What would be the best place for a student to live in France?

Question

I am looking for a cultured, posh, nice, beautiful city or maybe in countryside. I want to know the best place that you get great jobs and lots of clothe shops,galleries, ect. Somewhere where danger is foreign, or minor. The weather must be usally sunny. The general atmosphere should be peaceful. Sorry if I sound too idealistic!

Answer 1

Check out Montpellier.

It is on the Med coast, has 300+ sunny days per year, some great countryside nearby, opera houses, theatres, galleries and has 80,000 students. It is well served by low cost flights, is on the main A9 (Italy - Spain) highway and is just over 3 hrs from Paris by train.

Photos of the area here : http://www.the-languedoc-page.com/photos...

Webcam of main square : http://www.montpellier.fr/150-voir-montp...

Peter

Answer 2

I'm a student in Montpellier and it's a very good place to live. You will find all that you search and compare to the others city on the mediteranean sea it's very peacefull. The weather is usually sunny (at the moment the sun shine). It's not a dangerous sunny (exept if you like to walk very late at night in the suburbs of the city).

Toulouse will be a good choice too, but you don't have the sea.

Answer 3

Well it's going to be a little difficult to combine all the criterias. Big cities have the best jobs, depending on your idea of a professional interest. Smaller cities are "closer" to the country side. If you seek the sun most of the year, The south and south-west of France is best : Toulouse, Montpellier are very good scholar destinations. Toulouse is on the small to medium size city, very beautiful "red" city, by it's redish colors and architecture.

If you want a posh area, Nice (the city)  would be the case, it's right on the Mediteranean, not far from Monaco and Cannes, sunny mostly, very posh as you said, the university is good. I liked it, but it wasn't big enough for me. It's far from Paris or Lyon or even Nantes. But it's got most of the other criterias you are seeking.

Answer 4

Tours, in the Loira Valley. Great student place, you can learn the best french there, and a lot of girls too. Near all the beautifull castles of the region, the best place to study in France!

Answer 5

I don't know but if you are considering this you better speak French- well.

Answer 6

maybe Montpellier, it is in the south of France, quite large city, sunny, lot of things to do, the sea is quite near. It is an interesting city and I don't hear a lot about Montpellier at the tv concerning danger or security problem. so have a look on it, there is a lot of universities there!