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Accommodation
The Student Life Accommodation Office
The Student Life Accommodation Office does all it can to help you find a place to live, fast:
- We publish an annual guide to student accommodation, where you can find all the information necessary for your search (you can also check out the internet pages in the student portal).
- Browse adverts from homeowners offering homestay and rental accommodation. Nearly 150 adverts are posted annually in the two branches of the Student Life Office.
- We hold an accommodation forum on the first Saturday of July, where you will be able to find all those involved in student accommodation and meet homeowners.
- Register an online search for accommodation and the accommodation office will contact you if an advert matches your search.
- Legal advice for students.
- Walk-in visits Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (2pm-5.30pm) at office 30 in the Vauban building.
- If you are a foreign student on an exchange program, the Accommodation Office will help you with your search. We also manage the rooms in CROUS university residences reserved for exchange students.
Alternative accommodation options
In addition to traditional student housing, you can also widen your search to include the possibilities listed below.
UVSQ housing platform
You are a future international student at UVSQ, use the university's housing platform on which you will be able to:
- Find a rental close to the campus
- Find your international or French roommate(s) and form shared rentals
- Find a room in a French family (ideal for the experience).
- Already Students? Log into the platform by clicking on “Student login” then on “Connection with intranet”
- Candidates? Sign-in using the enrollment key provided by UVSQ
CASA housing platform of Université Paris-Saclay
To find accommodation, use the new CASA housing platform of Université Paris-Saclay.
This platform has been set up to assist you in finding your accommodation according to your profile and your needs. It will allow you to have direct visibility on available accommodations.
You will find all the offers from public and private partners on all of the university's campuses (91, 92, 94, 75 and 78 departments) in a single dedicated space.
The platform will allow you to:
In a few cliks:
This platform has been set up to assist you in finding your accommodation according to your profile and your needs. It will allow you to have direct visibility on available accommodations.
You will find all the offers from public and private partners on all of the university's campuses (91, 92, 94, 75 and 78 departments) in a single dedicated space.
The platform will allow you to:
- View the housing offers available and regularly updated by landlords
- Geographically locate offers on a map
- Know their cost and anticipate the related charges
- Know the conditions for accessing the offers
- Locate transport and local shops
In a few cliks:
- Create your student profile,
- Find offers based on your search criteria
- Find your favorite offers in your personal account
- Consult the advice for finding accommodation, preparing your budget, requesting aid and compiling your application file
- If necessary, contact your establishment using the contact form.
La Cité internationale universitaire de Paris
You can submit an accommodation request to the Paris international students’ residence. Some nationalities or schools have a specific house, and students concerned should contact the relevant house directly.
Classified ads for foreign students in Paris
You may like to look at FUSAC, a free magazine with classified ads for Paris’s international English-speaking community.
You can also go to the American Church and the Swedish Church (both places are open to everyone), where people post housing ads (studio rental, roommates, housing in exchange for services rendered) and job ads intended mainly for foreigners, and written in French and English.
You can also go to the American Church and the Swedish Church (both places are open to everyone), where people post housing ads (studio rental, roommates, housing in exchange for services rendered) and job ads intended mainly for foreigners, and written in French and English.
- The American Church, 65 Quai d’Orsay, 75007 Paris
Metro: Pont d’Alma (RER C), Invalides (RER C and lines 8 or 13), Alma Marceau (line 9) - The Swedish Church, 9 rue Médéric, 75017 Paris
Metro: Courcelles (line 2)
Stay with a French family
It is possible to find accommodation in a private home.
There are organizations that specialize in putting foreign students in touch with host families, usually for a fee and for short-term stays. Please note, these services can be pricey.
A few of these organizations (from the cheapest to the most expensive):
There are organizations that specialize in putting foreign students in touch with host families, usually for a fee and for short-term stays. Please note, these services can be pricey.
A few of these organizations (from the cheapest to the most expensive):
For exchange students
UVSQ has a quota of rooms for exchange students in CROUS university residences (Vauban in Guyancourt, Lamarck in Elancourt, Adrienne Bolland in Buc, La Fresque in Versailles). The application procedure will be communicated to you during the registration process with the UVSQ International Relations Office.
Please note: not all applications are successful.
A welcome pack containing a comforter or duvet and cover, a pillow, bowl, cutlery, and plates is offered by the Student Life Office.
Please note: not all applications are successful.
A welcome pack containing a comforter or duvet and cover, a pillow, bowl, cutlery, and plates is offered by the Student Life Office.
The documents required to apply for housing
To rent accommodation, you must prepare the following documents:
Many landlords require the guarantor to be a French resident. You should know that, by law, the owner cannot refuse to accept someone as a guarantor because he or she does not have French nationality or resides outside of metropolitan France.
- A double-sided photocopy of your passport and your guarantor’s passport
- A photocopy of your guarantor’s last three pay slips and/or proof that you receive a scholarship Proof of address of your guarantor
- Bank account details
Many landlords require the guarantor to be a French resident. You should know that, by law, the owner cannot refuse to accept someone as a guarantor because he or she does not have French nationality or resides outside of metropolitan France.
Housing benefits
As a foreign student, you may be eligible for a housing benefit.
All applicants must provide a birth certificate (preferably translated into French).
In addition:
All applicants must provide a birth certificate (preferably translated into French).
In addition:
- If you are a citizen of the European Economic Area or Switzerland: you must prove that you have the right to stay in France (i.e., that you are a student), have social security cover and have sufficient financial resources.
- If you are not from the European Economic Area: you must have a residence permit.
Accommodation contact
Mission of the student life office
- Welcoming students (particularly newcomers and foreign students – resident’s permit, welcome kit)
- Information (T’DACtu, documentation)
- Accommodation: guide, forum, help
- Culture: events, festivals, workshops, cultural outings
- Associations: subsidies, forum, events, training
- Sport through SCAPS: courses, lunch breaks