HOUSING
Regarding housing in Reims you have three possibilities:
- Student residences (most students choose this option, it is an easy way to meet other new students
- A large part of students also choose to live in their own apartment by contacting estate agencies
- Finding Flatmates ! This is a super fun and typical university experience and a special facebook group has been created just for this purpose (Facebook: Sciences Po Finding Flatmates)
Main student residences
Here's are some of the pros and cons for the main student residences in Reims:
Residium (http://www.sergic-residences.com/fr/les-residences-etudiantes-sergic/residence-etudiante-reims)
Pros:
- 8 minute walk from campus // 15 minute walk from downtown
- Fitness room
- Many Sciences Po students
- Wifi included
- 10 minutes from carrefour
Cons:
- Can’t really have big parties
- Difficult landlord
YellowHouse
Pros:
- Really close to campus (20m)
- Washing machines and dryers part of the rent
- 15 min walk from downtown
- Only Sciences Po students- 20m2, 23m2, 30m2, 40m2 apartments
- Wifi included
- 5 minutes away from carrefour
Cons:
- More expensive than TDC but about same price range as Residium
Contact: please ask our team for the landlord's email address and keep in mind that spaces are limited. Since there are no pictures of the residence online, it is best to ask the landlord directly for pictures.
Quai 207 (http://www.mgellogement.fr/residences-etudiantes/detail-REIMS-23.php)
Pros:
- Laundry room available and free
- Electricity, internet, heating + breakfast included in rent
- Relatively new (opened a few years ago)
- Half way between downtown and Sciences Po
- Direct bus ride to and from train station
Cons:
- Not too many Sciences Po students
- Other students from different universities ( so not the same party-schedule and there could be some noise during mid-term revision time)
- Doesn't come with a lot of furniture, (only a desk, drawers and a bed)
Résidence Teilhard de Chardin (TDC) (http://www.crous-reims.fr/logement/residence-teilhard-de-chardin/)
Pros:
- Cheap
- Clean
- 18m2 room are well set up
- Communal kitchens (nice to have dinner with everyone else)
Cons:
- Pretty far from campus (15-20min walk)
- Security could be improved
- Really small bathrooms
- Small beds
Other CROUS residences: (https://www.crous-reims.fr/logements/cartes-des-residences/)
