The Campus
Our students and staff live at our campus in La Chapelle au Riboul, France. Placed in the center of a lively village of 500 people, our facility, known locally as La Maison de Perrine (Perrine’s House) has a 300 year history that is precious to locals.
One recent visitor remarked: “The grounds are easily one of the most peaceful places on the planet.”
Housing and Dining
Student rooms are single or double occupation. Each room has a bed, closet, washbasin, small table, chair, and bedside table. Shower rooms and toilets are at a short distance along the hallway. Student rooms are located on the 3rd floor. There is a room for a person of limited mobility on the ground floor.
Meals are taken in one of the dining rooms on campus. Breakfast is self-serve. Lunch is buffet style. Dinner is a cooked meal. Some special diets can be accommodated. Please contact us before you apply, in the event you have special dietary needs. There is a refrigerator for student use for snacks or drinks.
Meals are taken together and offer a time for quality conversation around the table with other students and professors.
Climate and Average Weather on Campus
In Mayenne, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are very cold, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 35°F/1.6C to 74°F/23.3C and is rarely below 25°F/-3.8C or above 84°F/29C.
Average Temperature
The warm season lasts for 3.1 months, from June 10 to September 14, with an average daily high temperature above 68°F/20C. The hottest month of the year in Mayenne is July, with an average high of 73°F/23C and low of 56°F/13.3C.
The cool season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 17 to March 8, with an average daily high temperature below 51°F/10.5C. The coldest month of the year in Mayenne is January, with an average low of 36°F/2C and high of 45°/7C.
Precipitation
The wetter season lasts 8.3 months, from September 25 to June 4, with a greater than 25% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Mayenne is December, with an average of 9.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.
The drier season lasts 3.7 months, from June 4 to September 25. The month with the fewest wet days in Mayenne is August, with an average of 5.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.
