Where to live in Poitiers as a student

Ranking of Poitiers's 32 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 Poitiers to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Les Trois Cités (77), Les Couronneries (76) and La Gibauderie (76).

Poitiers areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Les Trois Cités	77 · good	Services on foot
2	Les Couronneries	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
3	La Gibauderie	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
4	Iassy	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	Beaulieu	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	Les Dunes	74 · good	Services on foot
7	La Ganterie	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Saint-Eloi	73 · good	Services on foot
9	Montbernage	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Pont-Neuf	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Grand' Maison	71 · good	Services on foot
12	La Clef des Champs	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Le Plateau	67 · good	Services on foot
14	Faubourg Saint-Cyprien	64 · good	Tree canopy
15	Les Prés Mignons	60 · good	Tree canopy
16	Les Montgorges	55 · fair	Services on foot
17	Trois Quartiers	53 · fair	Services on foot
18	Bellejouane	52 · fair	Tree canopy
19	Poitiers Ouest	44 · fair	Services on foot
20	Les Sables	39 · poor	Tree canopy
21	Le Patis	37 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
22	Milétrie	35 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
23	La Blaiserie	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
24	Poitiers-Sud	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
25	Châlons	29 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
26	Blossac	27 · poor	Public green space
27	Montmidi	25 · poor	Services on foot
28	La Demi-Lune	24 · poor	Services on foot
29	Le Porteau	23 · poor	Services on foot
30	La Gare	23 · poor	Services on foot
31	La République	11 · poor	Tree canopy
32	Le Breuil-Mingot	5 · poor	Tree canopy

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