My life on the campus

Find my accommodation in Caen

Finding the right accommodation is an important part of your EM Normandie experience. Start your search as early as possible to increase your chances of finding the right accommodation for you.

To help you, you’ll find practical information on student residences, search platforms, how to find a guarantor, housing grants, home insurance, short-stay offers, specific grants for work-study students, etc.

You should also take the time to work out your accommodation budget*:

Monthly rentBetween €300 and €700
Pay attention to the amount of rent with or without charges (electricity, heating, water, rubbish, etc.)
Guarantee depositEquivalent to 1 or 2 months’ rent
Home insuranceBetween €80 and €100 per year

(*) Amounts given for information only

Private student residences

Find out more about our different partners and book accommodation directly on their website.

They are listed in order of distance, the first being the closest to the campus.

Our partners:

  • Twenty campus Caen Hérouville-Saint-Clair

9 avenue de Tsukuba, 14200 Hérouville-Saint-Clair

Distance from campus: 850m

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  • Les Estudines Caen Côte de Nacre

15 rue Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 14000 Caen

Distance from campus: 1.2km

As an EM Normandie student (please specify when registering), you will receive a 5% discount on the first 3 rents.

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  • Kley Caen

49 avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000 Caen

Distance from campus: 2km

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14 rue de la Girafe, 14000 Caen

Distance from campus: 1.5km

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35 quai François Mitterrand, 14000 Caen

Distance from campus: 5km

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7 rue des Tonneliers, 14000 Caen

Distance from campus: 8.6km

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Other residences

Public residences

  • Young workers’ hostels

If you are a student aged between 16 and 30, you can be accommodated in a young workers’ hostel (FJT) or youth accommodation.

Find a place in Normandy.

In Caen:

Horizons Habitat Jeunes

– Résidences Sanson

Oasis, résidence Habitat Jeune

Housing search platforms

If you can’t find a place in a student residence, renting accommodation from private individuals or estate agents is a good option.

However, be careful when looking for accommodation on the internet, particularly on websites that put people in touch with each other: there are plenty of scams out there.

Read the advice from Studapart and “La carte des Colocs” to avoid scams.

Our partners:

Studapart gives you easy access to accommodation anywhere in France for a minimum period of one month. All the procedures are carried out on a single plateform.

– To get started, click on “Espace Locataire” and register with your EM Normandie login details.

Do you have any questions? Contact Studapart by telephone on +33 1 80 92 64 01 or by email booking@studapart.com.

Tip: if you are interested in student residences, it is preferable to rent directly from the residences, without going through the Studapart platform, so as not to multiply the fees payable.

Looking for a flat to share? “La carte des Colocs” is a good solution. Launched in 2013, this independent website aims to put an end to the domination of paid portals in the online flatsharing sector.

Other platforms:

Supportive housing

Are you looking for a flat to share and want to get involved? Kaps are for you!
Register online here.
Contact: 09 80 73 52 85, caen@afev.org

Caen’s Centre Communal d’Action Sociale (CCAS), in partnership with AFEV, is offering a shared intergenerational flat in the Haie-Vigné senior residence. Online registration here.

Homestay accommodation

  • Lokaviz

This portal has been developed by the CROUS and contains offers, most of which have been approved by the CROUS.

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  • Roomlala

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  • CoHomly

You can be hosted by a family on the principle of exchanging accommodation for services (baby-sitting, tutoring, language).

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Facebook Groups

Obtaining a guarantor

When you rent accommodation in France, you will be asked to provide a guarantor when you set up your rental file.

A guarantor is a natural person or an organisation that stands surety for you.

If you don’t know anyone who can act as your guarantor, you have a number of alternatives.

  • Visale

This rental deposit is free and available to people up to the age of 30.

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International students? Find the Campus France tutorial.

  • Garantme

Take advantage of a 10% discount on guarantee fees by using the promo code EMNORMANDIE.

Subscribe here.

  • Studapart guarantee

If you find accommodation via their platform, Studapart can act as your guarantor for the duration of your rental.

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Do you have a question? Contact Studapart by telephone on 01 80 92 64 01 or by email booking@studapart.com

Housing subsidies

  • Assistance from the Caisse d’Allocations Familiales (CAF)

You may be eligible for assistance from the CAF to pay your rent if you meet the following 4 conditions:

– You are French or a foreign national with a valid residence permit

– You rent decent accommodation

– You are not related to the owner of the property you are renting

– Your income (salary, grant, etc.) is below certain ceilings.

If you are sharing, you are still eligible for housing benefit. The rent used to calculate the assistance is divided according to the number of flatmates. Each flatmate must make their own application for housing benefit.

Calculate the amount of assistance you could receive here.

  • Bail Mobilité: short-term rental with no deposit required

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This is a lease for furnished accommodation only, intended for a so-called “temporary” public. The major advantage is that the tenant is not required to pay a deposit to the landlord.

Beware of the duration of the mobility lease:

– Concluded for a minimum of 1 month and a maximum of 10 months

– Non-renewable and non-renewable

– Can be modified once by amendment, but the total duration may not exceed 10 months

– When the lease ends, if the tenant and landlord sign a new lease for the same property, the new lease must be a “classic” residential lease.

Insuring your home

It is compulsory to insure your accommodation, whether you have found it with a private individual or a student residence. This insurance protects you and your home in the event of a claim (fire, water damage, natural disaster, etc.).

Need home insurance? Two EM Normandie partners:

  • STUDCORP (“Housing” section)
  • HEYME
    Special offer code: 76EMN-10

Tailor-made support

  • Student Concierge Club

The Student Concierge Club helps you find accommodation and deal with administrative formalities.

Membership and 24/7 concierge service for 6 months: €150

Access the EM Normandie membership form and use the code SCCEMNORMAN2022.

Any questions? Write to contact@studentconciergeclub.com

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  • Studcorp

Studcorp’s primary mission is to make insurance (Mobility-Health, Home, Multimedia) attractive and simple.

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Studcorp is a specialist in helping students find accommodation.

Cost: €1,500 (guaranteed result: payment only if you are successful in your search for accommodation).

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Our partner offers personalised support for people on the move anywhere in France.

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Cost: from €125 per month.

  • Mondopal

Whether you’re on your own or sharing a flat, living in a student residence or in a flat, even a furnished one, you often run out of supplies…

Mondopal packs bring together all the home essentials you need to move in easily and stress-free on campus: a range of home packs, delivered to your door, including everything you need for your bedroom, kitchen and/or bathroom.

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Short-break offers

  • Hotel residences

Appart’City Classic Caen – Appart Hotel

The people hostel – youth hostel – promo code “EMNORMANDIE” (-15%)

  • CROUS short-stay offers

CROUS offers places in university residences all over France for temporary periods at preferential rates.

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  • Bed and CROUS

Book your CROUS accommodation by the night (choice of hotel accommodation at specially adapted prices).

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  • Airbnb

Airbnb can be an interesting solution for temporary student stays.

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Please note! Airbnb accommodation is not eligible for CAF housing benefit.

Read: “Regulations governing Airbnb rentals for student stays in France”.

For work-study students

What assistance are you entitled to?

Take the test on the Action Logement website.

Once you’ve entered your details, you can use this simulator to find out what grants are available from Action Logement and the regions, and how to apply for them.

Specific assistance to which you may be entitled

For more information, please contact the Accommodation department:
EM Normandie

Accommodation department

accommodation@em-normandie.fr