Agency headquarters
ESA’s member states and leadership shape programmes here; operations are spread across specialist centres.
VISIT DESTINATION / PARIS · FRANCE
Photo: ESA/P. Sebirot · CC BY-SA 3.0 IGOWhere Europe sets its space course.
The Paris headquarters is the diplomatic and administrative heart of Europe’s space agency.
01 / THE DESTINATIONESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti at the ISS Photo: NASA · public domain
ESA Headquarters
ESA Headquarters is a working office. Public visits take place during announced events; see the live Access tab for current opportunities.
Background guide. See the live Access tab below for current visitor information and source checks.
Left Bank
The location is in Paris’s 15th arrondissement, with Metro and city transport nearby.
Event only
Do not travel expecting walk-in entry. Public access follows ESA’s open-day announcements.
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