No student residence in Andorra: rents, parishes near the UdA and rules to know to organise a flatshare.
Studying in Andorra means, in practice, studying at the University of Andorra (UdA), whose campus is in the centre of Sant Julià de Lòria, in the south of the country. For housing, a flatshare is often the most realistic solution: the Principality has no student residence, studios are expensive and the apartments offered for rent are rather large.
The UdA's rector said so himself in February 2026, according to the daily Altaveu: to welcome more students from abroad, the university needs a residence, "especially given the price of housing in the country". In the meantime, each student searches the private rental market, like everyone else.
Here is what you need to know about rents, the parishes to look at, how to organise a flatshare and the rules that change from 2027.
Renting is the norm in Andorra: 64.5% of resident households' homes were rented in 2024, according to the Statistics Department, cited by Bondia in February 2026. Prices are rising fast. For households settled for less than a year, the average rent reached €13 per m² in 2024, up 11.4% over a year, against €9.5 per m² for all tenants. It is therefore on new contracts, the ones you will sign, that the gap is largest.
The available supply is small. The specialist portal pisos.ad analysed 107 rental listings in the first quarter of 2026, according to Ràdio SER Principat d'Andorra, with an average floor area of 109 m². The apartments on offer are often three rooms or more, which lends itself well to flat-sharing.
The benchmarks from the city page, excluding charges:
Expect about €120 per month in charges (electricity, water, heating), and possibly a parking space. Shared among three, a T3 therefore works out at about €430 to €830 per person in rent excluding charges, much less than a studio.
The campus is in Sant Julià de Lòria, a parish on the Spanish border that the city page describes as family-oriented, with moderate rents. It is the most logical choice to limit travel. The other parishes, according to the page:
The terrain and a public transport network that is still limited make journeys longer than you would imagine from the map: before choosing a cheaper parish, check the real travel time to the campus at class hours.
There is no public portal dedicated to student shared flats. In most cases, one or more flatmates sign the lease with the landlord. A few points are worth settling in writing before you commit:
Plan for an ID, your UdA enrolment certificate, proof of resources (scholarship, income, family support) and, if possible, a guarantor. Foreign students also need a residence permit: the UdA rector has in fact asked, according to Altaveu, for it to be renewable more easily. Ask the university as soon as you are admitted.
For several years, rents on older contracts were frozen and extended by forced extensions. A new law comes into force on 1 January 2027 and sets up a gradual exit from this regime between 2027 and 2030, according to the Government of Andorra. It mainly concerns contracts signed in 2021 or before, not a contract you would sign today. The General Council also asked the Government in July 2026 to create, within six months, temporary aid for the tenants hit hardest by this thaw, reports La Ciutat. For you, the expected effect is indirect: more homes could come back onto the market, at higher rents.
Existing housing aid does not target newcomers: the rent allowance and the support programme for 22 to 30-year-olds moving out both require five years of residence in Andorra, according to the Government.
Few listings, large and expensive apartments, procedures in Catalan or Spanish: finding a shared flat in Andorra remotely takes time. A Remoters home finder based in Andorra can search for a home suited to flat-sharing near Sant Julià de Lòria or in the parish of your choice, view it for you, prepare the application and review the lease before signing. The first conversation and the quote are free.
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