Sending an assembly or installation crew to ITER at Cadarache? Tell us your crew size, dates and trade package and we will source long-stay housing across Manosque, Pertuis, Vinon-sur-Verdon and Aix-en-Provence.
We arrange accommodation for contractors in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance on a project basis, priced for the length of the stay rather than a nightly rate.
ITER is the international fusion reactor being assembled next to CEA Cadarache in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, Bouches-du-Rhône, by the ITER Organization on behalf of the EU, China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States. Assembly restarted in 2024 under a new baseline, and in May 2026 the project head said ITER was on budget and on schedule. By July 2026 two thirds of the tokamak core was in place, with the final sector module now expected in mid 2027, and the last core vacuum vessel sector arrived on site in October 2026.
Heavy convoys are still running, the 93rd in late September 2026. ITER's local agency planned for about 3,500 workers on site, with 1,500 to 2,000 of them needing local housing, and said in 2012 that housing within 30 minutes of the site did not meet the expected demand. Saint-Paul-lez-Durance is a small village, so assembly and installation crews base in Manosque, Pertuis, Vinon-sur-Verdon and Aix-en-Provence.
We source long-stay accommodation for teams with confirmed work at ITER, matched to the Cadarache access roads rather than a generic Marseille search.
We assess practical locations across Manosque, Pertuis and Aix-en-Provence based on your actual site access, commute, crew size, parking and accommodation standards rather than a generic city search.
We can source for specialist rotations, staggered arrivals, multi-month assignments and extensions as packages move through the programme, subject to live availability.
We look for accommodation with kitchens, laundry, reliable WiFi, parking and suitable bedroom configurations for sustained assignments.
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| Accommodation type | Team of 5: est. cost/week | Team of 8: est. cost/week |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate housing / serviced apartments (multi-week booking) | €1,700–€2,400 | €2,600–€3,700 |
| Hotel rooms (standard rate, no long-stay discount) | €2,700–€3,800 | €4,300–€6,000 |
