When organising accommodation always take a friend with you to view any property.  Make sure you meet any future housemates or flatmates before you decide to share with them.  Read any rental agreement carefully before signing and make sure you know how and when any deposit will be refunded.  Check the means of escape and fire precautions before signing.

General:

www.cheaperthanhotels.com  Spotahome

Canada:

www.sublet.com

France:

Petites annonces, immobilireswww.colocation.fr, www.pap.fr, www.seloger.fr, http://fr.123immo.com, www.adele.org, www.fusac.fr, www.cnous.fr http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.mml.cam.ac.uk/files/les_sites_internet_pour_trouver_son_logement_etudiant.pdf Find housing/ http://www.ciup.fr/en/houses/applying-for-housing/  https://www.residenceetudiante.fr/en/paris-75.html  https://www.lodgis.com/fr/paris  https://www.lokaviz.fr/rechercher-un-logement/paris

What you need to know when you rent a studio in Paris etc: http://etudiant.aujourdhui.fr/etudiant/se-loger/logement.html

 http://www.letudiant.fr/lifestyle/logement_2/les-meilleurs-sites-internet-pour-trouver-un-logement-etudiant.html

For small budgets:  https://www.instagram.com/provins.city/

Emergency accommodation in Paris:https://www.paris.catholique.fr/-les-foyers-etudiants-.html 

Year Abroad students in France may be eligible to receive CAF www.caf.fr

(Caisses d'Allocations Familiales). It’s a sum of money allocated by the French government to help pay for your accommodation. More details.

Germany:

www.wgcompany.de, www.studenten-wg.de, www.europa-mitwohnzentralen.de, www.zwischenmiete.de, www.wg-gesucht.de     Munich: www.mwz-munich.de , www.studentenwerk.mhn.de

Italy:

www.postoletto.com, www.secondamano.it, www.wantedinrome.com

Russia:

www.expat.ru

Spain:

www.easypiso.com, Barcelona: www.bcn-housing-students.com, www.barcelona-home.com, www.habitatgejove.com Erasmusu

Latin America:

compartodepto.cl, craigslist Columbia

craigslist Peru, craigslist Argentina, craigslist Chile, craigslist Brazil