ENSTA Bretagne : Résidence étudiante sur le campus

Housing: student residence

Located at the heart of the campus, the student residence (RDE) offers nearly 200 rooms. The campus offers a broad array of facilities to ensure students' everyday comfort: dining hall, snack bar, student union, common room, sports facilities, etc.
ENSTA Bretagne : Résidence des Etudiants
Work in progress: a major renovation project is underway in the student residence to convert all single rooms into studio apartments with kitchenette and shower. This means that there are fewer rooms available at the moment.

STUDENT RESIDENCE – PRACTICAL INFORMATION 

  • A secure residence. The campus entrance is guarded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Parking is available for vehicles, and there are also spaces for storing bicycles, motorcycles, surfboards and windsurf boards, subject to availability.
  • Furnished accommodation. All the rooms are furnished and have several cupboards and a sink. The bedding kit includes 1 pillow, 1 blanket and 1 mattress cover. It is up to the tenant to provide sheets or a duvet with its cover. A bedding kit on a yearly rental basis is available at a price of €30.
  • Wi-Fi: Access to the Wi-Fi broadband network is available.
  • Laundry: The residence has a self-service coin laundry (€3 per washer load and €0.50 for every 6 minutes in the dryer).

ACCOMMODATION

Three types of accommodation, each with a surface area of 14m², are available (as of September 2024 for the studio apartments):

  • Studio apartments with a kitchenette and shower room
  • Single rooms with an en-suite shower room with toilet
  • Single rooms with washbasins (communal showers and toilets) 

     

For safety and hygiene reasons, cooking is prohibited in the residence and rooms must therefore not be equipped with cooking appliances. The dining hall, located near the residence, operates on a self-service basis for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day during term-time, including weekends. 

ENSTA Bretagne : Résidence des étudiants

How much does it cost?

  • €270 a month for a room without a shower (shared shower and restroom facilities on landing).
  • €330 a month for a room with a shower and restroom.

The rent includes utilities: water, electricity and heat. Breakfast is included in the cost.
Every student staying at the student residence must take out civil liability insurance and renter's insurance.

How to book a room

  1. All students who wish to book accommodation on the ENSTA Bretagne campus must apply online via the residence booking website.
  2. A room in the Students’ Hall of Residence is only reserved if the security deposit of 330€ have been subscribed and paid.
  3. Each student will receive an individual reply by email after submitting his/her accommodation application, stating whether or not the application has been accepted.

No room assignments will be made during the school’s summer closure, from July 26 through August 19. New or pending applications will be processed starting August 20.

Collecting your key and inventory of fixtures & fittings

When you arrive on campus, if your application has been accepted and you have received a confirmation e-mail, your key will be available at the reception desk at the entrance to campus (open 24/7).
An inventory of fixtures and fittings is systematically carried out when you move in and out of the accommodation.

Booking cancellation

If you wish to cancel a booking, your must inform the residence manager 8 days prior to your program start date at ENSTA Bretagne. If insufficient notice is given, a €50 penalty will be deducted from the booking fee.

 

Housing allowance

Students may be eligible for a housing allowance issued by the Caisse d’Allocations Familiales (CAF). This allowance partially covers the monthly rent. The application is completed online via the CAF website. The student residence is a non-CROUS-run university residence.

>> Housing benefit: Apply as soon as you arrive in your accommodation, the starting date for the benefit is the official application date. You will not received housing benefit for the 1st rental month.

Your application (signed request and supporting documents) must be sent to:
CAF du Finistère
1 rue de Portzmoguer
29602 BREST Cedex 2
Tél. : 0 810 25 29 30 / www.caf.fr

contact

Catherine de Castro Vieira
Housing: Student Residence
+33 (0)2 98 34 88 02