The pleasant campus is near the centre of Lyon, is easily accessible by public transport and provides students with optimal conditions for both work and relaxation. Located on two sites in close proximity, the ENS de Lyon has two fully wired halls of residence, two restaurants, a spacious tree-planted garden and top quality diversified sports facilities. As well as extensive computer resources available 24 hours a day, there is a library which is open day and night, high performance technical equipment available for loan, a video studio, a theatre, music rooms...

Numerous student associations play an active part in campus life in areas as diversified as culture, the arts, sport, humanitarian action... Colloquia, conferences, performances, international meetings, concerts and exhibitions provide intense cultural and intellectual stimuli for all.

As a humanistic grande école, the ENS de Lyon is and will remain faithful to its ideal of excellence, democracy and open minds.