STAY IN MONTPELLIER
Montpellier is a student city, which displays all structures necessary for accommodating students. There is a wide range of lodging possibilities (Cités/résidences universitaires managed by CROUS, student residences owned by universities or institutes and private residences). However, the number of housing units is limited, especially when you want to get a suitable one with reasonable price. It is recommended to start your housing search process as soon as possible since the date of your application would be served as one of the priorities by CROUS, universities and institutes.
+ CROUS residence
CROUS is a public establishment under the supervision of CNOUS (Centre National des Œuvres Universitaires et Scolaires) and Ministry of higher Education and scientific Research. Its mission is to improve the living conditions of students.
CROUS is a public establishment under the supervision of CNOUS (Centre National des Œuvres Universitaires et Scolaires) and Ministry of higher Education and scientific Research. Its mission is to improve the living conditions of students.
The CU (Cités Universitaires) managed by CROUS
display generally an access control, an intercom, a night watchman, workrooms,
computer rooms with internet access, laundry, library and sports facilities as
well as a parking. All CU provide the rooms with internet access, except the CU
des Arceaux. The RU (Résidences Universitaires) provide furnished and equipped
rooms with larger space (type T1, T1 bis or T2), but some services such as
internet access and electricity fee are not included. It would be thus
necessary to solicit a subscription to EDF and to internet/telephone operator.
There are 4 types of housing in CU with at least a bed, a desk, chairs and a cupboard:
- A Single room: collective kitchen and bathroom with rental fee 143 euros per month.
- A Single room plus: collective kitchen and bathroom, new furniture, refrigerator and in building access control with rental fee 166 euros per month.
- A Room with comfortable toilet block: shower, washbasin, toilet, new furniture, refrigerator, in building access control with rental fee 231 euros per month.
- A studio: bathroom, kitchen, new furniture, refrigerator, in building access control with rental fee from 254 euros per month.
There
are six CU located all around Montpellier. This could respond to your specific requirements
(near downtown Montpellier, tram station or university). You can click on the name of each below CU for further
information:
4. C.U. Triolet
If you want to stay in CROUS’s CU, you must make a reservation request before coming to Montpellier even if your document required by CROUS is not complete. You have to mark your preference regarding the room of all CU on the application form available in the CROUS’s website. For greatest comfort, it is recommended to get studio in a CU, even though it is more expensive. Note that you would get support of 20-40% of the rental fee from CAF (Caisse d’Allocation Familiale). CROUS will study your case and classify its priority according to the date of your application and other criterions (priority is given to BFG fellow students). When a room is available, CROUS will issue an attestation telling you which CU you are going to lodge.
If you are a BGF fellow student, you can just write an email to CROUS to book a room/studio. Once you arrive in Montpellier, you can go directly to CROUS and you will get your room/studio just in the same day.
CROUS de Montpellier
Service accueil des étudiants internationaux
2 rue Monteil - 34033
Montpellier
Tél. : +33 (0) 4 67 41 50
38 - Fax : +33 (0) 4 67 41 50 29
Email:
international@crous-montpellier.fr - www.crous-montpellier.fr
+ Montpellier SupAgro student residence
There
are three Montpellier SupAgro student residences, which are located in separate
plots 100 meters from La Gaillarde Campus of Montpellier SupAgro, 50 rue Croix
Las Cazes. They offer more than 600 rooms/studios. Housing, small flats and
studios are reserved primarily for Montpellier
SupAgro students and open to other students
while in availability.
1/ "Les Hameaux de SupAgro"
It is located just in front of "Les hameaux" residence, the "Les Cigales" offers 227 renovated studios (with rental fee 294 € to 393 € per month for single studios one person and 331 € to 431 € per month for single studios 2 people) with all necessary equipments; desk, bed, wardrobe, kitchenette and shower sorting / function (health / shower / sink). The residence also offers a communal kitchen shared with 3 rooms, local associations of students: library, circle of students, photo lab, music room and laundry facilities with four washing machines and a dryer.
3/ "Le Soleil de SupAgro"
1/ "Les Hameaux de SupAgro"
It is opened since September 2007, this
residence provides students more than 334 single studios (21m2, with
rental fee 378 € to 491 € per month). There are collective rooms, fireplace,
laundry facilities, and local associations, all associated with 240 parking
spaces in the immediate vicinity of the facility.
2/ "Les Cigales de SupAgro"It is located just in front of "Les hameaux" residence, the "Les Cigales" offers 227 renovated studios (with rental fee 294 € to 393 € per month for single studios one person and 331 € to 431 € per month for single studios 2 people) with all necessary equipments; desk, bed, wardrobe, kitchenette and shower sorting / function (health / shower / sink). The residence also offers a communal kitchen shared with 3 rooms, local associations of students: library, circle of students, photo lab, music room and laundry facilities with four washing machines and a dryer.
3/ "Le Soleil de SupAgro"
It is located just in front of "Les
hameaux" and share part with the "Les Cigales" residence, the
"Le
Soleil" offers 63 single studios (with rent fee 395 € to 468 € per month) and 19 double studios (from 483 € to 526 € per month).
Soleil" offers 63 single studios (with rent fee 395 € to 468 € per month) and 19 double studios (from 483 € to 526 € per month).
For the further information and reservation, you can contact directly this address :
Street Croix Las Cazes,
34000, Montpellier, France
Secretariat phone: 04 99 61 22 89 et 04 99 61 21 83
Email: residence@supagro.inra.fr
LA CASSES D’ALLOCATION FAMIALLES (CAF) = FAMILY ALLOWANCES FUND
CAF is a state agency that assists families’
daily living. There are 123 CAF branches in a whole France. CAF
is a local representative of CNAF (Caisse
nationale des allocations familiales) which is the division
of Social Security of French government. CAF provides child and family benefit
(back to school, family subsidies, etc.), supports for solidarity and social
integration (disabled adults, lone parent, return to employment, etc.), and
also housing benefit.
After your settlement in a Montpellier residence, you can request for CAF’s support for your room renting fee. In order to apply, you need to ask for a CAF application form and an attestation of renting from your residence. In addition, you have to prepare some required documents such as a copy of your birth certification, family certification, school attestation, and passport with visa.
After your settlement in a Montpellier residence, you can request for CAF’s support for your room renting fee. In order to apply, you need to ask for a CAF application form and an attestation of renting from your residence. In addition, you have to prepare some required documents such as a copy of your birth certification, family certification, school attestation, and passport with visa.
You can also apply for rent subsidy online via
CAF’s website. Please refer to this address for further information.
139, avenue de Lodève 34943 Montpellier
Cedex 9
website: www.caf.fr
RESIDENCE
PERMIT AND OFFICE FRANÇAIS DE L'IMMIGRATION ET DE L'INTÉGRATION (OFII)
Since June 2009, all foreign people who have settled in France with visas ("visa de long séjour or titre de séjour") for more than three months are exempt from requesting temporary residence permit for the first year of their stay in France.
Since June 2009, all foreign people who have settled in France with visas ("visa de long séjour or titre de séjour") for more than three months are exempt from requesting temporary residence permit for the first year of their stay in France.
If you are a student and you have this new type of visa made by French Embassy in Cambodia, you will still need to contact the Office Français de l’Immigration et de l’Intégration (OFII) upon your arrival to take a medical check and have your visa approved as a residence permit. A sticker will be then affixed by OFII on your passport. You will have to pay a tax of €58 by purchasing an OMI stamp (or an ANAEM stamp) at Tobacco shop or online purchasing www.timbresofii.fr .
NOTE:
- The OFII’s sticker is an official document required for applying to Préfecture de Montpellier for a “titre de séjour” (residence permit) for your second year of stay. It is also necessary for other administrative approaches such as rent subsidy application to CAF
- If you have another student visa or a visa “concours études” Please don't send any document to OFII. Alternatively, you need to apply directly to Préfecture de Montpellier for a “titre de séjour” upon your arrival.
For the further information and appointment, you
can contact directly OFII via this address:
4 Rue Jules Ferry, 34000 Montpellier,
France
Tel: 04 99 77 25 50
Website: www.ofii.fr
PRE-DEPARTURE TIPS
We provide you here some advices before your departure to Montpellier:
- Contact us via this email address ecam-infos@googlegroups.com for help and advices.
- Contact the ex-students from Montpellier, who are actually in Cambodia or other part of the world, for their advices and experiences. You can find a complete list of Cambodian former students from Montpellier in “Alumni” of this website.
- Contact the Cambodian families in Montpellier. We provide you here the addresses of some key persons whom we strongly recommend you to contact before your departure to Montpellier. Feel free to contact them either by email or a phone call.
Mr. Kimprost SOUN, president of Cambodian Association in Montpellier
Mobile: (+33) 06 99 44 21 99
Email: sunkimprost@gmail.com
Administrative documents and
other stuff you should bring with you:
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Passport
and birth certificate
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Marriage
certificate if married
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Admission
letter from university and relevant certificates
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Scholarship
allocation attestation
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Photos
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Others
Note: Documents should be translated into French and making some copies of them. It would be prior for your arrival as it may be difficult to find photocopy place at your first arrival time.