Shared apartments, spare rooms and roommates in Boulogne-Billancourt

Living in this suburb of Paris is convenient for those students who are going to the campus of the University of Paris IUT - Rives de Seine or to the ESI Business School located there. Rent is usually cheaper than in the centre of the French capital, so if you are going to those universities, we recommend that you look for a shared flat in Boulogne-Billancourt. Do not worry, because you will be able to enjoy everything that Paris has to offer easily, you can reach the city centre in a few minutes by public transport. You can take the opportunity to explore the Parisian capital with your flatmates! They will surely become some of your closest friends during your exchange.

Advantages and disadvantages of sharing a flat in Boulogne-Billancourt

Here are some pros and cons of living in shared flats in this Parisian suburb:

Advantages of sharing a flat in Boulogne-Billancourt

• Savings on rent will allow you to enjoy much more of everything that Boulogne-Billancourt and Paris have to offer in terms of entertainment and leisure.

• You can find shared flats in areas full of students due to their closeness to universities or good connections to the centre of Paris. Such neighbourhoods can be Centre-Ville, République-Point-du-Jour and Prince-Marmottan neighbourhoods.

Disadvantages of sharing a flat in Boulogne-Billancourt

• The cost of the rent does not always include all utility bills, so you have to carefully check which ones are included and which ones you have to pay on your own.

• You will have to reach an agreement with your roommates about the use of heating during the winter, especially if the expense is not included in the rent.

Erasmus App for your exchange programme in Boulogne-Billancourt

Do you want the process of your exchange to Boulogne-Billancourt to be as good as possible? We recommend that you make use of the Erasmus+ apps that you have at your disposal, in order to plan a smooth exchange. In addition to information about the necessary paperwork in the city and the university, in some of these apps, you will find advice and experiences from young people who have already been there. Such advice might be checking which public transport vouchers for students are more convenient for you.

How to meet people in Boulogne-Billancourt

In addition to connecting with your flatmates, who will surely be some of the people you spend the most time with during the exchange, we recommend that you consider some of the following options to meet people:

Student associations in Boulogne- Billancourt

You can join ESN Paris, this suburb of the capital has a good public transport connection with Paris. By joining ESN Paris, you can meet people while participating in numerous fun activities and events. One of the advantages of this association is that you will be able to meet students who go to other universities with whom it would be difficult to meet on your own.

Facebook groups for Erasmus in Boulogne-Billancourt

In this case, you should also look for groups of international students in Paris, in which you will surely find some young people who are also in Boulogne-Billancourt. If you join the ESN Paris Facebook group, you will be able to see the calendar with the activities you can join.

Whatsapp groups for Erasmus in Boulogne-Billancourt

Both the students, the Facebook groups and ESN Paris create WhatsApp groups to be in direct contact with each other and make plans more spontaneously.

Tips for living in a shared student apartment in Boulogne-Billancourt

We give you some tips to keep in mind when living in a shared flat in this suburb of the French capital:

• You will find rooms that are part of student flats, homestays, residences, and buildings full of student flats. Read the description of the site well, so you can choose the most convenient for you.

• If you want to live near a large green space, you can choose the accommodation close to Bois de Boulogne, a park that used to be a hunting ground and has several gardens, lakes, exercise areas and more attractions.

Frequently asked questions about sharing a flat in Boulogne-Billancourt

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