Map: sale prices of flats across france and how they rose or fell in 2024

AREAS INCLUDING CORSICA AND POITIERS SAW PRICES RISE, BUT SIGNIFICANT FALLS OF NEARLY -8% ELSEWHERE WERE RECORDED Flat prices did not escape the property market slump in 2024, even if more

recent data suggests a recovery.  The price of non-new build flats fell in almost all locations, with only three areas of mainland France showing prices increase between the third quarters

of 2023 and 2024.  The information comes from the most recent notaire data, covering sales of all non-new build properties in France.  It is the most accurate data available due to the

complete volume of sales included. It covers full data up to two quarters prior to the publication date – in this instance, up to September 30, 2024. Specifically, it compares the price of

non-new build flats between July/September 2023 and July/September 2024. It also includes preliminary data up to the beginning of 2025, which is used to predict upcoming trends in the

market. You can read our coverage of other points included in the data in our article below.  Read more: Is French property slump ending? : Key points in latest notaire review PRICE DROP

WIDESPREAD  Despite the positive signs for 2025, data from the third quarter of 2024 shows prices falling in almost all cities measured.  There were only three areas of mainland France where

flat prices per m² increased between July/September 2023 and July/September 2024:  * Haute-Corse: +4.5% * Amiens: +2.3% * Poitiers: +1.1%  These were also two of the five areas to see house

prices increase during the same time frame - southern Corsica saw house prices increase, although they fell on the north of the island. Read more: French house prices 2024: how did your

area fare in new notaire data? Prices rose in the overseas departments where data is collected: Réunion (+4.1%), Guadeloupe (+4.9%) and Martinique (+11.8%). Every other location saw prices

drop, however in some cases these drops were only minor – less than -2%.  The areas to see the largest falls were:  * Limoges: -7.9% * Rouen: -6.7% * Bordeaux -6.5% * Besançon and Nîmes:

-6.4%  Cities previously more resistant to price drops, including in the south-east such as Nice (-0.8%) saw prices drop after staying stable at the beginning of the slump, unable to sustain

slight growth amidst the growing issues in the market.  SOUTH REMAINS MORE EXPENSIVE  Paris remains the most expensive city by some margin for people to own a flat, but generally (and

predictabily) the south is more expensive than the north.  Certain cities which are not included in house price data due to the scarcity of houses are included in the data for flats as they

are more common in urban areas.  This includes Paris, Nice, Marseille, and Rennes among others.  The most expensive areas are:  * Paris: €9,520 per m² * Nice: €4,740 per m²  * Lyon: €4,560

per m² * Bordeaux: €4,290 per m² * Bayonne: €4,090 per m²  In contrast, the cheapest areas were mostly found in the east and centre of France, in post-industrial cities or those with a lower

population:  * Saint-Etienne: €1,160 per m² * Mulhouse: €1,210 per m² * Limoges: €1,420 per m² * Bourges: €1,570 per m² The full information can be found in the map below: