How to find a flatshare in Montpellier?

Find a flatshare in Montpellier

 

Flatshare is a type of collective housing, often adopted by students. However, there are more and more shared flats with families, elderly people or even working people.

 

The principle of flatshare is to share your accommodation with other people, to divide the costs and responsibilities. Collocations are often organized on the basis of common interests or other specific criteria (field of study, female/male, age, passion, etc.). It is a good option for someone who is looking to limit their budget without limiting their comfort, and who likes to live in a community.

In Montpellier, flatshare is a democratized way of life. 

 

The flatshare market in Montpellier

 

 

Shared accommodation is a democratized type of housing in France, even if it is more easily found in student cities. If other types of shared accommodation are beginning to arise (seniors, families, etc.), in the majority of cases, this is a form of accommodation popular with students. It is hard to find shared housing offers in Montpellier. 

 

 

Montpellier, an affordable city on a human scale

 

Montpellier, nicknamed "La Surdouée" (The Gifted), for having won all the national distinctions in 1990, is a typical city of the South of France, both for its architecture and for the way of life it offers to its inhabitants.

Located in the heart of the Occitanie region, in the Hérault department, Montpellier is a developed city on a human scale.

With 300,000 inhabitants, it welcomes many students every year, thanks to a very complete university offer in many fields; particularly in medicine, with its renowned hospitals and healthcare professionals. 

Located between land and sea, on the shores of the Mediterranean, a stone's throw from the Cévennes and the Pyrenees, it is the perfect compromise for nature lovers who also appreciate urban life. Bathed in sunshine no less than 110 days a year, it is a city that also particularly attracts athletes and gives them the means for their success with dedicated infrastructures. It offers a land conducive to the practice of many activities thanks to its very varied landscapes (forests, rivers, mountains, lakes, sea ...), easily accessible by car and even by transport!

 

 

We find few flatshare ads in Montpellier, it is a democratized form of accommodation 

 

 

You will hardly find a room in a shared apartment Montpellier. In fact, there we find few} ads of this type. People sharing accommodation in Montpellier put about more or less 20 days for housing. 

 

On Studapart, you will find more than 300 offers of shared accommodation.

 

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Choosing to share a flat is a good idea for a student or a young worker who wants to control his budget. It is also a good option for an elderly person who does not wish to live alone or families who prefer to share their expenses.

 

In Montpellier, the percentage of accommodation where it is possible to make a roommate amounts to 10%.

 

What is the average surface area for a roommate in Montpellier ? 

 

 

In Montpellier, most shared accommodations are T3. A T3 apartment is a dwelling that contains three rooms, generally a living room and two bedrooms. This is the ideal type of accommodation for students considering shared accommodation. On average, it takes an area of ​​about 65sq.m. 

 

In shared accommodation, you can also opt for a T4 apartment. A T4 apartment, that is to say with a main room and three bedrooms, is ideal for several people to settle in and thus reduce the costs of shared accommodation (rent, charges, appendices...). In this case, it will therefore be necessary to count an average surface of more than 70q.m

 

What budget for the rent of a room in a shared apartment in Montpellier ? 

 

 

To rent a room in a shared flat in Montpellier, it amounts roughly to 400€/month per person, or 12€/sq.m per m². 

 

The amount of rent in a roommate also depends on the house in general, its equipment, its location, the furniture, the associated amenities, or quite simply the number of roommates.

• The T3 apartments represent 13% of accommodation available in  Montpellier

• 19% of from Montpellier flatshares are T4 apartments

 

Some tips for an efficient search for flatshares in Montpellier

 

 

Flatshare is a democratized type of housing in France and widely used abroad. This is often an option that attracts students and it is quite easy to find roommate offers, especially in so-called student cities. It is the ideal choice to control your budget, since it is generally the cheapest solution on the market. Your next roommates may already be waiting for you at Montpellier!

 

 

L’Écusson, the typical town center

 

The city center of Montpellier: the Ecusson for those in the know, is the most typical district that you can find in town.

Its architecture is articulated between Haussmannian style, reminiscent of Parisian boulevards, and Provençal architecture, typical of the South of France. It is an ideal district for going out, especially on summer evenings, during which Montpellier residents like to party until the end of the night! It is also here that we find the vast majority of bars, restaurants, places of culture, monuments, shops... 

L'Écusson is organized around the famous Place de la Comédie and its Opera, from which many small streets start in which you will get lost a few times before you can recognize them. It is also a neighborhood of choice for shopping lovers: big brands, independent or designer boutiques, there is something for everyone!

Art lovers will not be left out and can enjoy the Fabre museum, the modern art museum, but also exhibitions in municipal and independent galleries.

In terms of accommodation, the center is full of old and charming buildings, often classified as French buildings. Many Montpellier residents choose the Écusson for its proximity to places of interest and the atmosphere of a lively city center.

 

 

 

The Beaux-Arts district, quiet and intimate

 

The Beaux-Arts district is attached to the city center of Montpellier and attracts many inhabitants in search of more tranquility in the urban landscape. 

As an extension of the Écusson, it offers a real neighborhood life, quieter and more intimate than in the city center. You will find many local traders there: greengrocers, butchers, bakers, organic shops... As well as bars and restaurants where locals are accustomed and like to meet up for a drink with their friends. It is a rather residential area, with a peaceful and family atmosphere, with mostly recent and modern buildings, very well equipped; although there are also older dwellings in the streets closest to the center. All categories of accommodation are very popular there, both by families and by young people and students. Rents are rather high compared to the average for other districts of Montpellier. It is also an area very well served by transport (tramway and bus), a good choice for art students, because as its name suggests, it is in this area that we find the Montpellier School of Fine Arts.

 

 

The shared tenancy contract, how does it work?

 

 

Flatshare is governed by specific rules. Within the framework of the lease contract, there are two possibilities: a single rental lease or a lease per co-tenant. Depending on the type of contract, certain rules differ:

 

 

The single lease

 

It is a classic rental lease whose rules differ according to the category of accommodation: furnished or not. Similarly, the accommodation must respect a minimum surface area (9m² or 20m3 minimum).

• All roommates must sign the lease in order to have rights to the accommodation.

• The inventory must be made and signed in the presence of all the roommates.

• The rent is paid in one go and shared amicably by the roommates.

• A solidarity clause can be integrated into the lease and implies obligations towards the others in the event of the departure of one of the roommates.

 

The lease per roommate

 

It respects the same basic rules as a classic lease, furnished or not.

• Each roommate signs a lease contract with the landlord.

• Each roommate pays their rent independently to the landlord.

• A deposit may be requested from each roommate.

• The departure of one of the roommates is simplified and does not commit him to the others.

 

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300 flatshare offers in Montpellier are waiting for you on Studapart! 

 

 

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