DISCOVER

YOUR CITY

Campus France will guide

you through your first steps in
France and exploring Angers,
your new home.

WELCOME TO
ANGERS
 YOUR ARRIVAL Welcome and orientation in the institutions
If you are enrolled in another institution, please
IN ANGERS / consult the Campus France website for orientation.
The site presents a series of Information Sheets
Infocampus, a welcome service for students covering the different higher learning institutions:
https://www.campusfrance.org > Students >
enrolled at the University
Documentary resources > Practical information
for students and researchers > Reception
arrangements in institutions
At Université d’Angers, Inforcampus welcomes If you cannot find your school in this list, then go
and guides you in all your procedures. The directly to their website.
aim is to provide you with information on At Université d’Angers, the Direction de
all available options and to simplify your l’International (Pôle mobilité entrante) handles
life by answering questions concerning: international students and researchers.
Residence permits, housing and food services,
National Services
transportation, health, jobs and internships,
sports, culture, recreation, clubs and volunteer - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr
work. - doctoral students, researchers:
http://www.euraxess.fr/fr
This welcome relies on student “ambassador”
teams as well as a network of several local
partners who are here on site.
HOUSING
IN ANGERS /
2 locations were created to greet arriving students:
• Infocampus – La Passerelle
Campus universitaire de Belle-Beille,
2 rue Joseph Lakanal, 49000 Angers. Angers is an attractive student city, which makes it
• Infocampus – Saint-Serge university library difficult for students to find accommodation.
57 quai Félix Faure, 49000 Angers. The number of CROUS residences is limited and not
all requests will be fulfilled. The University of Angers
Hours: End August to end September, Monday to does not offer accommodation, but recommands
Friday, 10am to 5pm. After October 1, an advisor you the platform Studapart to find accommodation
can see you by appointment at the Infocampus with owners and private residences. You will also
Desk - La Passerelle. find addresses and information on
Contact: 02 44 68 86 05 or http://bienvenue.univ-angers.fr/en/practical-
infocampus@contact.univ-angers.fr information/accommodation.html
Learn more: What’s most important is to take care of this as
- Download the Welcome Guide for International early as possible, before your arrival.
Students: http://www.univ-angers.fr > International >
Etudiants hors échange • As soon as you arrive, Infocampus can suggest
leads to find housing.
Welcome and orientation for international But it is essential that you get information on
doctoral students and researchers housing before your arrival:
A welcome service especially created for http://www.univ-angers.fr > Vie de campus > vie
international researchers is also available at pratique > logement
Université d’Angers: • Angers Loire Métropole Housing Center.
http://www.univ-angers.fr > International > Venir à This is a service of Angers Loire Métropole, the
l’Université > chercheurs étrangers greater metropolitan area, for advice and assistance
Buddy System in your housing search.
Université d’Angers invites all its students to take Contact: 02 41 05 50 55 or
part in the Buddy System and assist international accueil-logement@angersloiremetropole.fr
students. This promotes intercultural exchange and Site: http://www.angersloiremetropole.fr > mon
helps international students settle in: quotidien > menu > logement > locataire > le
https://www.univ-angers.fr > International > Buddy logement étudiant
System

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A FEW TIPS I f you need a guarantor to secure your lodging
Visale is a new and free guarantor system:
Short-term housing www.visale.fr
• Residence halls: https://www.maine-et-loire.fr/ > I f you want to file an application for APL
services et infos > logement et habitat > aides au funds (Aide Personnalisée au Logement, or
logement des jeunes > foyers de jeunes travailleurs personalized housing aid),
• For other types of housing consult the Angers CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales) can check
Tourist Office website: your eligibility: 08.10.29.29.29 or www.caf.fr
https://www.tourisme.destination-angers.com
> organisez For housing adapted to your special needs,
Long-term housing Contact the CROUS Service Social, or if enrolled at
Université d’Angers, contact:
• CLOUS student housing, Centre Local des Œuvres http://www.univ-angers.fr/fr/vie-des-campus/
Universitaires, of Angers - Maine et Loire: accompagnement-du-handicap.html?search-
Address: Belle-Beille university campus, keywords=handicap
8 boulevard Victor Beaussier, 49000 Angers.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Contact: 02 30 06 02 49
Nantes - Pays de Loire CROUS website (the Angers
CLOUS is part of this network): GETTING AROUND
http://www.crous-nantes.fr/service/ ANGERS
clous-angers-maine-et-loire/
The website Trouver un logement: To get to Angers from Paris, the simplest
https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/ route is to take a train from Gare
On campus, the CROUS also manages all low-cost Montparnasse (travel time: 1 and a half hours
food services (university restaurants, cafeterias, by TGV, the high-speed train). There are also
food-trucks, etc.). direct TGVs to Angers from the Paris Charles
• Private Housing Platforms: de Gaulle airport: https://www.oui.sncf/

Two higher learning institutions in Angers use To get to the campus from the train station,
Studapart, the platform for private student housing: visit the dedicated page on the Université
https://www.studapart.com > rechercher par ville d’Angers web site:
http://www.univ-angers.fr > vie de campus >
Other offers for student lodging, managed by private vie pratique > transport
organisms, are also available in Angers.
Consult the specialized sites, for example: For getting around the city and surrounding
- https://www.adele.org area, the public transport system with buses
- https://www.immojeune.com and tramway has day, and some night,
- https://www.location-etudiant.fr services with reduced youth fares:
- http://www.smebhabitat.fr/ https://www.irigo.fr
- https://housinganywhere.com/fr/ For travel within the region:
• There is also a site managed by the CROUS, - consult Destineo, the information platform
Lokaviz, which includes a listing of student for Pays de la Loire public transportation:
accomodations in private homes: http://www.destineo.fr/fr/
https://www.lokaviz.fr/ - take regional trains:
https://www.ter.sncf.com
• Shared Leases: consult La Carte des Colocs, a - to travel greater distances, don’t forget the bus
national site for shared leases that’s free and simple for low-cost travel: https://fr.ouibus.com/ or
to use: https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/ https://www.flixbus.fr/
• Other solutions available on the Campus France For ride-sharing, refer to the collaborative
site: www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized > websites:
Accommodation - local: https://www.covoiturage49.fr/
- national: https://www.blablacar.fr
For greater independence, use VéloCité,
the free bike-share program for the city of
Angers: http://www.angers.fr >vivre à Angers
> voirie déplacements > le vélo
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 FIRST THINGS majority, you have to request for a “Titre de
FIRST / séjour” online on the ANEF website or at the
prefecture where you live within 2 months
ENROLLMENT IN YOUR INSTITUTION following your majority.
https://administration-etrangers-en-france.
CVEC interieur.gouv.fr
Before you can enroll in your institution, you must
download proof of payment of the Contribution Vie Take note : To renew your student residency
Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) – the student and permit “Titre de séjour” (VLS-TS), your request
campus life contribution fee. must be done during the 3rd month before the
- Log in at: https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ expiration date of your current “Titre de séjour”
- For additional information and special cases: (permit) on the website: https://administration-
https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr
> CVEC
This tutorial will help you:
- For international students at Université d’Angers, a https://www.youtube.com/
personalized and individual orientation is available watch?v=j_suMJ3fIiw&list=PLpm2evF1qaJe_
to assist you in your first steps before enrollment oq0a-LMIKujAihwAtVEy&index=16
at the University (CVEC, residence permit, French
lessons, doctor’s visits, health insurance, and more)
You can schedule an appointment by email before • To find out more about rights and obligations:
your arrival at: bienvenue@contact.univ-angers.fr The reception services of your establishment can
- For students enrolled in other institutions, you guide you in the event of difficulties.
can find information on site to learn about possible www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour et
assistance in your procedures. document de circulatio (Foreigners > Resident Card
and Travel Document)
Confirm Registration
Take note! Even if you have a pre-registration letter,
you are not officially enrolled. You must confirm
your enrollment with the institution’s Service de la PRACTICAL
Scolarité (Admissions) as soon as you arrive. INFORMATION /
RESIDENCE PERMIT (TITRE DE SÉJOUR)
OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT
If you stay in France for more than 3 months, it
GOOD TO KNOW will be much easier day-to-day if you open a bank
• If you have arrived in France with a VLS-TS account, online or in one of the 120 bank agencies
long-term student visa: you must validate located in Angers.
it online upon your arrival and imperatively In France, opening a bank account is a right:
within the first three months of your stay www.service-public.fr > Argent > Comptes
(in France) on the ANEF (Administration bancaires> Droit au compte
numérique pour les étrangers en France) HEALTHCARE
website: https://administration-etrangers-en-
france.interieur.gouv.fr In France, receiving medical treatment is practically
free but you must be insured. Accordingly, signing
• If you are an Algerian national or a student up for medical insurance is mandatory.
with a “Concours” (tests) visa» or a visa with
the indication “Carte à solliciter dans les deux
mois” (Residency permit is to be requested Login to the
within 2 months of entry): your residency https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr site to
permit application has to be made at the register, to understand your eligibility and
Prefecture. benefits, and to take the necessary steps.

• If you hold a “mineur scolarisé” (enrolled Learn more:

minor) visa and you attained the age of https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized
> Health
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As a student, you can also take advantage of the foreign language - centers and universities which
university medical services. In these health centers offer courses at all levels year-round:
where consultations are free, you’ll be greeted by a team http://ecolesdete.campusfrance.org
of doctors, nurses, and social workers who can give - by asking in your institution, at city hall, or in your
personalized advice in terms of health and prevention. host city’s Maison des Associations - community
This is the case for Université d’Angers which centers.
has a health and prevention service: Service FINDING A JOB OR AN INTERNSHIP
Universitaire de Médecine Préventive et de
Promotion de la Santé (SUMPPS). 3 addresses:
Hours: by appointment, Monday to Friday, 8:45am
• Université d’Angers has a platform with job and
to 5:45pm.
internship listings: https://ipoline.univ-angers.fr/
Learn more: http://www.univ-angers.fr > vie des
campus > santé • The CRIJ des Pays de la Loire (Centre Régional
d’Information Jeunesse, or regional youth
information center) also has a platform available to
ADDITIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE
you with job and internship postings:
You can also sign up for top-up insurance which will https://www.infos-jeunes.fr/
cover all health expenses not covered by the free carte-du-reseau-information-jeunesse/centre-
and compulsory health insurance. information-jeunesse-angers
Take note: The plans and coverage levels differ • The Jobaviz website , run by the CROUS, can
from one company to another. To choose a top-up help you find a student job compatible with your
insurance policy which meets your needs and your studies: http://www.jobaviz.fr/rechercher-un-job-
budget, you can compare student health insurance etudiant/n:39
plans on the Internet.

HOUSING INSURANCE
THINGS TO DO
In France, housing insurance is mandatory.
You can sign up for housing insurance called IN ANGERS /
“garantie risques locatifs” - rental risk guarantee - at
your bank or a private insurance company. Online
subscription is often possible. TAKE UP A SPORT
In your school or university, you may have free
access to sports. Contact your institution’s Service
des Sports for information or visit the Université
SAMU: Call 15 Emergency Medical Services d’Angers website which offers 60 activities at very
Police emergency: Call 17 in the event of attractive rates: http://www.univ-angers.fr >
violence, theft, robbery. vie des campus > sport
Fire Department: Call 18 in the event of fire,
gas leak, water damage, natural catastrophe, or In Angers, you will find a diverse choice of sports
traffic accident. facilities or city recreation centers:
Call 112: European emergency services number http://www.angers.fr > vivre à Angers > sport
that’s accessible from anywhere in the European The A’Tout card allows you to access numerous
Union in addition to the French numbers above. services and facilities of the City of Angers and
Angers Loire Métropole metropolitan area:
http://www.angers.fr > services et démarches >
les services de la carte A’tout
LEARNING FRENCH
Learning French is an opportunity that’s not to be
missed! Find what works best for you:
- The French Language Center for Foreigners
(CeLFE) offers French courses to all the
international students registered at the University
of Angers.
For more information: https://www.univ-angers.fr/
en/news/learning-french-with-the-celfe.html
- by consulting the Campus France site or the
Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) - French as a
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BE ACTIVE
TOP
Attend cultural and sporting events, or join a social
or community group, through one of the numerous
ATTRACTIONS /
local or national student clubs and associations.
Learn more: • Place du Ralliement, which means the rallying
- Ask for more information at the Service de la Vie place and is as its name implies, one of the most
Étudiante or see the Université d’Angers website: central places in Angers with its monumental
http://www.univ-angers.fr > vie des campus > theater.
associations > culture/sport • The Angers Castle, the city’s fortress (free
- consult the national sites: www.animafac.net or admission for young people), with its Tapestry of the
www.letudiant.fr Apocalypse which is over 100 meters in length!
• Saint-Maurice cathedral from the 12th and 13th
GAINING CULTURE AND PARTYING centuries, a testimony to the gothic art of Angers.
Angers offers many ways to cultivate yourself • The Adam House, in the Old Town close to the
or have fun. Movie theaters, concerts, theater, cathedral.
exhibitions, and festivals are on the program and • The Museum of Natural Sciences in the city center
most of the time, at reduced cost for students. with precious collections in a charming environment
Learn more: http://www.angers.fr > vivre à Angers > (student rates).
culture
• The Fine Arts Museum with its historic collections
In Angers, you’ll also find Le J, a friendly service housed in an old private mansion (student rates).
and location created by the city and dedicated to
• The David of Angers gallery, exhibitions of the
young people: http://www.angers.fr > vivre à Angers >
works of David, a famous sculpture from Angers
Jeunes à Angers > le J, Angers connectée jeunesse
(student rates).
You can also consult the schedule of cultural
• The Balzac Park, 50 hectares of themed natural
and often free activities organized by Université
areas.
d’Angers. The university offers a free Culture Card
for preferential admission fees to shows: For more information, consult the Angers Tourist
http://www.univ-angers.fr > vie des campus > culture Office website:
https://www.tourisme.destination-angers.com/
For entertainment or to pick up some culture, you
can choose from:
- 3 multiplex theaters (student rates, rewards card)
including an arthouse theater: Les 400 Coups.
- 7 museums, reduced rates for students:
www.musees.angers.fr
- 10 performance centers for shows, theater and
dance
- a dozen book shops, including an institution,
the Richer Librairie, founded in 1927.
- a network of 9 municipal libraries organized around
the Toussaint multimedia library which has the city’s
largest collections and free access:
http://bm.angers.fr
- 2 university libraries on the Belle-Beille and Saint-
Serge campuses: http://www.univ-angers.fr > vie des
campus > bibliothèques
The Saint-Serge university library is open 7 days a
week, even Sundays!
In Angers, for going out or staying abreast of events,
read the leading regional daily paper, Le Courrier de
l'Ouest, available in newsstands or on the Internet:
https://www.courrierdelouest.fr/
You can also check out the cultural agenda of the
Angers Tourist Office:
https://www.anjou-tourisme.com > agenda

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 SEPTEMBER
IMPORTANT ANNUAL
• Campus Day, a meet-and-greet organized by
EVENTS / Université d’Angers, which closes with a concert
and is open to all the students in the city.
JANUARY • European Researchers Night: Researchers meet
the general public.
• Premier Plans Festival, a festival of European first-
time films, meetings with movie directors. • Journées du Patrimoine (heritage days), free visits
of cultural sites.
FEBRUARY • The Accroche-Cœurs, a street arts festival which is
• Operation Made in Angers, visits to Angers part of a sustainable development approach.
companies and artisans to discover their business
worlds. OCTOBER
• Fête de la Science in the university laboratories.
APRIL
• Printemps des Orgues, an organ festival for young DECEMBER
players (reduced rates). • Angers Graphic Book Festival, an occasion to meet
important authors of French and foreign comic
MAY books.
• Angers Fête l’Europe, concerts, conferences, Learn more:
exhibitions, and films to discover European culture. https://www.tourisme.destination-angers.com/
JUNE
• Fête de la Musique: Music everywhere in town
(free concerts).
• The Fête du Vélo en Anjou, a bicycle festival to
discover the Loire River along an original and fleeting
bike trail that’s 120 kilometers long.
JULY - AUGUST
• The Angers Summer Festival, in the Toussaint
Abbey cloister, evenings of music from around the
world (reduced rates).

To stay informed and attuned to others and the world, to share

and dialogue with students, follow social media where Campus
France has an especially strong presence!

SHARE Don’t forget to join the France Alumni network. Take part in
discussion groups on various subjects, take advantage of

PARTICIPATE cultural outings, and consult job and internship offers.

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THINGS TO KNOW

ANGERS, Angers Loire Métropole:

300,000
ADMINISTRATIVE
CAPITAL OF
habitants
MAINE-ET-LOIRE,
one of the
5 departments which
City of Angers:
make up the Pays

150,000
de la Loire Region

PAYS DE residents
LA LOIRE
REGION, 40,000 10%
students foreign students
8th FRENCH
REGION in terms of
hosting foreign Université d’Angers:
students
(12,000 international
students)
25,000 12%

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students foreign students

ANGERS, RANKED 10 (OUT OF 44) FRENCH UNIVERSITY TOWNS

th

WHERE IT’S GREAT TO LIVE AND STUDY (awarded by L’Étudiant magazine)

Most of the information presented in the Campus France City Information Sheets concerns all international students regardless of their
institution.
In France, in each of the host cities, most foreign students study at universities. Accordingly, the City Information Sheets attach great
importance to them without overlooking the other higher education institutions even if it is not possible to list them all here with their specific
information.
For more information on the institutions’ welcomes and orientations:
https://www.campusfrance.org/fr/recherche/categorie/centre-val-loire-639

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