Chauny

Located in the heart of Picardy, in a dynamic department in the center of a strong labor pool of 70 000 inhabitants, Chauny is at the crossroads of European Communications. Historically installed in the way of travelers, such as jugglers peaceful Rabelais mentions the existence in his work or warlike invaders as ancient and modern, Chauny also found an industrial vocation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

That Chauny that Gay-Lussac began his experiments in technology, the high-tech industries have settled.
His employment area of Golden Valley is ideally situated to accommodate investors. Not far from Paris, open to Europe, it has many industrial and commercial land.

Accueil ! Home! City by athletic excellence, it offers its citizens all disciplines, including the rarest practiced in France.

The community life of our city, which relies on a commercial network and service exceptionally rich and varied, is thriving. Celebrations of all kinds are strung throughout the year, thus resuming the fairs of the Middle Ages in adapting to modern life of the XXI century.

The culture is also essential.The Forum, multifunctional cultural center is designed so versatile to accommodate various performances and quality of professional conferences, training courses, exhibitions, plus three rooms of modern cinema. A beautiful hall and library are also available to a wider audience.

Chauny therefore has economic structures, social, medical, educational, sporting, cultural and administrative importance. Et elle met aussi, à la disposition de ses administrés, un service de transport urbain de grande qualité. And it is also available to its citizens, a commuter service of high quality.

Since the port of Chauny, the yachtmen gain in one week the full sea on the littoral of the Picardy coast. The voyage downstream is more pleasant by the channels and locks of Picardy.

The river Halt “Alfred Leroux” managed by Association Nautical Chaunoise Tourism and Activités (ACTAN), has a rather vast garage with boats. It accomodates the yachtmen of passage and is equipped with 6 catways of 6 meters, 4 catways of 8 meters and an arm of lifting of 3,2 tons. The buildings consist of a hall of reception which includes/understands telephone, television,…, a room of rest, a corner cooks, a refectory, the medical ones, a corner wash-house,… that miss all the nautical travellers.

Organize your holidays in Chauny.

To attend with a concert or one evening theatrical.

Nothing to miss exposures, to know films with the post, to discover the next demonstrations or finally simply to find ideas to distract you…

If you wish to move, you to spend, Chauny answers your questions. With forty clubs in 35 different disciplines, the city offers a broad pallet to you; sports activities, which you initial or are confirmed.

The city places at your disposal of the installations varied, quality and easy access, to allow you to exert your favorite sports under the best conditions.

You have really the embarrassment of the choice…