A campus at the heart of a fascinating region
The Campus benefits from an exclusive setting: historic heritage, equestrian tradition,and an exceptional forest.
Chantilly, exceptional city
The city of Chantilly boasts a rich historic heritage. Intimately tied to the history of the Château of Chantilly, it was progressively developed in the 18th century. Starting from the 19 th century, the equestrian activity accelerated the city’s renown.
The Domaine de Chantilly, an exceptional site
Soul of the Domaine de Chantilly, the Château now houses the Condé museum, France’s first museum (after the Louvre) for ancient painting up to year 1850. Composed of around a dozen rooms, it contains over 800 masterpieces of French, Italian, Flemish and British painting. Additional attractions include a horse museum and 115 hectares of parks and gardens designed by Le Nôtre.
More information: http://www.domainedechantilly.com/en/
A fairytale forest!
Owned by l’Institut de France, the Forêt de Chantilly stretches across 6,300 hectares. It is home to numerous fauna such as stags, does, roebucks, wild boar… But it is best known for its 47 kilometers of sandy walkways, used as training tracks by race horses from the Chantilly training center. Enjoy a walk, a horseback or a bike ride in the forest!
More information: http://en.chantilly-tourisme.com/content/view/full/22737
Equestrian disciplines, the soul of Chantilly
Chantilly is one of the most beautiful places in the world for horse racing, with:
- the Chantilly racetrack, created in 1834, on 65 hectares at the edge of a forest, in front of the Grandes Écuries, who organize numerous events each year (the Grand Prix du Jockey-Club, the Prix de Diane, etc.).
- an intensive training center for race horses with more than 3,000 thoroughbreds,
- the Polo Club located on a 205-hectare world heritage site, which offers many services to companies: sponsoring, races, training sessions, dressage and other events throughout the season.
A Campus at the heart of a territory: The Oise department
The department of the “Oise” belongs to the new French region “Hauts-de- France” and is named after the river ”Oise” which crosses the entire territory. Natives of the department are called “Isariens” and the Préfecture (the department’s highest authority) is located in Beauvais.
