Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (INPL)

The university housing is really quite miserable, your best bet is to get a studio, appartment on your own. I stayed at a place called les estudines, they have residences throughout France. The residences are great, clean, and ideal location, the only problem is it was quite expensive. I would recomend finding housing at either the university residences (CROUS), or something like les estudines, but only signing for a month or so, then when you get there look around for a apartment/studio. Reason being, you can probably find housing online before you leave to study abroad, but it will more then likely be a lot more expensive then if you look around once you arrive.

Living in a centrally located apartment was great, and not to expensive. The alternative, living in one of the student rooms @ 9m2, further away from the school, was not really an option.

you don't share room in France and living with a french family wouldn't be possible and the appartments at campus could only be rented for one year

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