Les Ulis offers a variety of ways to enjoy a stay: extensive parkland, a cultural program that changes with the seasons, and insights into the city’s urban planning. You can get to know the area according to your interests, through nature, events or its history.
Parks with different features
Parc Urbain connects the center and south of Les Ulis. It includes a large play area for children. Parc Paul Loridant offers something different: it covers 15 hectares and includes a 27,000 m² lake. There is also a fitness trail, several play areas, a body of water and a large playground.
The flowering meadows are also a distinctive feature of Parc Paul Loridant. They cover 7,500 m² and are characterized by tall, colorful vegetation that provides shelter for birds and animals. This means the park combines designed recreational spaces with a designated habitat for wildlife. If you would like to include green spaces in your stay, you will find clear differences here between the connecting role of Parc Urbain and the varied areas of the larger Parc Paul Loridant.
Cultural program and events
Espace culturel Boris Vian offers a varied program throughout the year, including theater, concerts, performances and exhibitions. Its capacity is almost 1,000 people. The program changes with the seasons, so it is worth checking the latest listings if you are planning a visit.
Le Radazik is a café-concert venue in the city center. Its program focuses mainly on music, alongside stand-up nights, exhibitions and conferences. The two cultural venues therefore differ in the formats described: Espace culturel Boris Vian’s program ranges from theater to exhibitions, while Le Radazik combines music primarily with other types of events.
Ciné-Relax screenings are held at Cinéma Jacques Prévert. They offer an accessible welcome for people who are often excluded from cultural leisure activities due to a disability, as well as their families. This is a distinct aspect of cultural life in Les Ulis, with a focus on making it possible for people to enjoy a cinema visit together.
Walking routes and city history
For outdoor exercise, Les Ulis has a skatepark that is permanently open and free to access. The walking route “À la découverte du patrimoine des Ulis” is also permanently open and free to access. Check the current access conditions before your visit, as municipal regulations can change.
Another route is “La traversée – Les Ulis.” It is 5 km long, takes about two hours, starts at Place du Marché and ends at Résidence des Bathes. The route is available year-round. Its length, approximate duration and stated endpoints make it easier to fit this walk into your day’s plans than the heritage route, for which no duration is given here.
The city’s origins offer another way to explore Les Ulis. The city was founded in 1977 and designed by Robert Camelot and François Prieur. Their plan called for separate traffic flows and a combination of shops, housing and leisure facilities. This offers a planning perspective on the city’s history: alongside individual places, it reveals the idea behind bringing together different urban functions.
Discover more destinations: Guillerval, Lardy, Saulx-Les-Chartreux, Oncy-sur-École, Saint-Germain-Lès-Corbeil, Viry-Châtillon, Sermaise, Chilly-Mazarin.
For the broader travel guide: Essonne.
