Accommodation in Montpellier

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

• 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
• Cautioneo: https://www.cautioneo.com/garant-location/
• Luko : https://fr.luko.eu/conseils/guide/trouver-un-garant-location/ 
• 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

• Crous of Montpellier: https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/
• IAM Montpellier: https://www.iamm.ciheam.org/en/education/campus-student-life/
• UXCO: https://www.uxco.com/en/student-housing/montpellier/   with, near AgroParisTech, Tropicampus : https://www.uxco.com/en/student-housing/montpellier/1/tropicampus/
• Institut Agro Montpellier: https://en.institut-agro-montpellier.fr/student-life/accommodation
• Lokaviz: https://www.lokaviz.fr/
• Adele: https://www.adele.org/en/
• LOGIFAC / SMERRA: https://www.logifac.fr/
• Espace Logement Etudiant: https://espace-logement-etudiant.com/  
• Résidence Cardinal Campus: https://www.cardinalcampus-student.com/residence/l-envolee
• GESTETUD :https://www.gestetud.fr/en/
• ACM Habitat (social accommodation) : https://www.acmhabitat.fr/jplatform/
  Request on: https://www.acmhabitat.fr/jplatform/jcms/sng_2000719/fr
• Habitat Jeunes Montpellier for students under the age of 30 with an employment contract (student job, fixed-term contract, open-ended contract, apprenticeship contract): https://www.habitat-jeunes-montpellier.org/
  Boutique Logement Habitat Jeunes : https://www.habitat-jeunes-montpellier.org/boutique-logement/   to help you with your search. Group meetings on Fridays at 5pm and Saturdays at 10am.
• Studapart: https://www.studapart.com/en
• Useful information on Campus France website (with list of accommodations websites): https://www.campusfrance.org/en/student-housing-france
• Links students housing: https://www.montpellier.fr/en/actions/competences/youth/youth-support-mechanisms/housing-assistance-for-students

Crous Montpellier: https://www.crous-montpellier.fr/se-loger-a-residence-sudalternance/

• AFEV (colocation solidaire pour les 18-30 ans) : https://afev.org/en/solidarity-house-shares   
  Request on : https://form.jotform.com/211092788965368?utm_source=afevsite&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=form_kapseurs      
• 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/
• Erasmus Play : https://erasmusplay.com/en/montpellier/flatshare-in-montpellier.html
• Roomlala : https://fr-fr.roomlala.com/chambre-a-louer/FR-France/montpellier

• CozyCozy : https://www.cozycozy.com/fr/location-courte-duree-montpellier
• Sabbatical Homes : https://www.sabbaticalhomes.com/

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

Housing benefits (allocation logement) covers part of the rent. It takes effect from the month in which you claim it. Request on: https://www.caf.fr/allocataires/caf-de-l-herault/offre-de-service/logement/aideaulogementmontpellier
All information about Caisse d’Allocations Familiales (CAF)