Property for sale in France

Real estate in France. French property prices

Paris is among the world’s ten most real estate markets, ranking sixth most attractive global investment destination. Prices for property for sale in France in the capital range from €6,000 to €25,000 per square metre. Properties in France like spacious houses with land in the suburbs of big cities sell for €5,000–6,000 per square metre. Côte d'Azur is the second most expensive location for real estate in France after Paris.

Properties selling here are especially in demand among foreign buyers. Only 10% of the prime property investors in 2010 buying properties over €3,000,000 were locals. The most expensive property in France is for sale in Saint-Jean Cap Ferrat, Saint-Tropez, Èze, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Villefranche and Cap d'Agde. Buying prices of apartments here exceed €12,000 per sq. m. and villas sell for €20,000–30,000 per sq. m.

Côte d'Azur has both vibrant resorts like Nice, Saint-Tropez and Cannes, as well as quiet, picturesque and affordable locations like Grasse, Hyeres, Mougins, Le Lavandou and Sainte-Maxime. Properties can sell here for €6,000–7,000/sq. m. If you want to buy real estate along the Atlantic coast of France, you’ll be happy to know it is nearly 20% cheaper than that on the Côte d'Azur. Real estate in the Landes and Basque regions costs just €2,500–4,500 per sq. m.

The French Alps are the country’s largest ski destination with more than 100 ski resorts where people buy homes. Real estate here attracts Europeans, especially British. A square meter in Haute-Savoie averages €3,500 per sq. m. The highest prices are in Megève (€13,000/sq. m.) and Chamonix Mont-Blanc (€10,000/sq. m.). Ultra-prime property in the Alps sells for €20,000–30,000/sq. m. Cheaper real estate in France is in the resorts Châtel Les Gets and Tignes-les-Brevières in Savoie. Here flats in new residential complexes cost €200,000–300,000.