MAP: See where apartment prices have risen the most in France

The French property market has been booming over the past couple of years, with the non-new-build apartment market benefiting hugely from a rise in sales.

While the price of apartments has not risen quite as rapidly as that of non-new houses, most areas in France saw prices rise in the second quarter of 2022, according to the latest report from Notaires de France.

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This report takes into account all property sales and pre-sales that occur in France, with non-new flats generally defined as properties which have previously been owned at least once.

The latest data covers April - June 2022 and compares prices against the averages from January - March 2022 and also April - June 2021.

It was only released recently and is the most comprehensive data available as notaires are involved in all property sales in France.

While prices in Ile-de-France have remained fairly consistent throughout the past year, outside of Paris, the non-new apartment market has been thriving, rising by 7.6% compared to April-June last year.

This table shows the percentage rise in the prices of non-new properties as a whole, non-new apartments, and non-new houses in Metropolitan France, Ile-de-France, and everywhere outside of Ile-de-France.

Evolution of property prices in France: Q2, 2022

Quarterly difference is the increase between Q1 2022 and Q2 2022. Yearly difference is the increase between Q2 2021 and Q2 2022.

You can see our maps from January - March 2022 here: MAP: French house price rises continue - how is your area faring?

How have apartment prices changed in France?

The map below shows the evolution of median non-new flat prices between April - June 2021 and April - June 2022.

Prices increased almost everywhere.

For apartments, Paris is unsurprisingly the most expensive by far at €10,590 per m², however this is actually a slight decrease (-0.8%) compared to the same period last year.

In second place is Lyon, at €5,080 per m2, a rise of 0.9% year-on-year.

Meanwhile, prices for apartments are cheapest in Saint Etienne, where the average price per m² is €1,170. However, this is still a rise of 6.2% compared to April-June 2021.

Flats in Bourges saw the greatest percentage rise in France year-on-year, with prices increasing by 14.3% to an average of €1,480.

This map includes a sample of places covering a geographical spread of France, so not all towns or cities are represented.

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