Accommodation in Paris
Living in or around Paris is vital. It is fine to spend a few days in a hotel or hostel, but it is a good idea to find another option for longer stays. To stay on the safe side, start looking for somewhere to live 3 or 4 months before you start your course, i.e. in May if you starting in September.
Living alone
You will need:
- Your tax notice
- Your last three salary slips (or your parents’)
- Bank and parental guarantees.
You can ask a real-estate agency to help you to find accommodation (agency fees cost roughly one month of rent), or buy a newspaper and start phoning owners renting flats.
When you rent accommodation, you will have to take out a home insurance policy from a student mutual insurance company, or the insurance company of your choice.
University halls of residence, dorms and flat-sharing in Paris
ParisTech student status also entitles you to apply for accommodation in these homes. But get in touch very early on to get a booking.
Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
19 boulevard Jourdan - 75014 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)1 44 16 64 00
Centre Régional des Oeuvres Universitaires et Scolaires (CROUS)
39 avenue Georges Bernanos - 75005 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)1 40 51 37 21
CNOUS
CROUS de Paris
CROUS de Créteil
Association pour le Logement des Jeunes (ALJT)
15 rue Ferrus - 75014 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)1 45 80 70 70
Foyer International d’Accueil à Paris (FIAP)
30 rue Cabanis - 75014 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)1 43 13 17 00
Office du Tourisme de Paris
127 avenue des Champs Elysées - 75008 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)8 92 68 31 12
Centre d’Information et de Documentation pour la Jeunesse (CIDJ)
101 quai Branly - 75740 Paris cedex 15
Tel. +33 (0)1 44 49 29 30
Adele
A website to help students to find accommodation
A few hotel booking websites:
www.parisinfo.com/fr/
www.ratestogo.com/
www.hotelclubexpress.com
www.parishotels.com
Aide Personnalisée au Logement (personalised housing aid, APL)
If you stay in France for more than 6 months, you may be entitled to an APL deduction on your rent under certain circumstances.
- The conditions: you have to pay rent for a State-regulated accommodation.
- The amount depends on several factors (income, family status, type of accommodation, place of residence and rent). The aid is paid to your landlord every month, and deducted straight from your rent. It is revised at least once a year. Any change in your situation can lead to a new calculation (upwards or downwards).
- The process: you have to fill out an aide au logement form, which you can download from the Allocations Familiales website or pick up at your nearest Caisse d’Allocation Familiale (CAF). There is one all-important paper you will need to apply for APL: your birth certificate (don’t forget it!).
