Food supply

Each student its bag | 1 cabas pour 1 étudiant

This platform links students with a godfather or a godmother who help them buy groceries and hygiene products.

Meal offer by the Crous | L’offre de restauration du Crous de Lyon

Campuses in Ain, Loire and Rhône include 15 university restaurants and/or 28 cafeterias that offer healthy meals. By presenting an activated Izly account, students on need-based Crous grant are charged 1 euro for their meal, others pay 3,3 euros.

Solidarity grocery store | Épicerie solidaire IUT Lyon 1 Bourg-en-Bresse

The concept is of a grocery store with a shared fridge with free access put together by the Red Cross. The products, ranging from groceries to hygiene products, and the place are available to all Bourg-en-Bresse students upon presentation of a student card.

Solidary butcher shop | La B.A.S.E. : Boucheries André Solidaire Étudiant

Boucheries André Solidaire Etudiant : this online application was put together by Boucheries André which enables students to have access to different products near expiry date. Students can reserve their products from Monday to Saturday from 2PM.

Student survival kit | Le Kit de survie étudiant - Phenix

Phénix is a French startup that aims to fight against food waste. They offer a free « survival kit » to help boost students purchasing power when it comes to food, hygiene and cosmetic products, transports, insurance, entertainment, which boosts students purchasing power.

€1 meal for grantless students | Repas à 1€ pour les non-boursiers

Students who are not on Crous need-based grant can ask for access to meals at 1 euro. This aid is attributed under certain conditions and is valid for a limited period of time.

Agorae food distributions | Agorae Saint-Étienne : distributions alimentaires

The Agoraé run by FASEE combines a social and solidarity grocery store with a friendly place welcoming students from Saint-Étienne. The AGORAé is located at 7 rue Borie, near the Cité du Design. Opening hours are Thursday from 1 PM to 6 PM, Friday from 10 AM to 8 PM and Saturday from 8 AM to 6 PM.

Each student its bag | 1 cabas pour 1 étudiant

This platform links students with a godfather or a godmother who help them buy groceries and hygiene products.

Food initiative directory | Annuaire des initiatives alimentaires

This directory lists the different initatives offering food aid in Saint-Etienne.

Get fed | Me nourrir - Sainté MEMO.fr

SaintéMémo.fr published an online guide for aid destined to students living in Saint-Etienne

Meal offer by the Crous | L’offre de restauration du Crous de Lyon

Campuses in Ain, Loire and Rhône include 15 university restaurants and/or 28 cafeterias that offer healthy meals. By presenting an activated Izly account, students on need-based Crous grant are charged 1 euro for their meal, others pay 3,3 euros.

Student grocery store | Épicerie étudiante in Firminy

This grocery store is open to all people aged 18 to 25 years old, residing in Firminy and registered in higher education courses

Student grocery store | Épicerie étudiante Roannaise

An inclusive grocery store open to students in Roanne

Student survival kit | Le Kit de survie étudiant - Phenix

Phénix is a French startup that aims to fight against food waste. They offer a free « survival kit » to help boost students purchasing power when it comes to food, hygiene and cosmetic products, transports, insurance, entertainment, which boosts students purchasing power.

€1 meal for grantless students | Repas à 1€ pour les non-boursiers

Students who are not on Crous need-based grant can ask for access to meals at 1 euro. This aid is attributed under certain conditions and is valid for a limited period of time.

AGORAé solidarity grocery store | Épicerie solidaire AGORAé

AGORAé is a place of exchange destined to all students where many free activities take place. AGORAé is a supermarket where all products are discounted at 90%. For example, a pack of pasta that normally costs 2,2 euros will cost 22 cents. Each student fills a registration form online and a commission takes place to decide which students get the discount.

AGORAé solidarity grocery store | Épicerie solidaire AGORAé Lyon 1

Eligible students must have between 1 and 7,6 euros to spend per day once all other expenses are paid.

AGORAé solidarity grocery store | Épicerie solidaire AGORAé Lyon 2

This supermarket was born through a partenership between the Université Lumière Lyon 2 and the organization GAELIS. Students must have between 1 and 8 euros to spend per day once all expenses are paid. Products cost around 10% of their original price. Access to AGORAé is renewable but given for three months at a time.

BDE grocery store | Épicerie du BDE à la MDE

Students at INSA can access a grocery store called COOP and run by students (BDE).

Creation of a solidarity grocery store in progress in the student residence

Destined to open during 2022

Each student its bag | 1 cabas pour 1 étudiant

This platform links students with a godfather or a godmother who help them buy groceries and hygiene products.

ENvertS | ENS solidarity shop

The AMAP (Association pour le Maintien d’une Agriculture Paysanne) in general, and ENvertS in particular, aim to put the local farmer in touch with consumers. Access to AMAP is open to students and staff of ENS de Lyon. The AMAP Solidarity Fund provides financial support to Amapiens and Amapiennes in precarious situations.

EPIFREE solidary grocery store | Épicerie solidaire EPIFREE

EPIFREE is an inclusive grocery store open to all students. Put in place by the Saint-André Church of Guillotière, 19 rue de Marseille in the 7th arrondissement, the store is open every Monday from 5 to 7 PM.

EPIFREE | Accueil d'étudiants pour des repas

The EPIFREE solidarity grocery store at the Saint-André de la Guillotière Church, 19 rue de Marseille, 69007 Lyon, is open every Monday from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM for all students upon registration. The products offered are free. You will find the details on the link below or on the Facebook page EPIFREE Saint-André.

EPISCIA solidarity grocery store | Épicerie solidaire EPISCIA

The Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 created EPISCIA, which is an inclusive grocery store that gives students confronting difficulties access to food, hygiene and equipment products at a discounted price.

ERSI - Food and associative café | ERIS – Restauration et café associatif

By joining the association (symbolic fee of 1 euro), the ERIS association offers you a convivial meal every Tuesday noon at free price. This is an opportunity to meet and discuss with people from all walks of life around a table!

Food aid directory | Annuaire des initiatives alimentaires

This directory lists the different initatives offering food aid in Lyon.

Food aid | Aide alimentaire

This aid is given when a student registered at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon is no longer in capacity to eat properly.

Food distribution | Distribution alimentaire - EMF Lyon

EMF Lyon (Etudiants musulmans de France) organizes food baskets distributions for students living in Lyon (on registration).

Food donations for students in Lyon | HopHopFood : dons alimentaires à destination des étudiants de Lyon

This organization aims to fight against food waste and precarity through an application. Students can download the application through the Play Store or the Apple Store, then reserve and collect food products.

Get fed - Me nourrir - Lyon Campus

Lyon Campus has put a food and student precariousness directory online.

Global support (food, clothing, hygiene, health, digital) | Accompagnement global (alimentation, vêtements, hygiène, santé, numérique)

This program, organized by students, distributes and sells quality products (organic and locally-sourced) in reasonable prices. These distributions are held at the Maison de l’Etudiant.e (Porte des Alpes campus) or at the MDE located 90 rue de Marseille, Lyon 7e.

ISARAMAP | ISARA grocery shop

The AMAP (Association pour le Maintien d’une Agriculture Paysanne) in general, and ISARAMAP in particular, aim to put the local farmer in touch with consumers. Access to AMAP is open to students and staff of ISARA-Lyon. However, exceptional sales are organized and are open to all (members or not).

Meal offer by the Crous | L’offre de restauration du Crous de Lyon

Campuses in Ain, Loire and Rhône include 15 university restaurants and/or 28 cafeterias that offer healthy meals. By presenting an activated Izly account, students on need-based Crous grant are charged 1 euro for their meal, others pay 3,3 euros.

Shared meal | Repas partagé - Lyon International 

The Lyon International association offers to host students for meals.

Solidarity restaurant | Les Escales Solidaires – restaurant solidaire

Led by the Habitat & Humanisme association, the "Les Escales Solidaires" project aims to strengthen social ties through meals at 2 euros and free workshops. In a family atmosphere, the “passengers” of the Solidarity Stopovers participate in the preparation of the meal, in setting the table or even in clearing. The workshops are diverse and varied: sophrology, knitting workshops, listening point, visit to a shared garden, permanent access to rights, etc.

Solidary butcher shop | La B.A.S.E. : Boucheries André Solidaire Étudiant

Boucheries André Solidaire Etudiant : this online application was put together by Boucheries André which enables students to have access to different products near expiry date. Students can reserve their products from Monday to Saturday from 2PM.

Student survival kit | Le Kit de survie étudiant - Phenix

Phénix is a French startup that aims to fight against food waste. They offer a free « survival kit » to help boost students purchasing power when it comes to food, hygiene and cosmetic products, transports, insurance, entertainment, which boosts students purchasing power.

UCLy solidary grocery store | Épicerie solidaire UCLy

UCLy created an inclusive grocery store for students facing difficulties related to food

VRAC Université distributions

This program distributes quality food products (organic and locally-sourced), hygiene and household goods in reasonable prices. These distributions are held on three locations : Porte des Alpes campus at the Maison de l’Etudiant.e, Berges du Rhône campus at the Maison des Etudiants de la Métropole de Lyon, as well as the LyonTech- la Doua campus.

€1 meal for grantless students | Repas à 1€ pour les non-boursiers

Students who are not on Crous need-based grant can ask for access to meals at 1 euro. This aid is attributed under certain conditions and is valid for a limited period of time.