Map: How are property prices in French coastal resorts faring?

Property prices in many seaside resorts have not escaped the market’s wider slump in recent years, the latest notaire data reveals. 

The information from notaires covers the price of all non-new build properties sold and is the most complete data available.

The data shows prices for both houses and flats between the dates of April 2024 - April 2025.

Many popular destinations along both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean coastlines saw both flat and house prices drop, however strong growth was also recorded in some parts.

Double-figure increases and decreases were recorded, such as in Trouville-sur-Mer (+14.3%) and Menton (-11%). 

Our previous articles covering the changes across France’s major cities for both non-new build flats and houses can be found by clicking on the respective links. 

Compared to coastal resorts, changes measured elsewhere were less dramatic.

Mixed results nationwide

The general trend saw more areas record a fall in prices rather than an increase. 

Of areas where prices rose, Normandy in particular performed well with houses in Trouville-sur-Mer (+14.3%) and Le Touquet (+12.3%) recording strong growth, with Cherbourg performing positively for flats (+3.2%). 

Other positive recordings were seen in: 

• Gruissan (+12.2% houses)

• Dunkerque: (+4.4% houses, +6.8% flats)

• Hyères (+6.1% houses) 

• Saint-Raphaël (+3.3% houses)

• Antibes (+2.9% flats)

However, several other areas recorded a worse performance, including along the Atlantic coastline and Brittany. Several Mediterranean locations also saw steep drops. 

In general, the fall in house prices were steeper than those for flats.

Notable falls include: 

• Biscarrosse (-11.9%, houses) 

• Menton (-11%, houses)

• La Rochelle (-11.4% houses, -6.1% flats) 

• Andernos-les-Bains (-10.5% houses, -5.5% flats)

• Saint-Malo (-9.9% houses, -5.1% flats)

Our overview of the key points from the wider notaire data shows some of the other price changes throughout France. 

Prices remain high in popular areas

Coastal areas where average house prices are more expensive than in inland cities and are often higher also than prices in larger coastal cities such as Marseille include: 

• Le Touquet (€1,086,500)

• Antibes (€722,500)

• Saint-Raphaël (€680,600)

• La-Baule-Escoublac (€640,000)

• La Ciotat (€592,300)

And for flats:

• Le Touquet (€8,440 per m²)

• Biarritz (€7,360)

• La-Baule-Escoublac (€6,570)

• Andernos-les-Bains (€5,440)

• Trouville-sur-Mer (€5,400)

• La Grande Motte (€5,120)

• Antibes (€5,110)

The full map can be seen below (click arrow top right to expand):