Moving to France

Please note! Oniris VetAgroBio has two training sites:

The Veterinary Campus in Nantes, Chantrerie site, is the main location for veterinary training as well as certain master's and doctoral programmes.

The Engineering Campus in Nantes, Géraudière site, is the main location for engineering and technician training as well as certain master's and doctoral programmes.

Oniris VetAgroBio does not offer accommodation on its training sites. However, on the Engineering campus at La Géraudière, Le C.R.O.U.S. has an agreement with Oniris VetAgroBio to provide the school with 100 18m² studio flats and 6 36m² three-bedroom flats for shared accommodation in a residence located in the immediate vicinity of the campus (Madeleine Bres Residence).

Regardless of their course of study, students who are not eligible for university accommodation will have to find accommodation in private residences in Nantes (private studio flats, rooms in private homes, shared flats, etc.).

Students can consult the Oniris VetAgroBio Training Services for accommodation offers from private individuals or estate agents specialising in student accommodation.

Accommodation in university halls of residence

Madeleine BRES university halls of residence

Located close to the engineering campus at La Géraudière, it comprises 236 accommodation units with shower rooms and kitchenettes, including 192 studios and 44 two-bedroom flats, and 52 surface parking spaces. Two common rooms and a laundry room are also available to residents. 

The residence is managed by the C.R.O.U.S. in Nantes, which provides Oniris VetAgroBio with 135 rooms, including 123 studios and 10 three-room flats for shared accommodation.

This applies to: 

• Engineering students, primarily scholarship students entering their first and second years of engineering studies and TS students;
• International students, primarily those enrolled in a dual degree programme with Oniris VetAgroBio;

Accommodation:

Priority is given to students receiving means-tested grants and new arrivals. However, within the accommodation quota made available to Oniris VetAgroBio, students who do not receive grants may be allocated accommodation (provided they do not exceed a certain income threshold – tax assessment required).

In order to promote international mobility and encourage exchanges within the framework of institutional partnerships (double degrees and Erasmus exchanges in particular), a quota of 23 accommodation units will be specifically reserved for international students.

All students applying for accommodation must first have submitted a Student Social File (DSE) on the CROUS website within the required time frame (whether they are grant holders or not).

Next, applications for accommodation at this residence should be made directly to:

The Engineering-TS Training Department for French students
The International Relations Department for international students (accompanied by your registration file)

For more information and to find out about prices, follow this link.

Given the distance from the Chantrerie site, veterinary students are encouraged to look for accommodation closer to the veterinary site.

Other university residences

There are 10 university residences in Nantes, offering a total of more than 2,500 furnished rooms measuring 9 m² with a washbasin. Bathrooms and kitchens are shared, and bed linen is provided and laundered. The renovated residences have toilets, showers and washbasins. Study rooms and relaxation areas are also available. You can generally receive housing assistance from the CAF (APL). Rooms are rented from 1 September to 31 August. You are subject to internal rules and regulations, which you must comply with or face expulsion. (Contact details for the C.R.O.U.S. and names of residences are listed opposite).

Finding your own accommodation

Students who are not eligible for university accommodation will need to find private accommodation in Nantes (private studio flats, rooms in private homes, shared flats, etc.).

Near the Engineering campus, La Géraudière site.

Here are a few student accommodation sites near Oniris VetAgroBio- Campus Ingénieur to help you in your search for accommodation :

• Student residences on https://www.espacil-habitat.fr/devenir-locataire/etudiants/residences-etudiantes/?s=Nantes
• La Sensive Campus : univea
• UXCO Einstein II (ex Suitétudes) : www.uxco.com
• Twenty campus : twenty

Near the Veterinary Campus, Chantrerie site

• Altaïr and Aldébaran residences in Carquefou (Espacil)

The residences are located on the Fleuriaye campus in Carquefou. Fully equipped and furnished apartments ranging from 16 to 40 m² are available.
The residences are located 10 minutes from Oniris Veterinary School.

Altaïr and Aldebaran Residence Page

• PIXEL Residence 

189 fully furnished and equipped flats, ranging from studios to one-bedroom flats.
The residence has a laundry room, bicycle storage, a gym, a common room and a relaxation room. Underground parking is also available.

Pixel residence page

Other useful addresses 

The Adele website lists student residences in Nantes on this page : https://www.adele.org/residence/agglomeration/nantes/logement-etudiant

You can also consult the classified ads in the local press (Ouest France and Presse-Océan : www.ouestfrance-immo.com) and free newspapers (www.topannonces.fr, www.paruvendu.fr, etc.)

To assist you

The two Training Departments are at your disposal for any information and validation of any documents you may need:

• Engineering Campus : contact.formation-ing-bts@oniris-nantes.fr
• Veterinary Campus : contact.formavet@oniris-nantes.fr

Please also feel free to contact our student offices, which may be able to assist you in your research : 

• Engineering Campus : bde.ingenieurs@oniris-nantes.fr
• Veterinary Campus : bde.veterinaires@oniris-nantes.fr

The NAOLIB network

The NAOLIB network is the public transport network for the Nantes metropolitan area, allowing you to travel throughout the 24 municipalities that make up the metropolitan area.

Several modes of transport are available:

• 3 tram lines and 1 busway line.
• 7 chronobus lines.
• 55 bus lines.
• 2 navibus lines.
• 1 airport shuttle.

These lines are accessible with all tickets offered by NAOLIB (except for the airport shuttle, which requires specific tickets).

Timetables, routes & maps

Aléop on TER

With Aléop on TER, travel on your regular or occasional routes throughout the Pays de la Loire region and beyond, always at the best price!

• With the unlimited travel pass, enjoy unlimited travel on your regular route. Economical, convenient and with no commitment, it is the ideal partner for your daily journeys. What's more, it can be combined with the Naolib urban network for even greater convenience. More Informations : https://www.ter.sncf.com/pays-de-la-loire/abonnements/tous-les-abonnements/abonnements-ter/Abonnement-tutti-illimite-moins-de-26-ans
• With the Mezzo card for under-26s, you can travel at 50% off on all journeys in the Pays de la Loire region and to or from neighbouring regions for just €20 per year. It pays for itself in just two return journeys! More Informations : https://www.ter.sncf.com/pays-de-la-loire/tarifs-cartes/cartes-de-reduction/carte-mezzo-moins-de-26-ans

Cost of living

In Nantes, students spend an average of €905.40 per month (including rent). Out of the 47 largest university cities in France, Nantes ranks 21st (Source: UNEF¹ survey, 2021).

In 2021, the average rent for a studio flat was €457 (Source: L'Etudiant²).

The price of a student travel pass for the transport network was €224 in 2021 (Source: L'Etudiant), down almost 8% from the previous year (Source: UNEF).

The student health centre

All Oniris VetAgroBio students have access to the University of Nantes student health centre.

A multidisciplinary team at the service of students :

• General practitioners: consultations by appointment for general medicine, gynaecology and nutrition. Make an appointment online :  univ-nantes.contactsante.fr. No advance payment required upon presentation of your health insurance card or social security certificate and mutual Health insurance certificate;
• Nursing staff;
• Dental check-ups/screenings;
• Disability or disabling illness;
• Psychologists: consultations every day by appointment. Group therapy sessions;
• CHU psychiatrists: consultations by appointment two half-days per week;
• Social workers (see below)

CROUS Social Services

All Oniris VetAgroBio students may contact the Social Services Assistant : 

• In the event of personal, family, psychological, medical, administrative, guidance or financial difficulties...
• For assistance with procedures and finding solutions throughout your studies (budget, grants, accommodation, social security cover, work, etc.)
• To refer students to specialised services,
• To help put together financial aid applications and submit them to the COURS committees, which regularly decide on the allocation of one-off and annual grants.

Les Assistant(e)s de Service Social sont tenu(e)s au secret professionnel.

Useful links

Student Health Centre

accueil.sumpps@univ-nantes.fr for appointments

02 40 37 10 50 or 02 40 37 10 69 Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm on the Nantes campus.

Infirmaries on the Carquefou, La Roche sur Yon and Saint Nazaire campuses.

Disability Support Service : 02 40 37 10 36 | relais.handicap@univ-nantes.fr

Social services

service-social@crous-nantes.fr. Please specify in your message: your city and your educational institution.

CROUS - 2 Bd Guy Mollet, 44300 NANTES. Tel. 02 40 37 13 39

SUMPPS - University of Nantes - 110 Bd Michelet, 44300 NANTES. Tel. 02 40 37 10 99