17th arrondissement

Hi, going to be living paris in September for college...was wondering if living in the 17th is too far from the heart and sole of paris or would the metro/bus/train etc serve the area well enough? Think late nights, are taxis expensive etc

Also is the 17th dangerous? I%26#39;ve heard mixed reports

:) lou

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I think that a lot of students live in the outer arrondissements of Paris - don%26#39;t forget that the Cité Universitaire is at the southern edge of Paris. The 17th isn%26#39;t bad - the western part is even considered upscale, %26#39;chic%26#39;. It has been a long time since I stayed in that part of Paris, but I%26#39;ve never heard (or experienced) that it is dangerous.

With regard to public transport, you can check for yourself (www.ratp.fr) whether your address is close to a metro stop. It probably is - as a general rule, there%26#39;s a metro stop within 500 m of any location in central Paris.

Parisian taxis are relatively cheap. You can find rates and detailed information on www.taxi-paris.net/page19.html

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Cool, thank you, thats all helpful!

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