This study was born of the concerns expressed by this representative citizen body, seeking to understand the issues associated with the massive growth of this population. Several questions thus emerged regarding the related market dynamics at work (housing, activities, etc.) and the possible transformation of the Guillotière district’s identity due to the presence of this student population. Nevertheless, it would seem necessary to point out that the student identity corresponds above all to an institutional status. Therefore, speaking of a student identity runs counter to the very heterogeneity and constitutes but a rigid vision of this population; the present summary will pay particular attention to this central consideration.