Accomodation in Montpellier
28 mai 2024In Montpellier, demand for accommodation is higher than supply. Once your application has been accepted, you will need to make the necessary arrangements to find accommodation.
Accommodation costs
Booking requires the following payments:
- 1 or 2 months rent for the deposit, which will be refunded after the inventory at the end of the rental period.
- 1 month’s rent at the beginning of the rental period for the first month (then at the beginning of each month for the following months)
- any agency fees.
Beware of fraudulent advertisements on the internet!
Guarantee systems for accommodation
VISALE
VISALE, free guarantee system for students (under 30 years old): https://www.visale.fr/
VISALE Procedure: https://www.campusfrance.org/system/files/medias/documents/2020-07/Procedure_visale_ENG.pdf
GarantMe
GarantMe: https://garantme.fr/en/how-does-it-work
List of the required documents: https://help.garantme.fr/en/what-documents-do-you-need
Price: https://garantme.fr/en/price
Cautioneo
Cautioneo: https://www.cautioneo.com/garant-location/
Price: https://www.cautioneo.com/garant-location/#prix
Find accommodation
- Crous of Montpellier: https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/
- Lokaviz: https://www.lokaviz.fr/
- Adele: https://www.adele.org/en/
- LOGIFAC / SMERRA: https://www.logifac.fr/
- Espace Logement Etudiant: http://www.espace-etudiant.com/
- Résidence Cardinal Campus: https://www.cardinalcampus-student.com/residence/l-envolee
- ACM Habitat (social accommodation) : https://www.acmhabitat.fr/jplatform/
Demande à effectuer sur : https://www.acmhabitat.fr/jplatform/jcms/sng_2000719/fr - Habitat Jeunes Montpellier pour étudiants de moins de 30 ans, sous contrat de travail (job étudiant, CDD, CDI, contrat d’apprentissage) : https://www.habitat-jeunes-montpellier.org/
Boutique Logement Habitat Jeunes : https://www.habitat-jeunes-montpellier.org/boutique-logement/ pour vous aider dans votre recherche. Réunions collectives le vendredi à 17h et le samedi à 10h. - Links students housing: https://www.montpellier.fr/3248-logement-jeunes-etudiants.htm
- UXCO: https://www.uxco.com/en/student-housing/montpellier/ with, near AgroParisTech, Tropicampus : https://www.uxco.com/en/student-housing/montpellier/1/tropicampus/
- Studapart: https://www.studapart.com/fr
- IAM Montpellier: https://www.iamm.ciheam.org/en/education/campus-student-life/
- Institut Agro Montpellier: https://en.institut-agro-montpellier.fr/student-life/accommodation
- Useful information on Campus France website (with list of accommodations websites): https://www.campusfrance.org/en/student-housing-france
Accommodation for students in apprenticeship
Crous Montpellier: https://www.crous-montpellier.fr/se-loger-a-residence-sudalternance/
House-share
- Intergenerational house-share: https://www.colocation-adulte.fr/logement-intergenerationnel-montpellier/senior-etudiant/montpellier
- La carte des colocs: https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/flatshares/fr/occitanie/montpellier
- ImmoJeune: https://www.immojeune.com/en/flatsharing/montpellier-34.html
- Loc Service: https://www.locservice.fr/herault-34/colocation-montpellier.html
- CO Hebergement:https://www.cohebergement.com/colocation/l/87-montpellier
- Trovit: https://immo.trovit.fr/
- SMART Coloc’:https://smart-coloc.com/
Home Insurance
You will need to take out insurance for your home. This can be done online (if you are not already in the country) or through your bank.
Several organisations also offer this service. Here are a few examples:
- AXA : https://www.axa.fr/assurance-habitation.html
- HEYME : https://heyme.care/en/foreign-student
- MAE : https://www.mae.fr/contrats/assurance-habitation-etudiant
- SMERRA : https://smerra.fr/4-assurances/7-assurance-logement
You can also use an insurance comparator to help you make your choice: https://www.lecomparateurassurance.com/86934-devis-habitation/86523-logement-etudiant
Family Allowance Fund / Caisse d’Allocations Familiales (CAF)
For all requests for services, including housing assistance:https://www.caf.fr/allocataires/aides-et-demarches/droits-et-prestations/logement
You can contact Caisse d’Allocations Familiales (CAF): https://www.caf.fr/allocataires/caf-de-l-herault
For students enrolled in M1, end of December - beginning of January, make an individual request to the CROUS for accommodation in M2.