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LMS

Laboratoire de Mécanique des Solides

CNRS UMR7649

Ecole Polytechnique

91128 PALAISEAU Cedex

The LMS laboratory is located on the École Polytechnique campus, in the Palaiseau district, south of Paris. Directions to reach the campus (by car or with public transportations) - as well as various maps and access requirements - can be found here. The laboratory is located in the building #104, "POLE MECANIQUE", and is protected by access control.

For security reasons, visitors without badge shall first go to the campus reception (in red on the map to be downloaded (shown in red on the dowloadable map here).

The École Polytechnique has developed a mobile application IP Paris Campus for Android et IOS to simplify access to the campus for the visitors.

Arriving by car

Access by car is only possible through the main gate (P5, north-east entrance). A car park for the visitors is located nearby.

Information on the live traffic status

Arriving with the public transportations

The best solution to arrive on the Plateau de Saclay is to to arrive with the Albatrans (91.06 or 91.10) bus from the Massy-Palaiseau station (RER B). The stop Laboratoires is the closest stop for the lab.