A bed in a shared room strips flatsharing down to its simplest unit: you rent the bed, not the room, in a furnished bedroom occupied by two, three or more people. The formula has one purpose — a low rent — for anyone determined to live in Paris — or just outside it — for less: students, interns, seasonal staff, professionals on assignment. If what you want is a lockable room of your own, head to the rooms for rent in flatshares instead; to weigh up each district, the district-by-district rent pages of the guide set the scene. Every listing here shows an all-in rent, the number of people sharing the room and the length of stay on offer — enough to compare quickly and write to the right place first, before the good spots are gone.