Bike rental Try Kit Loisirs, 1720 rue Marcel Belot (tel 02.38.63.44.34), in Olivet, a suburb in the south of Orléans.Car rental Avis, 13 rue Sansonnières tel 02.38.62.27.04; Budget, 5 rue Sansonnières tel 02.38.54.54.30; Europcar, 81 rue A.-Dessaux tel 02.38.73.00.40. Cinemas Le Select, 45 rue Jeanne-d'Arc (tel 08.92.68.69.25), often shows good art-house movies in the original language. Festivals Fête de Jeanne d'Arc is a series of period-costume parades held on April 29, May 1 and May 7–8, with the big set-pieces occurring in front of the cathedral on the night of the 7th and morning of the 8th May. The Festival de Jazz d'Orléans is held right through June, culminating in concerts held in the Campo Santo (www.ville-orleans.fr/orleansjazz/). Internet Access available at 256 rue de Bourgogne, and 32 rue du Colombier, just north of Place du Martroi. Medical assistance Centre Hospitalier, 1 rue Porte-Madeleine tel 02.38.51.44.44; emergencies tel 15. Police 63 rue du Faubourg-St-Jean tel 02.38.24.30.00; emergencies tel 17. Taxis Taxi Radio d'Orléans (tel 02.38.53.11.11).
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