Accommodation

Your obligations

In order to sign your rental agreement (bail) you will have to:

• Find a guarantor (or third-party guarantee)
  This is a natural or legal person who undertakes to pay the rent in the event of default by the tenant.
  If you do not have a guarantor, the garantie visale can help you.
• Pay a security deposit
  This is a sum of money requested upon entry to the rental and is intended to cover any possible damages. This sum is collected by the owner (loueur). It will be fully refunded by the owner within one month after the inventory of fixtures or upon return of the keys if the accommodation is returned without damage.
  Locapass can provide an advance for the security deposit.
• Subscribe to home insurance (assurance habitation)
  The insurance contract covers your personal liability and protects your home and its content against risks (water damage, fire, theft, etc.). It is compulsory.
• Pay your rent (loyer) every month
  You will receive proof of payment (Quittance de loyer) when you pay your rent.
  APL: (Aide Personnalisée au Logement) of the CAF can help you finance part of your rent.

When you vacate your accommodation:

You will have to give notice: This is the period of time that a tenant must respect before leaving his or her accommodation. It is one month for a furnished rental and three months for an empty rented accommodation, except in large conurbations or tense areas.

Any questions?

ADIL49 offers free, neutral and comprehensive information on all legal, financial and tax issues relating to housing. Make an appointment.

City of Angers

The City of Angers offers a housing guide. With its practical advice, the guide “premier logement” will help you in your first steps and throughout your rental period. Read the guide

The J, Angers connected youth informs young people aged 15 to 30 in all areas of daily life (jobs, studies, housing, leisure, etc.) and offers, on its premises:

• information to help young people in their search for accommodation by providing the “premier logement” guide as well as a list of useful addresses, a list of consumer defence associations, a list of useful websites and a space for private housing ads… and whatever the problem, the J can relay requests to specialised structures.
• a tailored information service, provided by the Service Logement Jeunes (SLJ – association for housing for young people) without an appointment on Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Information and help on finding accommodation, search techniques, housing budget, housing aid). They also receive the public from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Consult the interactive map of student accommodation in Angers. It lists all public and private university residences, hostels and Crous accommodation.

Angers Loire Metropole

Accueil Logement – ​​Angers Loire Métropole: this service informs and guides people searching for accommodation and those who encounter difficulties related to their accommodation.

• 83 rue du Mail, Angers
• Mondays: 1.30 – 5.30 pm | Tuesday to Friday: 10 am – 12.30 pm / 1.30 – 5.30 pm
• 02 41 05 50 55 | al@angersloiremetropole.fr

Crous

A housing reception unit informs and guides you in your search for accommodation, from 26 August to 4 October 2024, at 8 Boulevard Beaussier. Opening times for the week of 30 September to 4 October :

• Monday 30 September : 12.30 pm – 2.30 pm
• Tuesday 1 October : 1pm – 5pm
• Wednesday 2 October : 2pm – 5pm
• Thursday 3 October : 10am-2pm
• Friday 4 October : 2pm – 5pm

Warning signs

• A rent excluding utilities that is well below market prices (less than €230 for a room or studio, €400 for a T1 bis and €500 for a T2);
• A poorly written ad with spelling errors;
• A landlord who cannot meet you (for example, indicating that he/she is abroad);
• Accommodation offered in return for services rendered (except for known schemes);
• Requests for payment in cash, money orders or prepaid cards

A few basic guidelines to apply to your search

• Check that the accommodation exists;
• Do not rely on photos, go to the property, check on the internet… ;
• Do not pay any money (in cash, money orders or prepaid cards) to block or to visit a room before signing the lease;
• Have someone accompany you when you visit the accommodation;
• Send crossed-out copies of personal documents (identity papers) to limit the risk of identity theft.

Action logement :

• Aide MOBILI-JEUNE: this grant covert part of the rent (between €10 and a maximum of €100). The amount of aid is capped at €1,100 per year of training over 11 monthly payments.
• ViaHumanis: If you are alternating in a private company of +10 employees, and you have to move more than 70km from your current home, ViaHumanis offers solutions to help you search for housing. ViaHumanis Angers : +33(0)2 52 70 04 01 | alternant@via-humanis.fr

DossierFacile is a platform that increases the chances of obtaining a visit by helping to compile a clear and complete application file for the owners.

1. Upload your supporting documents.
2. DossierFacile verifies the completeness of the file and validates it.
3. Your file is ready to be sent to the owners securely: via URL link or in PDF format.

In Angers
The demand for accommodation in Angers is very high in September. Start your search early and consider extending it to the neighbouring suburbs of Angers which are serviced by public transport:

• Beaucouzé is served by lines 2 and 4
• Saint Barthélémy d’Anjou is served by line 2
• Saint Sylvain d’Anjou is served by line 10
• Trélazé is served by lines 1 and 10
• Avrillé is served by lines 3 and 7 as well as tram A
• Mûrs-Erigné is served by line 3
• Montreuil-Juigné is served by line 7
• Les Ponts-de-Cé is served by lines 3 and 9
• Saint-Gemmes-sur-Loire is served by line 8
• Bouchemaine is served by line 6
• Ecouflant is served by line 12

Go to Studapart

Are you a student at UA and looking for accommodation in Angers or elsewhere in France?

This platform allows you to carry out all steps from the rental application file to the accommodation reservation. To get started, whether you are a French or an international student, click on “Espace Locataire” and register either with your UA login or with your personal email address (you will then have to provide the Housingua code or proof of admission to a course at the University of Angers).

To understand everything about Studapart, follow the online session offered on December 5 and 9 at 2pm.

Why use Studapart

• Studapart offers tailored support throughout the stages of your rental (chat, email, telephone support).
• Studapart can act as a guarantor for the entire rental period.
• Thanks to a partnership with Allianz, application files will be reinforced with all rental companies, on Studapart or elsewhere.
• Studapart gives access to accommodations intended solely for the University of Angers community.
• Studapart provides rental offers everywhere in France.
• Studapart is a multi-language platform.

You are the owner

To rent accommodation or a room to UA students, you can place your ad on the platform by clicking on « Espace Propriétaire ».

Crous student halls of residence are by far the cheapest student accommodation available. They are all close to UA campuses and it is a great way to meet other students.

Students residing in France

The submission of an application via the Student Social File (DSE) must be made between March 1 and May 31, 2024, on the portal: Messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr

International students

Submit your housing application from July 9, 2024 on messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr => Find housing. The priority criteria are available on the Crous website

International exchange students

Contact the International Office at echange.international@univ-angers.fr

Frequently asked questions

I am not a scholarship holder, can I benefit from CROUS accommodation?
Yes. However, scholarship holders (depending on their level) are given priority.

I am out of time to submit my request… what should I do?
Complete your application as quickly as possible by completing your DSE file online and sending the requested supporting documents. If your request is unsuccessful, you will be informed of the waiting list registration procedure.

My accommodation request has been accepted, what should I do?
The instructions for confirming your reservation are specified in your notification. Confirmation must be made on the student life portal (Messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr). Please note that the confirmation time for your reservation is short!

Several private student halls of residence are available in Angers, close to the campuses. They generally offer extra services (cafeteria, laundry, security…).

All over France and Pays de la Loire

• The Adele.org: this platform will help you find your private student hall of residence anywhere in France.
• The Habitat Jeunes network offers accommodation in hostels in the Pays de la Loire region.

On the Belle-Beille Campus

•  KLEY: offers fully equipped student housing from one-room studios to flatsharing (from three to nine rooms).
• Cap’Études: offers fully furnished apartments. (in French only)
• Les Belles Années – Cap Avenir and Campus Novus: offers student housing from one-room studios to three rooms.

On the Saint Serge Campus

• KLEY: offers fully equipped student housing from one-room studios to flatsharing (from three to nine rooms).
• Studéa Saint Serge: offers fully furnished apartments from one-room studios to two-room apartments.
• International Student Residence Fac-Habitat: offers rentals from one-room studios to three-room apartments.
• Résidence University de la Maine: offers housing from one-room of 14 m² to four-room shared apartments of 79 m². (in French only)

In and outside Angers

• Les Estudines: offers housing from one-room studios to three-room apartments.
• Résidence Athlétis in the adjecent city of Ponts-de Cé: offers housing from one-room studios to four-room apartments. (In French only)
• WestCampus Angers in Saint Barthélémy d’Anjou: offers one-room studios from 21m² to 28m².

You can find more residences and hostels for students in the housing guide from the city of Angers.

The list below contains websites with ads for apartments or rooms on the private market (In French only).

• Lokaviz: CROUS platform for student accommodation on the private market.
• Smeb’habitat: Agency housing ads for students
• Bien Ici: Agency housing ads
• SeLoger: Agency housing ads
• Logic-Immo: Agency housing ads
• De Particulier à Particulier: Website for private ads
• Leboncoin: Website for private and sponsored ads

Be careful and stay vigilant! Some ads may be fraudulent.

Check out local flat-sharing ads on these websites :

• Appartager: Website for flat-sharing ads (French only)
• Roomlala: Website for flat-sharing ads
• Leboncoin: Website for private and sponsored ads (French only)
• De Particulier à Particulier: Website for private ads (French only)
• La Carte des Colocs: Website for flat-sharing ads

Give a little of your time in exchange for affordable accommodation

The association “Le temps pour toiT” lists inter-generational home-sharing offers in the Angers metropolitan area.
Learn more (in French only)

The Ensemble2générations association offers students the chance to live with elderly people.

Colibree and Camarage also offer intergenerational housing solutions. They offer a 100% digital service that puts a student in touch with an independent retired person to share accommodation.

Apply for social housing (HLM) on the Maine-et-Loire housing application site.

• DemandeLogement49.fr

Some social landlords have housing allocated on a priority basis to students.

• Résidence Universitaire Louis Magne 
• Résidence Cambridge 
• Résidence de Brissac

Youth homes are a temporary solution for young workers, students, interns, etc. from the ages 16 to 30. See the list of youth homes in the Angers area.

URHAJ Pays de la Loire:  This website offers accommodations in youth homes

or contact :

• Résidence Harmattan
  The association Habitat Jeunes David d’Angers has 116 rooms near the city centre of Angers.
• Foyer Justice
  The association Habitat Jeunes David d’Angers has 6 rooms in Angers.
• Foyer Cordelle
  The association Habitat Jeunes David d’Angers has 21 rooms in the centre of Angers.
• Foyer David d’Angers
  The association Habitat Jeunes David d’Angers has 92 rooms in the centre of Angers.
• Foyer Darwin
   The association AFTAIB – Foyer Darwin is a residence of 119 rooms in Angers.

• Habitat Jeunes Marguerite d’Anjou
  The association Habitat Jeunes Marguerite d’Anjou is a residence of 110 rooms in Angers.
• Foyer de l’Esvière
  Near the city centre, the Foyer de l’Esvière houses mainly young women (but also some men) from 17 years old.

Some of you may be looking for temporary accommodation. Here are several tips that may be useful if you are looking for accommodation for a few days or weeks.

• HTH – Temporary accommodation in a private home

Live the experience of accommodation in a home! 15€ per night, up to 250€ per month (270€ winter month)

> Registration from 16 August
> Habitat Jeunes David d’Angers – 22 rue David d’Angers 49100 ANGERS
> 02 41 24 37 37
> hth@ahjda.fr – https://www.fjtda-angers.org/

• Bed&Crous (this scheme operates outside the academic year)
• Bon plan hôtel
• Coherbergement
• Roomlala
• AirBnB