Housing inLyon

• Adele : accommodation in a private student residence; you can submit a file and sign your lease online. No transactions take place on the platform.
• Foyers catholiques pour étudiants : residences with single rooms. Please note there is a limited number of rooms and most of them are close during the holidays.
• ImmoJeune : studio type accommodation, shared accommodation, apartment, student residences, long or short term. Please note that there may be agency fees depending on the type of property you select.
• logement-etudiant.com : database of student residences
• Lokaviz : individual accommodation, living with the owner, shared accommodation or in a CROUS residence.
• CROUS Residences : they are managed by the Centres Régionaux des Œuvres Universitaires et Scolaires (CROUS), and are subsidized by the French State. Please note the number of rooms is limited.
• Studylease : accommodation in a private student residence; you can submit a file and sign your lease online.
• Studapart : studios, shared accommodation.

• Appartager
• La carte des colocs
• Cohebergement.com : rooms at the owner’s place or in a shared apartment

Personalized housing assistance (APL) reduces the amount of your rent or fee if you are a tenant or resident in an establishment. It is subject to conditions.
You will need to submit the following documents :

• Copy of both sides of your national identity card, your passport, or your birth certificate if you are of French nationality or copy of your valid residence permit in other cases
• Bank (Rib), postal or savings identity statement in your name
• A complete rental certificate, dated and signed by your landlord

To request the APL

The VISALE guarantee (Visa for Housing and Employment) is a rental deposit granted by Action Logement. It guarantees the payment of rent and rental charges to your landlord in the event of default. It is free and it aims at facilitating your search for accommodation by reassuring your landlord.
To know more about it : ActionLogement
In order to benefit from the VISALE housing guarantee, you need to create an account in the dedicated website and fill in the information and details requested. You will need to upload the following documents :

• Photocopy of your identity card (or your passport). In case you are not from the European Union, you will need to a residency card or visa.
• A proof that you are a student in France : student card, school certificate, certificate of payment of fees (registration fees for example), proof of your DSE (student social file).

Further documents may be needed depending on your situation.
After submiting your file, you can go to the section « Suivre mon dossier » or « Check my status » to know all the stages of progress of your request.