Housing
HLM
Letter by letterOfficialB1Meaning
habitation à loyer modéré
Low-rent housing reserved for modest incomes and allocated on application. The word also means the building: « une cité HLM ».
How it is said
ache-èl-èm
Gender and article
une HLM · feminine
Where you meet it
An application form, a press article, a building sign.
Example
La demande de logement en HLM se fait en ligne, avec un numéro unique.
Applying for social housing (HLM) is done online, with a single reference number.
In the DELF
reading B1
Watch out
Gender wavers: une HLM (habitation) in writing, but « un HLM » is heard everywhere. Both are accepted.
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