It is situated in close proximity to the center of the town Charleville M tezeau, the International Institute of Puppetry, and the National High School for the Arts of Puppetry. It was inaugurated in October 1996 by the Minister of Culture and welcomed its first residents in 1997. Four apartments and one studio-apartment are available, all fully equipped. The residents pay for their food, telephone and transport charges. There are working, reading and video rooms at the Documentation Centre.
Creators also have access to workshops and rehearsal rooms for their practical experimental works.
The residence particularly encourages and enables encounters and exchanges between the residents, but also with creators and personalities who may be working at the School and the Institute. Projects submitted by applicants are examined by a selection commission on the basis of an application file and, where appropriate, and individual interview. Decisions are made one month after the closing date for submitting applications. An agreement will set down accommodation details and the respective obligations of the residence and the resident.