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Dai ly life B GETTING AROUND By bus and metro The STAR network The STAR public transport network is made up of the metro line and 141 bus routes, and serves all the Rennes Métropole area. The bus routes within the city itself are organised around the metro, which crosses Rennes from north-west to south-east via the city centre. The out-of-town bus routes serve the whole of Rennes Métropole. Timetables © C. Ablain / Rennes Métropole The metro and the seven main bus routes (1, C2, C3, C4, 5, 6 et 9) run from about 5.20 am to 12.30 am (Monday to Saturday), and from 8.30 am to 12.30 am on Sundays and public holidays. All the other routes run from about 6.30 am to 9 pm. Two lines of "Star de nuit" runs from 2 am to 7.30 am from Wednesday evening to Sunday morning. On Friday and Saturday nights, buses leave the centre of Rennes at 11 pm and 12.30 am to go to Rennes Métropole's towns and villages. Fares Each STAR ticket costs €1.50 for one hour's transport, and is valid throughout the whole STAR network. A book of 10 tickets costs €13.70, and a whole-day ticket €4.00. Every metro station has one or more automatic ticket machines. If you regularly use the bus and metro to get around, it is cheaper to buy one of the various types of season ticket (Korrigo - annual, monthly, or weekly) from one of the STAR offices. By train Rennes enjoys a TGV (high speed train) service. Today 21 TGV departures a day put the city only 2 hours away from Paris. Information - reservation - purchase of tickets o by Internet: www.voyages-sncf.com o by telephone: 36 35 © C. Ablain / Rennes Métropole Useful addresses : STAR Main office : 12 rue du Pré Botté (Bus : all central lines. Stop : République / Metro : République) Open Monday to Saturday 8.30 a.m to 6.30 p.m Other branches: Villejean université and Henri Fréville For further information on timetables, routes, fares, etc. : +33 (0)9 70 82 18 00 and www.star.fr o at the railway station (Gare SNCF - 19 place de la Gare - 35000 Rennes) ticket office and automatic ticket machines o in SNCF 'shops' in Rue Le Bastard in the city centre, and in the Colombia, Grand Quartier, and Alma shopping centres o by using automatic ticket machines in the Alma, Les Longs Champs, Carrefour (Cesson-Sévigné), and Opéra (Pacé) shopping centres. To get to the railway station: o metro: Gares. o bus nos 1, C2, 11. Stop: Gares. 49 http://www.voyages-sncf.com http://www.star.fr

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The International RESEARCHER and PhD STUDENT’s Guide to RENNES

Sommaire : Fr
Présentation de Rennes
A La ville de Rennes
B Le Centre de mobilité internationale de Rennes
Formalités d’entrée et de séjour
A Obtenir un visa
B Obtenir un titre de séjour
S’assurer et se soigner
A Sécurité sociale et assurance santé
B L'accès aux soins
Se loger
A Chercher un logement
B Informations pratiques
C Avant l’installation
D Garantie et caution solidaire
Banque et argent
A Ouvrir un compte
B Coût de la vie
C Impôts
D Retraites
Venir avec sa famille
A Démarches administratives
B Système éducatif
C Scolarité
D Modes de garde des enfants en bas âge
E Travail pour les conjoints
F Allocations familiales
G Chômage et droits des étrangers
Vie quotidienne
A Se restaurer
B Se déplacer
C Apprendre le français
D Communiquer
Temps libre : culture, loisirs, activités sportives
A Centres d’information
B Evénements culturels
C Loisirs, détente
D Activités sportives
Glossaire
Contacts utiles
Table of contents : En
Welcome to Rennes
A The city of Rennes
B The Rennes International Mobility Centre
Entry and residency formalities
A Obtaining a visa
B Obtaining un titre de séjour (residency permit)
Health insurance and health care
A Social security and health insurance
B Access to health care
Housing
A Finding somewhere to live
B Practical information
C Before moving in
D Deposit and co-signing
Banks and money
A Opening an account
B The cost of living
C Income tax
D Retirement pensions
Coming with your family
A Administrative procedures
B Educational system
C Schools
D Childcare facilities for young children
E Organising work for your spouse
F Family allowances/benefits
G Unemployment and the Rights of Foreigners
Daily life
A Eating
B Getting around
C Learning French
D Communicating
Free time : culture, leisure and sporting activities
A Where to get information
B Cultural events and festivals
C Leisure activities
D Sporting activities
Glossary
Useful contacts

The International RESEARCHER and PhD STUDENT’s Guide to RENNES