Where to live in Paris as a student

Ranking of Paris's 68 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 Paris to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Faubourg Saint-Jacques (92), Petit-Montrouge (92) and Montsouris (92).

Paris areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Faubourg Saint-Jacques	92 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Petit-Montrouge	92 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Montsouris	92 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Croulebarbe	91 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Bel-Air	90 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Campagne à Paris	89 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Quartier de la Salpêtrière	89 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Maison-Blanche	89 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Belleville	88 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Alésia	88 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Ménilmontant	88 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Picpus	88 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Charonne	88 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Auteuil	88 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Javel	87 · excellent	Services on foot
16	Montparnasse	87 · excellent	Services on foot
17	La Villette	86 · excellent	Services on foot
18	Reuilly	86 · excellent	Services on foot
19	Passy	86 · excellent	Services on foot
20	Invalides	86 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Saint-Blaise	86 · excellent	Services on foot
22	Faubourg Saint-Marcel	85 · excellent	Services on foot
23	Plaisance	85 · excellent	Services on foot
24	Les Ternes	85 · excellent	Services on foot
25	Quinze-Vingts	85 · excellent	Services on foot
26	Le Quartier Dupleix	85 · excellent	Services on foot
27	Quartier de la Gare	85 · excellent	Services on foot
28	Vaugirard	84 · excellent	Services on foot
29	Les Épinettes	84 · excellent	Services on foot
30	Popincourt	84 · excellent	Services on foot
31	Pigalle	84 · excellent	Services on foot
32	Grange aux Belles	83 · excellent	Services on foot
33	Quartier Bruneseau	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
34	Quartier latin	83 · excellent	Services on foot
35	Batignolles	83 · excellent	Services on foot
36	Montmartre	83 · excellent	Services on foot
37	Bastille	83 · excellent	Services on foot
38	Chaillot	83 · excellent	Services on foot
39	Faubourg Saint-Antoine	82 · excellent	Services on foot
40	Gros-Caillou	82 · excellent	Services on foot
41	Le Village Saint-Paul	82 · excellent	Services on foot
42	Quartier de l'Odéon	81 · excellent	Services on foot
43	Faubourg Saint-Germain	81 · excellent	Services on foot
44	Grenelle	81 · excellent	Services on foot
45	Faubourg Saint-Honoré	81 · excellent	Services on foot
46	Bercy	80 · excellent	Services on foot
47	Faubourg du Temple	80 · excellent	Services on foot
48	Faubourg Saint-Martin	79 · good	Services on foot
49	Clignancourt	78 · good	Services on foot
50	Plaine de Monceau	77 · good	Services on foot
51	République	77 · good	Services on foot
52	Les Halles	75 · good	Services on foot
53	Le Marais	74 · good	Services on foot
54	La Chapelle	74 · good	Services on foot
55	Quartier Vendôme	74 · good	Services on foot
56	Saint-Germain-des-Prés	74 · good	Services on foot
57	Champs-Elysées	74 · good	Services on foot
58	Quartier du Palais Royal	74 · good	Services on foot
59	Faubourg Poissonnière	73 · good	Services on foot
60	Quartier de l'Europe	72 · good	Services on foot
61	Faubourg Saint-Denis	70 · good	Services on foot
62	La Goutte d'Or	69 · good	Services on foot
63	Faubourg Montmartre	69 · good	Services on foot
64	Gaillon	68 · good	Services on foot
65	Bonne-Nouvelle	67 · good	Services on foot
66	Opéra	65 · good	Services on foot
67	Sentier	64 · good	Services on foot
68	Vivienne	63 · good	Services on foot

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