Housing

Yes ! You are coming to Le Havre soon and you are desperatly looking for housing. Don’t worry, we are here to help. Just know there are two procedures :

1) You contact a real-estate office in Le Havre that can rent you something.
Here is a list of Student Residences and Agencies that Sciences Po students have used to rent apartments:

• Cabinet David Watrin:

  http://www.dwatrin.fr/immobilier-le-havre-watrin-accueil.html

  Agency with different apartments all over the city.

• Location Au Havre:

  http://www.locationauhavre.com

  S.C.I. Péri Lecesne , 86, rue Jules Lecesne,  76600 Le Havre
  tél : 02 35 22 88 27 / 06 08 49 43 61 – email : office@locationauhavre.com
  This agency has several Student Residences in Le Havre that we highly recommend.

• ORPI – Agence lecoquierre:
  66, Avenue Foch, B.P. 994, 76061 LE HAVRE
  Tél: 02 35 21 32 23, lecoquierre@orpi.com
• Foncia:

  http://fr.foncia.com/agence-immobiliere/Le_havre/Foncia-1226.php

  Very small but extremely central apartments
  Phone: 02.35.21.09.21

• CRIC:
  83 Avenue Foch -76600 LE HAVRE
  02 35 21 04 04

2) You ask for a CROUS studio during your application to Sciences Po. In Le Havre, there are three résidences (apartment-style dormitories) that are very close to the class buildings. If  you are not French, you are almost sure to get a studio through this procedure, and we advise that you try a CROUS residence before moving onto your own apartment. All rooms are fully furnished with a bed, tables, chairs, bookshelves, and general kitchen appliances. The administration will inform you about the actual prices when you consult them about this option.

• Labédoyère:
  Labedoyere is a student residence with 30 sq m studios. It used to be a residence for the elderly, so its rooms are not only very spacious, but also come with a private kitchen and bathroom.
• Bougainville:
  Bougainville is a student residence with rooms of different sizes (8 sq m, 10 sq m, 15 sq m). You will have a room with your own sink (which can be used to wash hands, brush teeth, etc), but you have to share a kitchen, shower, and toilet with 1 to 5 (or even more) people.
• Delavigne:
  Delavigne is a student residence with 30 sq m studios. Each comes with a private kitchen, as well as a bathroom and sometimes even a balcony.
• Conteneurs

You can also check out their website for more information. They also have a blackboard with private offers that you might want to check out:
http://www.crous-rouen.fr/haute-normandie/logement/residences-universitaires/

** CAF (Caisse d’Alocation Familiale)
France is very special in that it offers every student with rights to benefit from a program called CAF. It is a monthly payment rebate system, through which you will receive some fee from the government to subsidize your housing. On average, this rebate will be around 100~200 euros per month, depending on your apartment and your family’s financial conditions (but you don’t need to worry about this at this point).

Once you arrive in Le Havre, you should fill out some documents and hand them to the CAF representative. Even if you are a bit lazy and hand in all the papers in January, for instance, you will still receive rebates for the full payments you have given during the previous months.