Boulevard Léon-Bureau,
south of the warehouses)
Jardin C is a plot of land in progress, which has taken on the
unexpected form of a collective
and participatory experimental
garden. Run by the Association
Mire (experimental cinema), this
space embodies an open-air
artistic laboratory for social, scientific and cultural experiments.
Access 24/7.
Information +33 (0)2 40 89 78 07
and www.mire.potager.org/jardinc
Open all year long, outside of setting up
and dismantling exhibitions.
Free admission.
Information and opening hours
on www.levoyageanantes.fr
LES MACHINES DE L’ÎLE
(The Warehouses
and Quai Fernand-Crouan)
Les Machines de l’île is an artistic
project born out of the imaginations of François Delarozière and
Pierre Orefice. It sits on the crossroads between the “invented
worlds” of Jules Verne, Leonardo
de Vinci’s mechanical exploration,
and the industrial history of Nantes.
These unique machines are created by La Machine’s own technicians, whose workshop is located
underneath The Warehouses...
Visit the Galerie des Machines,
which is devoted to all things vegetal, the Carrousel des Mondes
Marins, an incredible sculpture
dedicated to the sea over three
levels, or climb aboard the Grand
Éléphant for a surprising journey.
LA CALE 2 CRÉATEURS
(Cale n° 2, at the foot
of the yellow Titan crane)
This former slipway was opened
to the public for Le Voyage à
Nantes (summer 2012) and has
since become a permanent space
dedicated to textile design. Fashion
takes over the Parc thanks to the
SCOP Les Petites Mains (opening
April 2013)! Next to a boutique
selling designer creations (prêtà-porter, accessories...), this atypical building also hosts exhibitions, young designers in residence, and a tea room!
Boutique, tearoom and gallery: from Friday to Sunday and all throughout school
holidays 10:00 am – 7:00 pm. Permanent
showroom for professionals: Monday to
Thursday 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Free admission.
Information www.lespetitesmains.biz
EXHIBITION: “BÂTISSEURS DE
NAVIRES” – LA MAISON DES
HOMMES ET DES TECHNIQUES
(Ateliers et Chantiers de Nantes
Building: Esplanade des traceurs
de coques)
Since 1986, this association has
preserved the memory of Nantes’
shipbuilding past, passed on
knowledge of its social and industrial history, and showcased
the value of working class culture.
Visiting the permanent exhibition,
Bâtisseurs de navires (“Shipbuilders”), will give you a vision of
the territory at the time when
ships were still being constructed.
ticketholders). Brasserie: in winter, Monday
to Saturday 11:00 am – 6:30 pm. Summer,
open Tuesday to Sunday, noon – 7:00 pm.
Information: +33 (0)2 40 43 20 43 and
www.stereolux.org
musical performances, offering a selection of alternative and ethical drinks.
Once you’ve settled into a vintage
couch, you can eat local and organic
specialties any time of the day!
NANTILUS
(On the river, moored
at Quai Fernand-Crouan)
Designed by Nantes-born architect Olivier Flahault, the Nantilus
barge has been moored since
2011. The 3 levels of this surprising
vessel open onto the river and
the city, offering an exceptional
spectacle. Climb aboard for free:
Pont 1 (Bridge 1) welcomes visitors
to its public panoramic viewpoint!
Information on www.altercafe.fr
The Nantilus Café (crêperie, bar) Pont 1:
Tuesday to Friday 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
and 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Saturday 11:00
am – 11:00 pm, Sunday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm.
Information +33 (0)2 40 71 73 75
O’Deck (restaurant, patios, bar) Pont 2:
everyday from breakfast to 2:00 am.
Information +33 (0)2 40 71 71 00
and www.odeck.fr
La Compagnie des Rivages
(seminar space) Pont 3
Information +33 (0)2 40 71 80 80
and www.compagniedesrivages.com
Open from Monday to Friday 10:00 am –
12:30 pm and 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm two
weekends out of the month. Free admission.
Information: +33 (0)2 40 08 20 22 and
www.maison-hommes-techniques.fr
LA CALE 2 L’ÎLE
(31 quai des Antilles)
La Cale 2 l’île is an association
bringing together lovers of old
boats and anyone wishing to keep
nautical and port heritage alive.
All year round, it accompanies
the young and old through workshops, looking at ship construction
and restoration (especially the identical reconstruction of Jules Verne’s
sailboat, the Saint-Michel II).
Free admission.
Information and opening hours:
+33 (0)2 40 12 09 87
and www.lacale2lile.fr
HANGAR 32 – SAMOA
(32 quai des Antilles)
This permanent exhibition site for
the Île de Nantes urban renewal
project retraces the construction
company, SAMOA’s, transformation of the territory. Video artist
Pierrick Sorin has set up a permanent version of one of his optical theatres here.
Free admission.
Information and opening hours
on www.iledenantes.com
HANGAR À BANANES
(Quai des Antilles)
Here, where the two arms of the
Loire River meet, located in the
former warehouses that once stored bananas coming in from the
West Indies, roughly fifteen establishments open their doors to
you all year round.
RESTAURANTS:
Téo (Tuesday to Saturday)
Nippon Grill (open 7 days/week)
Crêperie Tante Jeanne (Tuesday to
Sunday)
Le Cargo (open noon, Monday to
Friday, evening: Thursday, Friday,
Saturday)
Nightclub:
Le LC Club
With its 4 000 m2 (43,000 sq. feet)
and 7 bars, the LC Club is one of
the biggest clubs in the region.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
11:00 pm – 7:00 am.
Information www.lcclub.fr
CAFÉS WITH LIVE MUSIC
AND BARS:
Le Ferrailleur
(club/rock concert venue)
In only a few years, Le Ferrailleur has
become the place to be for rock
fans! After concerts, it transforms into
a club until 4:00 in the morning.
GOING OUT...
LES ANNEAUX
By Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain
(Quai des Antilles)
This work is a symbol of the urban
renewal taking place on the Île
de Nantes. Completed for Estuaire
Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire and created in 2007, it offers a one-of-akind view of the landscape. This
perspective is also different at
night when the 18 rings light up
in red, green, and blue.
Access 24/7.
Visible day and night.
STEREOLUX – LA FABRIQUE
(Under the warehouses)
A venue for contemporary live music, Stereolux has two concert halls,
a multimedia platform and four
research labs working permanently
towards creating new artistic forms
with digital culture. Underneath
the warehouses, it is also a living
space with a bar and brasserie!
Reception/ticket booth: Monday to Saturday 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm. Bar: Monday
to Saturday 11:00 am – 6:30 pm (on
evenings with concerts, only open to
La Calle (latino bar)
Whether it be to have a quiet drink
on the patio overlooking the Loire
or to spend the night dancing to
Latin music, La Calle is reputed for
its caliente atmosphere and its salsa
classes, open to all.
Information on www.barlacalle.fr
La Suite 21 (cabaret)
La Suite 21 is an elegant cabaret
decorated in a style that could be
called “boudoir chic”. With its crystal
chandeliers and velvet “chaise
lounges”, La Suite 21 plunges you
into its cozy ambiance.
Information on www.lasuite21.com
Wind’O (bar) and Club’O
Located on the pediment of the
Hangar à bananes, facing the village
of Trentemoult, these two establishments offer one of the most beautiful views of the estuary.
Most of these establishments are open
7 days/week, from noon to 4:00 am! All
information on these establishments:
www.hangarabananes.fr
Information www.leferrailleur.fr
Fare: from 3€ to 8€. Open mid-February
to late-December. The Warehouses also
house the boutique-bookstore for the
Machines de l’île and the Café de la
Branche.Right next to the Carrousel des
Mondes Marins is the bar/snack shop Le
Pompon where visitors can sit on its
outdoor patio on the banks of the Loire.
Information on
www.lesmachines-nantes.fr
Le Dock Yard (pub)
An Irish pub in a setting filled with
old barrels! You’ll want to spend
time discovering their selection of
beers and whiskeys.
Le Rond-point (café with live music)
With its unique décor made up of
road signs, Le Rond-point schedules
concerts, DJs, funk, reggae or electro nights all year long. You can
snack on tapas, sandwiches or salads
at any time.
L’Australian Café (bar)
L’Australian Café is a warm and
friendly place with an Australian
twist. 200 m2 (2200 sq. feet) devoted
to partying and relaxing. What’s happening? Concerts, performances,
theme parties with DJs.
L’Alter Café
(cultural café, Fair Trade products)
L’Alter Café is a bar with a variety of
CID Library: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
2:00 pm – 6:30 pm and Wednesday
10:00 am – 6:30 pm non-stop. Office
of the CID: Monday to Friday 9:30 am –
5:00 pm.
Information +33 (0)2 40 47 88 36 and
www.cid-nantes.org
L’UNIVERSITÉ PERMANENTE
AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
(Ateliers et Chantiers
de Nantes Building)
The Université de Nantes offers a
wide selection of courses providing
access to knowledge on the Parc
des Chantiers! A place of exchange
and sharing, where one can expand one’s mind, the Université
permanente sits next to the School
of Continuing Edudation and welcomes thousands of students and
professionals every year.
Université permanente: information
on www.up.univ-nantes.fr
Continuing Education: information
on www.univ-nantes.fr
ATAO CHANTIER D’INSERTION
(Cité des Chantiers, at the
foot of the yellow Titan crane)
The ATAO association is piloting
a Nantes 8 insertion program, focusing on activities with social
and professional accompaniment.
The Parc des Chantiers is home
to one of these, specializing in
iron and woodworking.
Information www.atao-insertion.fr
LEARNING...
PLAY...
TREMPOLINO – LA FABRIQUE
Highlighting the diversity of the
current music scene, the association Trempolino has opened
several spaces in La Fabrique
devoted to showcasing artistic
events, a regional centre of information resources, and spaces
for rehearsal, recording and training. You’ll discover the building’s
unique architecture, designed by
Nantes-based agency, Tetrarc. A
bus has been built on top of a
blockhouse that hosts La Place, a
cultural café open all year round
on the ground floor!
L’ARBRE À BASKET
Agence a/LTA
(Esplanade des traceurs de coques)
Basketball hoops branch out of
different parts of a tree at adjustable heights, allowing for multiple
teams of different ages to play.
Monday and Saturday from 6:30 pm and
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
from 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, non-stop.
Free admission.
For information: +33 (0)2 40 46 66 33
and www.trempo.com
Basketballs available on request at the
Station Prouvé.
Created for Le Voyage à Nantes 2012,
based on a proposition by le lieu unique.
LE JARDIN DES VOYAGES
(Between the Parvis des Nefs
and the Quai Fernand-Crouan)
The Jardin des voyages offers a
playground: swings, slides, a sandy
beach… and, a zip-line for adults.
Its design evokes a tropical atmosphere, with its palm trees and
exotic vegetation.
PRACTICAL
INFO
Open 7 days/week, 24h/24,
the Parc des Chantiers is only
accessible to pedestrians
and cyclists.
Public transportation access
and two parking lots can be
found just outside the park.
ON FOOT
From the city centre: by taking the
Passerelle Schœlcher (footbridge
out in front of the Palais de Justice)
or the Pont Anne-de-Bretagne.
LE PARC
DES CHANTIERS
WESTERN POINT OF THE ÎLE DE NANTES
MAP AND GUIDE
ON BICYCLE
Many bicycle stations
exist in the park.
Arrive and take off again on a Bicloo
Metropolitan bicycles
Station n° 43 Machines de l’île
3 boulevard Léon-Bureau
Station n° 103 Île de Nantes
Between the pontoon for the Chantiers and the Carrousel des Mondes
Marins (Temporary station)
BE TRANSPORTED... IN PUBLIC
(RÉSEAU TAN)
Tramway – Line 1 Stop: Chantiers
Navals, then cross the bridge Pont
Anne-de-Bretagne on foot. On foot
to La Station Prouvé: 10 minutes
Bus – Line 58 Stop: Prairie-au-Duc.
N.B.: in October 2013, the Chronobus C5 line will replace bus line 58.
It will arrive more frequently at Prairie-au-Duc and will also open a
new stop: Quai des Antilles (next to
the yellow Titan crane)
CAR PARKING LOT
When arriving from the city centre:
Parking des Machines, Boulevard
Léon-Bureau (covered parking lot
(pay parking) – 620 spots)
Distance to Nantilus on foot:
10 minutes
When arriving from Rezé / south of
Nantes: Parking Quai Wilson – free
(400 spots)
Distance to the warehouses
on foot: 20 minutes
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CENTRE INTERCULTUREL
DE DOCUMENTATION (CID)
and CENTRE D’HISTOIRE
DU TRAVAIL (CHT)
(Ateliers et Chantiers
de Nantes Building)
Neighbour to the Maison des
Hommes et des Techniques, are
both the CHT, a centre for worker
and farmer trade union archives,
and the CID, a resource centre
specializing in immigration-based
cultures with its vast library housing thousands of books on the
subject.
ÎLOT FAMILLES
(In front of La Station Prouvé)
All year round, the association offers rentals of family bicycles!
CHT: Monday 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm, Tuesday to Friday 9:30 am – noon and 1:30
pm – 5:30 pm. Information: +33 (0)2 40
08 22 04 and www.cht-nantes.org
Location on-site and at
+33 (0)7 60 22 74 81
Information and opening hours
on www.ilot-familles.com
APPROX. WALKING TIME
ON LE PARC DES CHANTIERS
LE PARC DES CHANTIERS
FROM WEST TO EAST:
Grey Titan crane <> Boulevard
Léon-Bureau: 20 min.
ON BIKE...
LE PARC DES CHANTIERS
FROM LA STATION PROUVÉ:
Hangar à Bananes – HAB Galerie:
15 min.
Yellow Titan crane: 7 min.
Galerie des Machines and Carrousel des Mondes Marins: 2 min.
Photo credits:
Cover Patrick Messina.
Nautilus Nantes,
Gino Maccarinelli,
Martin Argyroglo, Stéphanie Tétu
LE PARC DES CHANTIERS
More information on www.levoyageanantes.fr
Tel : 0892 464 044 (0,34€/mn)
from abroad : + 33 272 640 479
LE PARC
DES CHANTIERS
WESTERN POINT
OF THE ÎLE DE NANTES
Embraced by the arms of the Loire River, the
Île de Nantes has been part of a rehabilitation
project of great magnitude and in constant
metamorphosis for the past 10 years. Upon
crossing the Loire, you enter a territory devoted
to the culture industry: the Quartier de la
Création, of which the Parc des Chantiers is
the largest public space.
Spread over 13 hectares, it combines heritage
sites (former shipyards), contemporary architecture, and artworks (Estuaire Nantes <> SaintNazaire, Les Machines de l’île...). Since its
opening in 2007, it has served as the perfect
promenade for a stroll or for relaxing.
1.5 km of quays, 2 cranes, and 3 slipways: lifesize testaments of Nantes’ industrial and working-class past.
Right from the 19th century, the western point
of the Île de Nantes, called Prairie-au-Duc,
experienced a rapid boom of industrial growth.
The site offered an ideal location for shipbuilding,
and in the 1950s, at its peak, the Ateliers et
Chantiers de Nantes and the Chantiers Dubigeon
employed up to 8,000 workers. The closure in
1987 of the last production site signalled a true
landmark in Nantes’ industrial, urban, and
political history.
4 gardens, 1 beach, and 1 pontoon over the
Loire: new constructions to rediscover the
river.
Bringing out the site’s heritage, while developing
its cultural vitality, is how the city has chosen
to rehabilitate the area. Supported by the Société
d’Aménagement de l’Ouest Atlantique (SAMOA
– the “West Atlantic Development Company”),
this project was founded on the idea of opening
new public spaces. The reconstruction has
been trusted to the architect-urban planner
and landscape architect Alexandre Chemetoff
(2000-2010), and to Marcel Smets (since July
2010).
The idea is simple: open the site up to its fluvial
heritage, while preserving the traces of its
former industrial activities in order to create an
original and multi-functional space in the heart
of the city.
The existing structures are maintained and
enhanced by new renovations. Landing stages,
promenades on riverbanks, pontoons, and
theme gardens are being developed along the
Loire riverfront. For the Estuaire 2007, the Quai
des Antilles and the Hangar à bananes were
opened to the public for the first time.
Circus school
15 occupants, 18 rings and 1 Grand Elephant:
cultural and sports activities all year long.
Every space naturally finds its vocation, whether
it be for a bike ride or a walk along the quays,
relaxing on the beach by the river, a stroll on
an elephant’s back with Les Machines de l’île,
or a lesson in art history at the Université
permanente…The park allows everyone to come
into contact with the river and estuary during
cultural or sports activities and explore historical
spaces through events and permanent or
temporary activities.