Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, and Versailles are the most expensive cities for residential real estate in France. In Paris, the average square meter price of an apartment was over 9,700 euros in December 2025, while the price for a house was even higher. Apartment prices in Paris went as high as 14,000 euros, depending on the arrondissement.

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Key information about House Prices Growth

• France house prices grew 0.5% YoY in Jun 2025, following an increase of 0.4% YoY in the previous quarter.
• YoY growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2001 to Jun 2025, with an average growth rate of -2.0%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 15.4% in Jun 2005 and a record low of -8.0% in Jun 2009.

Housing Index in France decreased to 126.30 points in the second quarter of 2025 from 126.54 points in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - France House Price Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The average price per square meter of properties in France as of ************* was higher for apartments than for houses. The price for apartments at the upper price point cost approximately ***** euros per square meter, while for houses it amounted to ***** euros per square meter.

The financial crisis in 2008 led to steep declines in the house price in France, followed by some large increases. Since 2024, the French property market has contracted again, with the inflation-adjusted home price declining by **** percent in the second quarter of 2025.

New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price: Region: Paris-Isle-of France data was reported at 314.918 EUR th in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 328.994 EUR th for Jun 2018. New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price: Region: Paris-Isle-of France data is updated quarterly, averaging 322.387 EUR th from Dec 2001 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 68 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 379.266 EUR th in Mar 2008 and a record low of 214.700 EUR th in Mar 2002. New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price: Region: Paris-Isle-of France data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.P004: New Houses: Sales Price.

In France, the number of newly built housing units sold or booked for sale declined dramatically in 2023. In the third quarter of the year, there were about 16,000 sales to individuals — the lowest quarterly figure on record. The main reason behind this trend was the declining supply of newly built housing for sale.

France - House price index was 0.50% in June of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for France - House price index - last updated from the EUROSTAT on December of 2025. Historically, France - House price index reached a record high of 13.70% in March of 2006 and a record low of -8.00% in June of 2009.

The sixth arrondissement of Paris was the area with the highest residential real estate price in the French capital as of May 2025. In this arrondissement, which includes several historical sites like Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Académie Française, and the Jardin du Luxembourg, the average price per square meter amounted to over ****** euros. Paris is known for being one of the most expensive European cities to rent an apartment. The price difference in the twenty arrondissements of Paris The French capital is divided into twenty arrondissements, which correspond to administrative districts. Because of their geographical situations in regards with the economic centers of the city of Paris, as well as their environments and the living conditions they offer, arrondissements do not have the same average price per square meter. For example, the average square meter price for an apartment in cosmopolitan districts like the 19th and the 20th arrondissements, located in the northeastern part of the city, amounted to around ***** euros, compared to close to ****** euros in Le Marais (4th arrondissement). Paris was by far the most expensive city in France, regardless of the location of the accommodation. In 2023, the average price per square meter for rental flats reached ** euros in Paris and ** euros in Marseille, France’s second-largest city. The rise in rental prices in European cities It appears cities in Europe have seen their rental prices increasing over the past years. In Germany, for instance, if Berlin used to be described as “poor but sexy” (to quote Berlin’s former mayor Klaus Wowereit), it appears that the German capital is not unaffected by the rise in rents. From 2016 to 2022, the average rent price of residential property in Berlin went from *** euros per square meter to **** euros five years later.

The average price of residential properties in Marseille in 2024, was the highest in the *** arrondissement, followed by the *** arrondissement. In January that year, the square meter price in both arrondissements exceeded ***** euros. Overall, it was twice more affordable to buy and apartment in Marseille than in Paris.

France New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price: Region: Brittany data was reported at 216.778 EUR th in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 231.563 EUR th for Mar 2018. France New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price: Region: Brittany data is updated quarterly, averaging 199.846 EUR th from Dec 2001 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 67 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 243.589 EUR th in Sep 2012 and a record low of 135.200 EUR th in Dec 2001. France New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price: Region: Brittany data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.P004: New Houses: Sales Price.

France New Apartment Sold: Average Sales Price data was reported at 4,075.646 EUR/sq m in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,055.257 EUR/sq m for Jun 2018. France New Apartment Sold: Average Sales Price data is updated quarterly, averaging 3,422.609 EUR/sq m from Dec 2000 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 72 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,075.646 EUR/sq m in Sep 2018 and a record low of 2,025.000 EUR/sq m in Mar 2001. France New Apartment Sold: Average Sales Price data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.P005: New Apartments: Sales Price.

France New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price data was reported at 259.174 EUR th in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 261.337 EUR th for Jun 2018. France New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price data is updated quarterly, averaging 245.964 EUR th from Dec 2000 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 72 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 271.383 EUR th in Dec 2017 and a record low of 152.300 EUR th in Sep 2001. France New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.P004: New Houses: Sales Price.

Paris, Lyon, and Bordeaux are the most expensive cities for residential real estate in France. In Paris, the average square meter price of an apartment was over 9,000 euros in October 2024, while the price for a house was even higher. Apartment prices in Paris went as high as 15,000 euros, depending on the arrondissement.

France New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price: Region: Center-Val de Loire data was reported at 218.536 EUR th in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 194.742 EUR th for Dec 2017. France New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price: Region: Center-Val de Loire data is updated quarterly, averaging 192.745 EUR th from Dec 2001 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 66 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 222.940 EUR th in Sep 2017 and a record low of 136.700 EUR th in Mar 2003. France New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price: Region: Center-Val de Loire data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.P004: New Houses: Sales Price.

France FR: Standardised Price-Income Ratio: sa data was reported at 106.566 Ratio in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 116.544 Ratio for 2023. France FR: Standardised Price-Income Ratio: sa data is updated yearly, averaging 79.540 Ratio from Dec 1978 (Median) to 2024, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 126.727 Ratio in 2022 and a record low of 71.403 Ratio in 1998. France FR: Standardised Price-Income Ratio: sa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.OECD.AHPI: House Price Index: Seasonally Adjusted: OECD Member: Annual. Nominal house prices divided by nominal disposable income per head. Net household disposable income is used. The population data come from the OECD national accounts database. The long-term average is calculated over the whole period available when the indicator begins after 1980 or after 1980 if the indicator is longer. This value is used as a reference value. The ratio is calculated by dividing the indicator source on this long-term average, and indexed to a reference value equal to 100.

The average bid price of new housing in Europe was the highest in Luxembourg, at 8,760 euros per square meter. Since there is no central body that collects and tracks transaction activity or house prices across the whole continent or the European Union, only bid prices were considered. House prices have been soaring, with Sweden topping the ranking Considering the RHPI of houses in Europe (the price index in real terms, which measures price changes of single-family properties adjusted for the impact of inflation), however, the picture changes. Sweden, Luxembourg and Norway top this ranking, meaning residential property prices have surged the most in these countries. Real values were calculated using the so-called Personal Consumption Expenditure Deflator (PCE), This PCE uses both consumer prices as well as consumer expenditures, like medical and health care expenses paid by employers. It is meant to show how expensive housing is compared to the way of living in a country. Home ownership highest in Eastern Europe The home ownership rate in Europe varied from country to country. In 2020, roughly half of all homes in Germany were owner-occupied whereas home ownership was at nearly ** percent in Romania or around ** percent in Slovakia and Lithuania. These numbers were considerably higher than in France or Italy, where homeowners made up ** percent and ** percent of their respective populations.For more information on the topic of property in Europe, visit the following pages as a starting point for your research: real estate investments in Europe and residential real estate in Europe.

France New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price: 6 Rooms and Over data was reported at 514.568 EUR th in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 983.588 EUR th for Dec 2017. France New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price: 6 Rooms and Over data is updated quarterly, averaging 407.430 EUR th from Dec 2003 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 983.588 EUR th in Dec 2017 and a record low of 275.500 EUR th in Dec 2003. France New Houses Sold: Average Sales Price: 6 Rooms and Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.P004: New Houses: Sales Price.

This dataset contains an history of nearly all of the real estate transactions concerning a single house/apartment in France from 2014 to today. Some variables likely to have an impact on the price of real estate are also provided as time series: the households income levels per city, the average debt level of french peoples, the average amount of savings of french people, the interest rates of loans, the price of the rent per city, the number of housings and number of vacant housings per city.

This dataset is provided under a permissive licence, and is free to use for commercial applications. It has a vocation of helping research concerning the dynamics of real estate prices.

The dataset consists in extraction from several openly available datasets put together in a practical format: The DVF+ database of real estate transactions, the IRCOM dataset of household incomes and income taxes, average interest rates of real estate loans from the banque de france website, the LOVAC dataset of number of vacant and occupied housings per city,~~ the OECD dataset of financial assets per capita~~, the "carte des loyers" dataset of 2018 and 2022 which list the average price of the rent per square meter, the Indice de Référence des Loyers (IRL) time series which is an index defining the maximum rent increase that can be applied to an already rented housing and is calculated every 3 months as the inflation adjusted buying power of 100€ in 1998, the TEC00104 eurostat dataset of debt levels.