Les Ulis: Parks, Culture and City History

There are several different ways to get to know Les Ulis: through green spaces with activities for play and sport, through performances and film screenings, and through the “À la découverte du patrimoine des Ulis” walking route. If you are looking for a hotel in Les Ulis, these different attractions can help you plan your stay—whether you want to spend time in a park, attend a cultural event or explore a route on foot.

Parks and green spaces

Parc Urbain connects the centre with the south of Les Ulis and includes a large play area for children. Its role in connecting two parts of the city is as much a feature as its play area.

Parc Paul Loridant offers something different. It covers 15 hectares and includes a 27,000 m² lake, a fitness trail, several play areas, a pond and a large playground. There are also 7,500 m² of flowering meadows with tall, colourful vegetation. They provide shelter for birds and animals, complementing the park’s leisure facilities with a natural area.

Cultural offerings in Les Ulis

Espace culturel Boris Vian offers a varied programme throughout the year, including theatre, concerts, performances and exhibitions. It has a capacity of almost 1,000 people. The specific programme changes with the seasons, so if you are planning to attend on a particular date, it is worth checking the current listings.

Le Radazik is a café-concert venue in the town centre. Its programme is mainly musical, but also includes stand-up evenings, exhibitions and conferences. The programme here also changes with the seasons. Together, the two venues offer different types of events, from theatre and concerts to stand-up and conferences.

Cinéma Jacques Prévert offers Ciné-Relax screenings. They provide an accessible welcome for people who are often excluded from cultural leisure activities because of a disability, as well as for their families. The frequency and format of the screenings may change; check the latest information if you are planning a specific visit.

Skatepark and routes

The skatepark in Les Ulis is permanently open and free to access. As the city’s access rules may change, check the latest information before your visit. The “À la découverte du patrimoine des Ulis” walking route is also permanently open and free to access. Access or signage may change, so it is helpful to check the latest information beforehand here too.

Another route is “La traversée – Les Ulis”. It is available year-round, is 5 km long and takes about two hours. The starting point is Place du Marché, and the finish is Résidence des Bathes. You can use the approximate duration to plan your time; the two endpoints also mark the beginning and end of the route.

The city and its origins

Les Ulis was founded in 1977. Robert Camelot and François Prieur designed the city with separate traffic flows and a combination of commerce, housing and leisure. The design thus brings together two specific planning approaches: traffic flows were to be separated, while different urban functions were planned together. For travellers interested in urban development, this history adds the planning context of Les Ulis to impressions of its parks, cultural venues and routes.

Discover more destinations

Discover more destinations: Boissy La Rivière, Saclay, Chevannes, Gometz-le-Châtel, Saint-Germain-Lès-Corbeil, Vayres-sur-Essonne, Gif-sur-Yvette, Courances.

For the overview of the wider area: Essonne.