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Q&A Housing

Find housing listings, information, and contact details to help you through your process.

Housing options

Various types of student housing are available near the Paris-Saclay campus:

  • housing in public university dormitories
  • housing in private university dormitories 
  • homestay  
  • shared apartments or housing in exchange for services.

The CASA platform at Paris-Saclay University centralize these offers in one place.

Crous halls of residence located on the Saclay plateau  

Crous halls of residence located near the Saclay plateau 

ENS Paris-Saclay has a limited number of accommodation units reserved with two housing providers: the Crous de Versailles and Césal.

These accommodations are allocated through an annual housing campaign organized by ENS Paris-Saclay. As the number of places is limited, priority is given to specific categories of students in order to facilitate their access to housing.

Your application process

You will be given priority access to accommodation reserved by ENS Paris-Saclay with its partner landlords if you meet one of the following criteria:

  • You are enrolling for the first time in an ENS Paris-Saclay degree programme (competitive entrance exam or student admission route), excluding Master’s programmes;
  • You have a disability;
  • You are a recipient of a CROUS need-based scholarship;
  • You are enrolling in the agrégation preparation programme (Master 2 Fesup);
  • You are coming to France to study under a structured mobility programme such as Erasmus+ or Fulbright.

Your housing application must be submitted via a dedicated ENS Paris-Saclay platform.
No applications will be processed outside this platform.

Required documents

  • Supporting documents corresponding to your profile;
  •  An application fee of €40 must be paid.

You may still submit an application; however, it will only be considered if accommodation remains available at the end of the allocation campaign.

Access to CROUS accommodation depends on your eligibility for a needs-based scholarship (based on social criteria).

Students eligible to submit a Dossier Social Étudiant (DSE) are given priority for the allocation of CROUS housing.

The application procedures and timeline for requesting CROUS accommodation are available on the national CROUS platform.

Students who are not eligible for the Dossier Social Étudiant (DSE) may still apply for accommodation via the national CROUS platform.

Their application will be reviewed by CROUS from early July, subject to housing availability.

International students

You may be given priority access to accommodation reserved by ENS Paris-Saclay if your mobility is part of a structured programme such as Erasmus+ or Fulbright.

In all other cases, you are not eligible for priority access to this reserved accommodation.

 

 

Please consult the following pages:

  1. “Pre-arrival procedures” 
  2. “Practical life and integration”

Several resources are available to help you prepare for your stay in France:

Contact

For any questions related to preparing your stay in France, please contact ri-incoming [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (the ENS Paris-Saclay International Relations Office (SRI) by email.)

Transportation

Metro

In October 2026, Metro Line 18 will be put into service between Christ de Saclay and Massy–Palaiseau stations. The School is located in the immediate vicinity of the future Université Paris-Saclay station.

Buses

ENS Paris-Saclay is served by a bus network connected to RER B, shuttle services, Noctilien night buses, and carpooling lines.

Carpooling

Getting support / Assistance

The Housing Office

For any questions related to your housing search, please contactlogement [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr ( the ENS Paris-Saclay Student Housing Office by email.)

Student associations

Several partner associations of ENS Paris-Saclay and Université Paris-Saclay can support you in your housing search.

The association Héberjeunes provides personalised support by connecting students with private landlords. It offers housing opportunities such as studios, shared apartments, and rooms in private homes, sometimes in exchange for services.

The association Science Accueil can support you in your search for furnished accommodation, whether with private landlords or in private residences. Science Accueil can also assist you with settlement-related procedures (opening a bank account, rental guarantees, etc.).

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