Student Life

STUDENT LIFE

Amiens, cultural, natural, festive, offers a pleasant living environment where life is good.

Fans of history, good food, culture, sport or the happy hour will definitely find their place in this human-scaled city where more than 29,000 students set up home each year.

HOUSING

ESC Amiens is located right in the city center, a few minutes from the train station. Most students are accommodated within 10 minutes walking distance from the school.

The school can help you, providing a list of accommodations available according to your criteria, with maps, addresses and phone numbers of the main contacts.  Call Isabelle Mullet at +33 (0) 3 22 82 23 09 or contact her by mail at [email protected].

You can also submit an application to the CROUS d’Amiens (see contact details below).

Good to know: Students can benefit from housing assistance, such as:

• ALS “Allocation Logement à caractère Social”
• APL “Aide Personnalisée au Logement”
• The Loca-Pass ®  for students
   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Caisse d’allocations familiales (0810 25 80 10)
9 bd Maignan Larivière, 80022 AMIENS
www.caf.fr (French only)

The CAF provides rental assistance among other services.

Students, your place to go for housing assistance is caf.fr

For more information on how to benefit from CAF assistance.

Crous Amiens Picardie (+33(0)3 22 71 24 00)
25 rue St-Leu, 80005 Amiens
www.crous-amiens.fr (French only)

The Crous is a public service to assist student life – scholarships, social assistance, housing and university restaurants, student activities and culture, and international relations.

MEALS

In addition to the many snack shops in the district, the University Restaurants are accessible to ESC students. They offer varied menus and good value for the money. Three are close to the school. For the nearest, just cross the street!

• Restaurant Saint-Leu, rue de la Plumette
• Restaurant de la Veillère, petite rue de la Veillère
• Cafétéria des facultés de Droit et d’Economie, 10 placette Lafleur
• …

How much does it cost ? 3,25 € the meal  / How to pay ? Your ESC Amiens student card serves as a “pay as you go” credit card or a “top up” credit card, and is accepted in the University restaurants.   You can add funds to your student card with cash at the restaurants, or via the internet.