Housing
Whether you are looking for accommodation options like "Carte des Colocs" - the Strasbourg roommate finder, studio flats for rent on the pedestrianised streets of the city centre, or the Crous student halls of residence and the Maison Universitaire Internationale, you're sure to find the housing option that best suits your needs!
Strasbourg, a very liveable European city, offers you numerous housing possibilities. Thanks to its wide variety of neighbourhoods in different styles, you are sure to find the perfect one for you: the lively city centre, with its rich architectural heritage, the quieter outer districts, such as Neudorf, a real village within the city, the area around the train station, which is affordable for smaller budgets, Krutenau, which is 10 minutes from the very heart of the city centre, the Esplanade student quarter, and more
If you prefer a calm area, the highly developed transportation system will enable you to opt for the furthest quarters, as you'll be able to get to the city centre easily.
Find out about the student housings with our interactive map
Overview of the map
WHAT IS THE CROUS DE STRASBOURG ?
A key actor of student life, managing local services: grants and scholarships, housing, food services, social action, culture, jobs and international matters.
See the website of the CROUS.
HOUSING COMPLEXES AND HALLS OF RESIDENCE
The Crous of Strasbourg offers more than 4920 beds in rooms in 12 student halls of residence. Housing applications must be submitted as early as possible (fill out a Dossier social étudiant/DSE before the 31 May
From 12 June, accommodation will be allocated in 4 phases, called "housing rounds", one per week. Students with French grants have priority access to accommodation. More information here
- From mid-August, international students can log on to https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/ every Monday and Thursday at 2pm. As the property market is very tight in Strasbourg during the summer, we advise you to start looking for accommodation beforehand using the links suggested in the article, in particular Lokaviz.
INTERNATIONAL WELCOME SERVICE OF UNIVERSITY OF STRASBOURG
This service offers personalised help with administrative procedures and the search for accommodation. It also provides an online housing guide. Contact: info-logement@unistra.fr
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOUSE
The International University House offers furnished accommodation and services for international students, university staff and researchers. More information on the types of housing and rates on Amitel’s website.
On the ground floor, you will find the reception centre for international visitors of the University of Strasbourg, which offers personalized assistance with administrative procedures as well with finding an accommodation. Contact : info-logement@unistra.fr More info on the Welcome guide.
PRIVATE HOUSING
There are plenty of private housing options available. You can go to a real estate agency, or check the ads posted by landlords on websites or in newspapers, on:
WARNING : be careful when you see online housing propositions too good too be true, asking you to send money... this may be a fraud! More info and advice on the European Consumer Centre here.
Go with somebody to visit the place and check everything.
SHARED HOUSING
Numerous websites offer roommate finding services.Check these websites and make sure they are trustworthy and up-to-date before making a commitment.
SOCIAL HOUSING
In order to find out more about social housing, visit the page "Je cherche un logement à loyer modéré" dedicated to social housing.
TEMPORARY HOUSING
STUDENT RESIDENCES (FOYERS)
Student residences (foyers) can also be a good option for temporary housing needs :
FINANCIAL AID FOR HOUSING
La Caisse d'Allocation Familiales (CAF) can help you get housing aid. In particular, it offers the following types of aid: APL (Aide Personnalisée au Logement), ALS (Allocation de logement à caractère social), ALF (Allocation de logement à caractère familial).
TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION SCHEME
If, despite all your efforts to find a place to stay in Strasbourg you find yourself without any solutions for the beginning of the school year, then you've come to the right place ! AFGES, les étudiant-e-s d'Alsace offers a temporary accommodation solution for students in your situation. Please note that we are talking about a last resort solution, when all your searches have been in vain, you just arrived in Strasbourg and you don't have a roof over your head. AFGES is allowing you to stay in a hotel for 10 days renewable et to accompany you in your accommodation search.
The temporary accommodation scheme runs from August 22 to October 15. If you are in need to benefit from this program, we invite you to send an email to dlp@afges.org for the team to answer you in the briefest delays.
OTHER INFORMATIONS
Cap’ Loji : www.caploji.eu
Action Logement
Action Logement offers 3 interesting features for students:
VISALE : free guarantee covering rents and charges: www.visale.fr
LOCAPASS : advance deposit : www.actionlogement.fr
MOBILIJEUNE : grant for student apprentices or in pro contract : alternant.actionlogement.fr
Get all the latest information about student housing in general and about the various types of aid available on the national website.
Find out more about how to find a studio efficiently!