Daily life
Living well at university also means living well in everyday life. Accommodation, transport and meals are all practical aspects that go beyond the walls of the university and have a direct impact on your daily life, playing an essential role in your success and well-being.
The University of Montpellier can help you get started by providing useful resources and advice tailored to your situation.
Accommodation
Lodging options
Crous student residences
Crous is the leading provider of student accommodation. It offers a wide range of university residences and other accommodation to suit all budgets and needs, close to faculties, schools and institutes.
- Accommodation - Crous Montpellier-Occitanie.
- Lokaviz: Crous platform offering students accommodation in private homes.
Private housing and shared accommodation
In addition to university residences, students can turn to private rentals, furnished or empty, through private individuals or real estate agencies.
Sharing a flat is also a less expensive solution, with the emphasis on sharing common spaces and daily life.
Several platforms make it easy to find apartments or flat-shares: leboncoin, se loger, la carte des colocs, colocation 40+, Proby, etc.
Social housing
In Montpellier, the social landlord ACM Habitat offers student rentals in several areas of Montpellier, close to faculties, schools and institutes and all amenities. You don't have to be a scholarship holder; only your own income is taken into account (not your parents').
Intergenerational housing
Intergenerational housing is one of the most economical alternatives when you want to keep your rent low. Sharing a home and providing small services on a daily basis is an opportunity to live together in solidarity, while reducing your housing costs.
If you have any doubts or questions about adapted housing, please contact us by e-mail.
Housing subsidies
CAF
The Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (CAF) is a public body responsible for paying out social benefits and financial aid, subject to certain conditions.
Use the CAF online simulator to estimate the amount of assistance you could receive.
Visale scheme
Completely free of charge, the Visale scheme acts as a guarantor for students under the age of 30. It facilitates the process by strengthening your file and, if necessary, covering the rent in the event of payment difficulties. In the event of late payment, Visale pays the amount due directly to the landlord, and the tenant then reimburses the amount advanced.
Easy backrest
This service enables you to create a simplified, complete and secure digital rental file, to maximize your chances of finding a home.
Useful resources
Here you'll find a selection of practical information to help you in your search:
Eating out
The various campuses of the University of Montpellier have a number of CROUS-run catering facilities. A total of 6 university restaurants, 22 cafeterias and 7 brasseries are available to students on UM sites, including Montpellier, Perpignan, Béziers and Nîmes.
In Sète, in agreement with the CROUS, a special service for IUT students is provided at the Lycée Charles de Gaulle(38 rue Robespierre, 34200 Sète).
Carcassonne's Restaurant Inter Administratif (RIAC), located at 37 rue de la République in the city center, welcomes you to its food court. Thanks to the Crous social catering scheme, you can enjoy meals at the rate of €1 if you are on a scholarship, or €3.30 if you are not.
The Mende campus offers a dedicated student area with a hot and cold drinks dispenser, sweet snacks, refrigerator and microwave. Students can also take advantage of the inter-administrative restaurant on boulevard Lucien Arnault.
By creating an Izly account, you can take advantage of special rates at university restaurants: €1 for scholarship holders and students in precarious situations, and €3.30 for other students. All you need to do is contact the Crous.
Once a week, free food distributions are organized by the UM BVE in the Maisons des Étudiants, in partnership with the Linkee association, for the student community in precarious situations.
Getting around
Montpellier
All residents of the Montpellier metropolitan area benefit from free transport on the TaM network, provided they hold a valid Pass gratuité.
By streetcar, bus, bustram or bike, you have the choice to get around the city in an eco-responsible way.
Béziers
Béziers IUT is a 20-minute walk from the SNCF train station. It can be reached by bus on line B. A parking pass is also available.
Carcassonne
The RTCA urban network makes it easy to get around Carcassonne.
Bus lines 2 and 3 serve the Faculty of Education.
Nîmes
The Tango bus network makes it easy to get around the city, with lines 2 and 5 serving all three campuses.
Mende
Urban transport is provided by TUM (Transports Urbains Mendois).
Line 1 drops you off near the Faculty of Education.
Perpignan
The Sankéo network serves Perpignan and the surrounding area. Lines A, C and 24 pass close to the Faculty of Education.
Sète
Buses 1, 2, 3 and 7 stop close to the IUT, providing connections to the train station and Sète city center.
Social and financial support
If you're experiencing financial, administrative or social difficulties, whether for housing, catering or other needs, the University of Montpellier and the Crous can provide you with additional assistance.
The social and family economics advisor, the student life service and the Crous social assistants are there to listen to you, guide you and support you throughout your university career.
In addition to the services offered by the University, other external schemes can help students in their daily lives. For example, the "prime d'activité" (activity bonus ) paid by the French social security office (CAF) supplements the income of salaried, self-employed and student workers after three months of employment.
Services for international students
International students can find all the information they need about accommodation and life in Montpellier on this page: Coming to study at the University of Montpellier - Université de Montpellier.
The SAIEC (Service Accueil International Étudiants Chercheurs) assists international students and researchers with administrative formalities (residence permits, housing, health, etc.) to facilitate their integration into university life.
