Located on the Gironde estuary on the Atlantic coast, Bordeaux is a dynamic French metropole known for its pleasant lifestyle and for being the world capital of fine wines. It is also a rich historical site : the French Historical Monuments list more than 400 remarkable sites in Bordeaux (second most represented city after Paris) and a whole part of the center and harbor are acknowledged UNESCO World Heritage. Beyond the city walls, you will find unique natural landscapes, from the inland coutryside and the maritime Atlantic coast.

Bordeaux is also a lively economic hub, home to many high-tech industries, as well as an academic and scientific one with more than 80 000 students and exceptional research facilities.

Both contest sessions (Saturday and Sunday morning) will be on the modern Campus Montesquieu of the University of Bordeaux, a short bus ride away from the city center.

One of the major scientific and academic hubs within both French and European networks, the University of Bordeaux will be an essential partner in the organization of EGMO 2026, as well as the Mathematical Institute of Bordeaux and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).

These institutions are, as well as the whole French scientific community, very keen to encourage the promotion of mathematics for young people, and strive towards equal opportunities and a better representation of women in sciences. This is all the more necessary in the recent context, as we see with the high-school reform a drop from 44% to 17% in the proportion of girls who choose to graduate in sciences in France (following at least 12 hours of scientific subjects and 5.5 hours of mathematics per week in their final year of high school), while the challenges of today requires ever more scientific minds to create the world of tomorrow.

Contestants will be staying at the Hôtel Mercure Bordeaux - Château Chartrons (****) in the elegant northern part of the city of Bordeaux. Jury member will join them for the last days of the week, after a short stay at the Hôtel Hilton Garden Inn - Bordeaux Centre (****). Both locations are easily accessible by public transport or on foot from the airport and the train station, and offer an ideal starting point for an relaxing walk in the city center or along the banks of the river Garonne.