Palaiseau Center

Onera is settled in Palaiseau since 1947, on 19 acres, with a center of 470 people, including 85% of researchers.

Scientists first conducted works on energetics before enlarging their researches on new materials, radars, optics and physical measurement.

Therein, they follow the needs of the aerospace sector on a site propitious to the implementation of high-performance experimental equipments, linked with the physicians community based in the Plateau de Saclay. On the Palaiseau site, 8 departments, as well as an anechoic wind-tunnel, represent the scientific diversity of the research activities at Onera and in particular keep on with two main axes of research: the aircraft propulsion and detection-reconnaissance-identification.

During the summer of 2010, a new building was completed. Since October 2010, it hosts more than a hundred researchers. In 2011, this building of 9400m² will also host the executive management, which will bring the staff number on the site to more than 600 people. Therefore, in moving its scientific and administrative activities on the Paris-Saclay campus, Onera comes within the scope of the government policy which aims to make of this Campus one of the first site in the world dedicated to research and innovation.

GPS

8 chemin de la Hunière et des Joncherettes , Palaiseau
DD : N 48.712132, E 2.231852
DMS : N 48° 42' 44 "- E 2° 13' 55 "

Access

Comprehensive access map (.pdf, 387Ko)

From Paris Porte d'Orléans

Take highway A6 in the direction of Lyons, following the "A10/Palaiseau/Bordeaux" branch. Exit on route N444, "Versailles/Cité Scientifique", then take direction Saclay. You are in front of the Ecole Polytechnique, then continue on the Route de Saclay(D36), and watch for the map.

From Versailles on highway A86

Take highway A86 in the direction of Créteil. After the Vélizy-Villacoublay air base (at Petit Clamart), take route N118 in the direction of Orléans/Chartres/Bordeaux. Take exit 8, "Toussus-le Noble/Saclay/Gif-sur-Yvette" (Christ de Saclay), then take the direction Palaiseau. Pass in front of the Ecole Polytechnique, then continue on the Route de Saclay (D36) and watch for the map.

From Créteil on highway A86

Take A6 in the direction of Lyons/Bordeaux. Take A10/Palaiseau/Bordeaux. Take exit N444/Versailles/Cité Scientifique, and then the direction to Saclay. You are in front of the Ecole Polytechnique, then continue on the Route de Saclay (D36) and watch for the map.

By transit system, from PARIS, AND AIRPORTS

Buy a ticket for Palaiseau-Villebon

From Paris, take the RER B (kind of metro) in the direction of St-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse and get off at Palaiseau-Villebon. Take the road under the tracks (underground), turn right, and walk along the railway. Take on the left the rue Elisée Reclus, then climb during some 500 meters then at the top turn right on the Chemin de la Hunière et des Joncherettes. 300 meters more and you see Onera on the left. Between metro and Onera : 1500 m.

From Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle, take the RER B direction of St-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (trains that also go to Paris). Then do as above.

From Orly, take the VAL railway, direction Paris. In Antony, take the RER B direction of St-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse. Then follow as above.

Please note: check on the RER B platform that your train will stop at Palaiseau Villebon (panel or screen above the platform).

useful @ddresses

to get by metro or RER: www.ratp.fr
to get by train: www.sncf.fr
to get by plane: www.adp.fr
to get by car: www.iti.fr

activities

The following departments are represented in Palaiseau:

• DEMR: Electromagnetism and Radar Department
• DMPH: Instrumentation and Sensing Department
• DOTA: Theoretical and Applied Optics Department
   

• DEFA: Fundamental and Applied Energetics Department
   

• DMSC: Composite Materials and Structures Department
• DMSM: Metallic Materials and Structures Department
   

• DCPS: System design and performance evaluation Department
• DTIM : Modeling and information processing Department

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