{"id":220759,"date":"2026-04-08T11:07:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=220759"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:20:00","slug":"nantes-convention-city-laps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/nantes-convention-city-laps","title":{"rendered":"Nantes: The Congress Centre reinvents itself, LAPS takes over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <strong>Nantes<\/strong>, the MICE sector is undergoing a transformation. The Cit\u00e9 des Congr\u00e8s has launched a renovation plan, with two watchwords: performance and sustainability. Among the main innovations for event organisers to look forward to are a fully renovated Grand Auditorium, as well as a new opening onto a garden, allowing events to extend outdoors. The energy performance of the infrastructure will also receive particular attention. The scale of this renovation is forcing the managers of the Nantes Cit\u00e9 des Congr\u00e8s to close several spaces successively. This includes a total closure of the site between February and December 2027, before an anticipated reopening in January 2028. However, the upcoming opening of new infrastructure already allows for anticipation, by offering a prime alternative\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nantes-calendrier.jpg\" alt=\"Nantes\" class=\"wp-image-220765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nantes-calendrier.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nantes-calendrier-300x154-derived.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nantes-calendrier-18x9-derived.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The renovation plan's roadmap includes phases of closures, which should be offset by the inauguration of the LAPS.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-quote\"><blockquote><p>To offer organisers a clear, complementary bid adapted to all professional event formats, during works and in the long term.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nantes events scene will thus expand with the inauguration of the <strong>LAPS<\/strong>, scheduled for next September. \u00ab&nbsp;<em>The renovation of Nantes' Cit\u00e9 des Congr\u00e8s and the opening of LAPS are part of a broader dynamic to structure Nantes' event offering, in conjunction with the merger of La Cit\u00e9 and Le Parc des Expositions from 1 January 2026.<\/em>&nbsp;\u00bb say those involved. And to specify: \u00ab&nbsp;<em>The objective is to offer organisers a clear, complementary and suitable package for all types of professional events, both during refurbishment work and in the long term.<\/em>&nbsp;\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/nantes-business-travel\/\" data-id=\"80791\">Also to be read: Nantes: a journey to the heart of business<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nantes-laps.jpg\" alt=\"LAPS Nantes\" class=\"wp-image-220769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nantes-laps.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nantes-laps-300x200-derived.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nantes-laps-18x12-derived.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The LAPS will open its doors next September<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-quote\"><blockquote><p>Le LAPS embodies the future of events in Nantes: a venue born out of a temporary need but designed to last. Culture, business, conferences\u2026 it meets all ambitions.<\/p><cite>Denis Caille, Director General of La Cit\u00e9 des Congr\u00e8s de Nantes and the Exhibition Centre<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>Located on the banks of the Erdre, within a 20-hectare natural setting, the LAPS is emerging as a flexible, connected, and functional venue, with a seating capacity that can range from 1,600 to 2,500. The project also includes dressing rooms, break areas, an integrated bar, and personalised reception services. It is all accessible by tram from the city centre and the TGV station. Around sixty dates are already booked for the LAPS, according to its managers. The latter also believe that the new venue will help fill the gap they have identified between the auditoriums at La Cit\u00e9 and the large arenas. According to Denis Caille, CEO of La Cit\u00e9 des Congr\u00e8s de Nantes and Parc des Expositions, \" <em>Le LAPS embodies the future of events in Nantes: a venue born out of a temporary need but designed to last. Culture, business, conferences\u2026 it meets all ambitions.<\/em> \".<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nantes-laps-maquette-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nantes-laps-maquette-.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nantes-laps-maquette--300x180-derived.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nantes-laps-maquette--18x12-derived.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>LAPS prototype<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/nantes-destinations-list\/\" data-id=\"219037\">Also read: Eklo adds Nantes to its list of destinations<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-highlight-box\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mice-a-nantes-nbsp-quelques-chiffres\">MICE in Nantes: some figures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Conference Centre and Exhibition Centre of <strong>Nantes <\/strong>have been brought together on 1 January under a single governance. Together, they represent: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>400 cultural and MICE operations per year<\/li>\n<li>1,025,000 visitors\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>188 conferences and corporate events (including 50 trade fairs and exhibitions)<\/li>\n<li>160,000 delegate days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Le <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/top-destinations-for-international-conferences-2024\/\">CICA classification<\/a> 2024 situation <strong>Nantes<\/strong> in 7th place in France, and in 135th position worldwide for MICE<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nantes Exhibition Centre is embarking on a major modernisation. 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