Sandrine Berroir, Nadine Cattan, Thérèse Saint-Julien The attraction of the universities in the Paris Region New Towns A major aspect in the development of the New Towns, their universities have been able to force local centers that meet the demand for training from students residing in the outer suburbs. They have also found themselves a place in the inter-university mobility system by capturing a non negligible share of Paris students who migrate during their studies. The traditional separation between the prestigious but general universities located in the center and the laborious professionally oriented universities located in the suburbs seems to be on the way out.Enjeu majeur pour le développement des villes nouvelles, les universit...