Accommodation
We know that finding accommodation in Lausanne can sometimes be difficult and we hope that these few tips will help you!
As a starting point we adivise you to look for student residences, there are many and prices range from 500 to 1200 chf a month. While systems like FMEL require you to apply exactly 2 months before and are based on a mixture of luck and speed, other residences are usually based on applications and are first come first served. We advise you to prepare your document as soon as possible and try to apply to most of them to assure you of a place fitting your desires
- FMEL (Fondation Maison pour étudiants Lausanne)
- Silo Bleu
- Student place 4U
- Les Estudiantines
- Résidence de l’Eglise Anglaise
- FSLE (Fondation Solidarité Logements Etudiants)
- Student Village
- Camp’us
- Planète Bleue
- Le Cazard
- Bon Accueil (pour femmes)
- Pension Bienvenue (pour femmes)
- CUC (Centre Universitaire Catholique)
Another valuable resource are also those facebook groups where a lot of people leaving their room are posting ads:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/330486193693264/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/166757103470310/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/epflstuff/512093588918536/
Finally, as a main resource, you can check the EPFL webpage which comes with a couple of other options and hosts a small internal housing portal shared with UNIL:
https://www.epfl.ch/campus/services/housing/en/ineedhousing/students/
Good luck and see you soon!
Your ESN family