The Université district stretches across the east of Nanterre, bordering La Défense. It owes its name to the campus of Paris Nanterre University, which welcomes tens of thousands of students, and brings together facilities of departmental importance, including the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine and the departmental archives. It is a young, functional area, marked by its administrative and academic presence.
The district is served by Nanterre-Université station, on RER line A and Transilien line L, which links it directly to La Défense and to Paris. The Les Groues area, around the future Nanterre La Folie station on line 15 of the Grand Paris Express, is the subject of a vast development scheme due by the 2030s, which will profoundly transform this part of the town.
Sought after for its transport links, its proximity to La Défense and its academic energy, the Université district sits in the Nanterre mid-market core. The supply, driven by new-build schemes and residential developments, attracts working people, investors alert to student rental demand and buyers anticipating the arrival of the Grand Paris Express.
