Where to live in Montpellier as a student

Ranking of Montpellier's 34 areas with CityPulse's “Student” profile. What matters most: services on foot, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: high.

What is the best area of Montpellier to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: La Paillade (96), Les Cévennes (89) and Gambetta (88).

Montpellier areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	La Paillade	96 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Les Cévennes	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Gambetta	88 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Figuerolles	87 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Beaux-Arts	87 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Les Hauts de Massane	86 · excellent	Public green space
7	Mosson	84 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Boutonnet	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Saint-Martin	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Estanove	83 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Les Arceaux	82 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Les Aubes	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Antigone	82 · excellent	Services on foot
14	L'Écusson	82 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Pas du Loup	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	La Pompignane	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Malbosc	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Croix d'Argent	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Port Marianne	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Lemasson	80 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Celleneuve	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Val de Croze	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Hôpitaux-Facultés	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Les Grisettes	78 · good	Services on foot
25	Alco	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Euromédecine	78 · good	Public green space
27	Aiguelongue	77 · good	Public green space
28	Parc à Ballon	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
29	Aiguerelles	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Le Millénaire	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Prés d'Arènes	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	La Chamberte	74 · good	Services on foot
33	La Martelle	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Plan des Quatre Seigneurs	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-04. Method and sources