Living on the Blois and Bourges campuses
The INSA Centre Val de Loire is spread across 2 campuses in 2 towns about 100 km apart: Blois and Bourges. Everything is organised so that all students can live and study there under the very best conditions.
Blois campus
The Blois campus is situated in the town centre, not far from the train station in the neighbourhood of the old Poulain chocolate factory. A small town with 50,000 inhabitants (107,000 if the greater urban area is factored in), Blois offers its residents quality of life through an enjoyable, easy-going way of life, a thriving economic and academic scene and a whole host of associations, cultural activities and sports.
Blois boasts an exceptional natural and architectural environment with the Loire running right through it, and its location on this river's banks places it at the heart of a protected site that has been listed as a Unesco World Heritage as a “Cultural Landscape” for ten years now. It strikes the perfect balance between Orléans and Tours and is rightly proud of everything it has to offer.
Newcomers are guaranteed access to accommodation. Thanks to support from the local authorities, students can steadily access all the necessary student infrastructure: a room in a hall of residence (4 such halls are managed by CROUS), a university canteen in the town centre and one under construction on campus...
Look for accommodation using the CROUS website: https://www.crous-orleans-tours.fr/contacts/logement-et-vie-en-residence/
Look for accomodation with the Lokaviz scheme:
https://www.lokaviz.fr
Find informations region-wide on Info Jeunes Centre-Val de Loire : https://infojeunescvdl.fr/category/vie-pratique/logement/
Look for accomodation with Résidence Beelodge : https://campus.beelodge.com
To know more about life in Loir-et-Cher : where to go out, what activites to do… visit Be LC website
Student health service in blois
Opened from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- A nurse is available for students from the University, INSA, INSPE, and IFSI of Blois.
- A psychologist is available every Monday and Thursday.
- A doctor offers consultations every Tuesday (prevention) and Wednesday (general medicine and gynecology).
- A dietitian offers consultations one Tuesday per month (advice, follow-up, personalized support).
Appointments can be made by phone, email, or online for certain consultations:
Book your health appointment online! https://univ-tours.contactsante.fr/RendezVous
More information…
BLOIS STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE CONTACT
3, place Jean Jaurès
(in the IUT)
bureaux JJ009, JJ011 et JJ013
Contact
Aude DIDIERLAURENT
Tel: 06 98 17 01 84
sse.blois@univ-tours.fr
Student Health Ambassadors (ERS)
The Student Health Ambassadors are students who serve as a link between students and the Student Health Service (SSE). They can guide other students toward the appropriate resources to meet their needs, particularly regarding health. (However, they do not replace healthcare professionals.)
The ERS in Blois receive training on several topics, well-being, emotional and sexual life, addiction, and risk prevention during social events, and take part in prevention actions organized by the SSE in Blois.
To contact them: ers-blois@univ-tours.fr
Bourges campus
The Bourges campus lies 20 minutes’ walk away from the town centre and 30 minutes from Bourges train station. As prefecture of the Cher département and 3rd largest town in the Centre region, Bourges is home to some 66,700 inhabitants. Bourges is a town of art and history on the site that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage. It is one of the greenest towns in France with 135 hectares of marshland at the heart of the town and over 50m² of green spaces per inhabitant. As a cultural town, Bourges sets great store by its Maison de la Culture, the first such centre to be set up in France, and by the “Le Printemps de Bourges” festival founded in 1977.
The Lahitolle site is steeped in history both for the town and its residents. Today, the site has become a Technopole (technology cluster) devoted to education, research, innovation and development. Two halls of residence, one canteen, sports facilities and a Pavillon des associations (Centre for Clubs & Societies) all help students to lead a high-quality, thriving life while in Bourges.
Look for accommodation using the CROUS website: https://www.crous-orleans-tours.fr/contacts/logement-et-vie-en-residence/
Look for accomodation with the Lokaviz scheme:
https://www.lokaviz.fr
University Health service in BOURGES (SSU)
- Consultation with a prevention doctor, nurse or psychologist
- Medical check-up, vaccination and tuberculosis screening
- Medical Validation of Study Accommodation Requests
- Dietary consultation
- Prevention actions set up by the SSU open to INSA students
More information…
BOURGES UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE CONTACT
Service de Santé Universitaire
IUT de Bourges
63 av. de Lattre de Tassigny
Contact
Tel: 02.48.23.80.83
sante-bourges@univ-orleans.fr