Studying in Saint-Etienne.
University canteens can be found at
METARE (Restaurant/Cafetaria/Grill), 25 rue Paul
Michelon, bus 9-18
ENISE (Cafetaria), 58 rue Jean Parot - bus 9-11
I.U.T. (Cafetaria), 28 avenue Léon Jouhaux
FAC DE SCIENCES (Point chaud), rue Paul Michelon -
Tramway
TREFILERIE (Restaurant, Cafetéria), 31 bis rue du 11
Novembre
BELLEVUE/FACULTE DE MEDECINE (Cafetéria), 15 rue
Ambroise Paré - Tramway
Finding somewhere to live
Saint Etienne is a university town where it is still easy to find
decent accommodation at a reasonable price. The CIDO, in constant touch
with the various branches of the FNAIM network of letting agents,
regularly posts offers regarding accommodation around the town.
To find somewhere to live you can also visit our partners’ websites :
Mairie (Town Hall) of Saint Etienne : a wealth of advice for finding student accommodation
Agence Immobiliere FPV IMMOBILIER (FNAIM) : lettings agents
Les Estudines The guide to student accommodation
Le Paru-vendu a local paper containing nothing but small ads with of course a wide choice of accommodation possibilities in the area.
Students are at the heart of the town :
- 35% of the population is under 20-years old.
- 20,000 students.
University town :
- 1st place for sporting facilities
- 2nd place for its offer in terms of ‘bars,
restaurants, and fast-food outlets’
- 3rd place for its offer in terms of cultural and recreational activities.
Study carried out by 'Student' Magazine in 2007.
Reasonable cost of living :
- Accommodation : a large number of rent-capped apartments,
- Student rates for transport around the town.
Art and history :
- A remarkable architectural heritage
- 7 museums including ones dedicated to modern art, our industrial
heritage, the local mining industry…
Culture :
- Numerous festivals, 10 theatres, an opera house, a congress
centre and an entertainment venue to seat 7,200.
Sport :
- 650 clubs with more than 70,000 members, a golf course just 5 minutes from the town centre, a water sports centre 15 kilometres outside the town and the famed Geoffroy Guichard football stadium.
With a definitely human dimension :
- 450,000 inhabitants including the outlying communes, with all imaginable shopping and leisure facilities,
- A highly developed transport infrastructure: trams and buses in town, motorway access, high-speed train service, local airport…
Surrounded by the wonders of nature :
- With a large number of outdoor pursuits just 10 minutes from the centre of town, and all accessible by public transport.
