How do I apply for student accommodation at the Crous? - For the academic year (or more than one month)

Verified 29 juin 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)

Your situation

You want to stay during the academic year (or more than a month)
You want a house Crous
You live in France

You must be student to benefit from accommodation at the Crous: titleContent. Accommodation is allocated according to the following criteria:

Your personal situation. The criteria are the same as for the calculation of scholarships (your income and that of your parents, family composition, geographic remoteness, and academic achievement).
The vacant accommodation

The residences of Crous: titleContent consist of individual dwellings at moderate prices, which are eligible to receive a housing allowance.

They are close to the places of study and have access to public transport (bus, tram or metro depending on the city).

There are 2 types of university residences: traditional residences and conventional residences.

Tableau - Characteristics of the different accommodations Crous
Type of residence	Type of dwelling	Equipment	Price
Traditional residence	Furnished room of 9 m²	With sink The kitchens, showers and toilets (shared) are outside the accommodation)	The price is €200 to €500 per month, depending on the type of accommodation The housing allows you to receive social housing allowance (SLA)
	Furnished room of 10 m²	With shower, sink, refrigerator, WC The (communal) kitchens are outside the accommodation
	Furnished room of 14 m²	With shower, sink, microwave, fridge The kitchens and toilets (shared) are outside the accommodation
	Furnished room of 14 m²	With shower, sink, microwave, fridge, toilet. The (communal) kitchens are outside the accommodation
	Furnished studio from 15 to 20 m²	With kitchenette, shower, sink, fridge, toilet
Agreed residence	Furnished HLM accommodation, from studio to T3	With kitchenette, shower, sink, fridge, toilet	Example of average rent: €400 per month for a T1 The housing allows you to receive housing assistance (LPA)

1. Building your Student Social Record (SSR)

From March to the end of May, you must complete your Student Social Record (SSR) and check the "I am applying for housing" box. To do this, you must connect to the following online service:

My student services

2. Participate in the housing allocation procedure

The allocation of housing is carried out in two phases. One main phase is intended primarily for fellows and a complementary phase is open to all students.

Main phase

You have to make your vows online from 2 May on the following online service:

FindAccommodation.LesCrous.fr

You can make a total of 4 wishes, in the same city or different cities and crous.

There are 4 housing allotment towers from 12 june to 5 july.

After each round, you can modify your wishes to better adjust them according to your orientation results, your study choices.

Tableau - Schedule for the main phase of the allocation of Crous housing units
Allocation round	Entering or Editing Wishes	Validating greetings	Results
Tower 1	From 2 May	June 12	June 13
Tower 2	From 16 June	June 19	June 20
Tower 3	From 23 June	June 26	June 27
Tower 4	From 30 June	July 3	July 4

FYI

If your requests for accommodation have not been met, you must re-validate your wishes to participate in the next round.

Complementary phase

From July 11, you can check the remaining accommodation offers available and book. You should do this in the following online service:

FindAccommodation.LesCrous.fr

FYI

New offers are put online throughout the summer depending on withdrawals and departures. There is no waiting list.

You are notified by SMS and email of the result of the housing assignments.

Please note

Be sure to check the email address you provided when creating your EHR.

You must confirm your choice within 48 hours according to the decision to allocate the accommodation.

For that, you have to pay €100 booking fees on your account My student services (City U' section). This amount will be deducted from your 1^er rent.

My student services

You must also complete, sign and send to the university residence the documents presented in the award decision. Rules and regulations These include the act of joint and several guarantee.

FYI

you can ask Housing action to be your guarantor, that is to say to vouch for you. It's about the Visale guarantee.

You must also pay the security deposit.

The keys to the accommodation are given to you.

You must pay on 1^er rent, net of the royalty advance already paid (€100).

You must also submit the following documents:

Certificate of insurance against rental risks (fire, water damage, civil liability)
Student card or certificate of enrollment for the academic year for which you obtained the accommodation