Students forced to head outside cities for accommodation are also providing a useful supplement to farmers’ income
“You get used to the sound of the early morning tractor,” said Jules, a final-year engineering student, as he climbed the steps to his accommodation in a former cowshed on a dairy farm outside Lille in northern France.
The 23-year-old from Nord-Pas-de-Calais is among a growing number of students opting to live on farms as France faces a student housing crisis.
