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2026 ranking · apartment prices per m²

The most expensive cities in France in 2026: apartment prices per m²

Val-d'Isère (Savoie) is the most expensive place in France to buy an apartment: the median price reaches €12,755 per m². Next come Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (Alpes-Maritimes, €12,033 per m²) and Courchevel (Savoie, €10,938 per m²).

4,963 towns ranked out of 34,858

Val-d'Isère, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stVal-d'Isère 12,755€/m² Savoie
  2. 2ndSaint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 12,033€/m² Alpes-Maritimes
  3. 3rdCourchevel 10,938€/m² Savoie

This ranking covers 4,963 of the 34,858 towns in France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than ten sales in five years; towns in Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, whose sales are not in DVF (local land register). The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Bourganeuf (Creuse) comes last with €292 per m².

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: most expensive cities in France

Rank Town Department Median price per m² Proportional bar Population
1 Val-d'Isère Savoie (73) 12,755 1,612
2 Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Alpes-Maritimes (06) 12,033 1,542
3 Courchevel Savoie (73) 10,938 2,366
4 Neuilly-sur-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (92) 10,840 60,515
5 Saint-Tropez Var (83) 10,492 3,649
6 Les Allues Savoie (73) 10,461 1,782
7 Paris Paris (75) 10,116 2,119,412
8 Levallois-Perret Hauts-de-Seine (92) 9,412 68,620
9 Megève Haute-Savoie (74) 9,371 2,996
10 Ramatuelle Var (83) 9,200 1,921
11 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Haute-Savoie (74) 9,065 9,023
12 Lège-Cap-Ferret Gironde (33) 9,045 8,041
13 Saint-Mandé Val-de-Marne (94) 8,940 21,228
14 Vincennes Val-de-Marne (94) 8,918 48,644
15 Boulogne-Billancourt Hauts-de-Seine (92) 8,735 120,206
16 La Clusaz Haute-Savoie (74) 8,531 1,657
17 Le Touquet-Paris-Plage Pas-de-Calais (62) 8,519 4,519
18 Tignes Savoie (73) 8,353 2,045
19 Issy-les-Moulineaux Hauts-de-Seine (92) 8,020 68,449
20 Veyrier-du-Lac Haute-Savoie (74) 7,927 2,393
21 Guéthary Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 7,857 1,335
22 Charenton-le-Pont Val-de-Marne (94) 7,839 29,019
23 Soorts-Hossegor Landes (40) 7,779 3,882
24 Cap-d'Ail Alpes-Maritimes (06) 7,767 4,571
25 Arcachon Gironde (33) 7,734 11,396
26 Les Gets Haute-Savoie (74) 7,714 1,265
27 Villefranche-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes (06) 7,672 5,042
28 La Flotte Charente-Maritime (17) 7,599 3,200
29 Montrouge Hauts-de-Seine (92) 7,586 46,579
30 Saint-Étienne-du-Grès Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 7,567 2,532
31 Beaulieu-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes (06) 7,554 3,909
32 Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer Var (83) 7,533 652
33 Puteaux Hauts-de-Seine (92) 7,416 44,242
34 Biarritz Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 7,392 26,879
35 Morzine Haute-Savoie (74) 7,381 2,708
36 Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré Charente-Maritime (17) 7,353 2,159
37 Clichy Hauts-de-Seine (92) 7,340 64,658
38 Èze Alpes-Maritimes (06) 7,333 2,180
39 Suresnes Hauts-de-Seine (92) 7,169 49,494
40 Les Belleville Savoie (73) 7,105 3,576
41 La Couarde-sur-Mer Charente-Maritime (17) 7,096 1,129
42 Huez Isère (38) 7,089 1,276
43 Courbevoie Hauts-de-Seine (92) 7,031 83,480
44 Cassis Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 6,979 6,760
45 tied Vanves Hauts-de-Seine (92) 6,939 28,858
45 tied Les Lilas Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 6,939 23,968
47 Saint-Martin-de-Ré Charente-Maritime (17) 6,889 2,379
48 Gassin Var (83) 6,875 2,744
49 Locmariaquer Morbihan (56) 6,868 1,618
50 Malakoff Hauts-de-Seine (92) 6,850 30,774
51 Versailles Yvelines (78) 6,829 85,750
52 Saint-Cloud Hauts-de-Seine (92) 6,823 30,332
53 Hauteluce Savoie (73) 6,802 756
54 Sausset-les-Pins Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 6,800 7,690
55 La Garenne-Colombes Hauts-de-Seine (92) 6,783 30,460
56 Bluffy Haute-Savoie (74) 6,776 416
57 Beausoleil Alpes-Maritimes (06) 6,704 12,055
58 Menthon-Saint-Bernard Haute-Savoie (74) 6,684 1,964
59 Les Houches Haute-Savoie (74) 6,657 3,603
60 Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 6,636 53,747
61 Théoule-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes (06) 6,630 1,496
62 Appietto Corse-du-Sud (2A) 6,587 1,786
63 Asnières-sur-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (92) 6,582 94,562
64 tied Bois-Colombes Hauts-de-Seine (92) 6,556 29,250
64 tied Deauville Calvados (14) 6,556 3,589
66 Saint-Germain-en-Laye Yvelines (78) 6,547 47,628
67 Capbreton Landes (40) 6,457 9,453
68 La Baule-Escoublac Loire-Atlantique (44) 6,429 17,435
69 Saint-Maurice Val-de-Marne (94) 6,366 14,554
70 Nogent-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne (94) 6,351 32,701
71 Le Pré-Saint-Gervais Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 6,322 17,049
72 Montreuil Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 6,316 112,549
73 Sceaux Hauts-de-Seine (92) 6,297 21,203
74 Bandol Var (83) 6,294 8,378
75 Bidart Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6,274 7,830
76 Gordes Vaucluse (84) 6,257 1,693
77 Demi-Quartier Haute-Savoie (74) 6,233 840
78 Villard-sur-Doron Savoie (73) 6,223 714
79 Grimaud Var (83) 6,218 4,651
80 Clamart Hauts-de-Seine (92) 6,207 59,112
81 Le Grand-Bornand Haute-Savoie (74) 6,160 2,100
82 Pantin Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 6,149 62,083
83 Vaujany Isère (38) 6,100 359
84 Saint-Jean-de-Luz Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6,087 15,268
85 Corbreuse Essonne (91) 6,075 1,668
86 Garches Hauts-de-Seine (92) 6,030 18,117
87 La Croix-Valmer Var (83) 6,017 3,951
88 Cohennoz Savoie (73) 6,007 140
89 Yvoire Haute-Savoie (74) 6,004 1,069
90 tied Fontenay-sous-Bois Val-de-Marne (94) 6,000 54,209
90 tied Pornichet Loire-Atlantique (44) 6,000 13,103
92 Gentilly Val-de-Marne (94) 5,990 20,062
93 Le Plessis-Robinson Hauts-de-Seine (92) 5,972 29,016
94 Sanary-sur-Mer Var (83) 5,966 18,793
95 Talloires-Montmin Haute-Savoie (74) 5,948 1,969
96 tied Divonne-les-Bains Ain (01) 5,941 10,683
96 tied Carnac Morbihan (56) 5,941 4,299
98 Le Vésinet Yvelines (78) 5,940 16,010
99 tied Châtillon Hauts-de-Seine (92) 5,926 36,958
99 tied Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Alpes-Maritimes (06) 5,926 12,164

Source: DGFiP, Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF), statistics published on data.gouv.fr; median price per m² of apartment sales over five years, published from ten sales. Not ranked: towns with fewer than ten sales in five years; towns in Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, whose sales are not in DVF (local land register). Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Most expensive cities in France: FAQ

What is the most expensive city in France in 2026?

Val-d'Isère (Savoie) is the most expensive place in France to buy an apartment: the median price reaches €12,755 per m².

What are the 10 most expensive cities in France?

In order: Val-d'Isère (€12,755 per m²), Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (€12,033 per m²), Courchevel (€10,938 per m²), Neuilly-sur-Seine (€10,840 per m²), Saint-Tropez (€10,492 per m²), Les Allues (€10,461 per m²), Paris (€10,116 per m²), Levallois-Perret (€9,412 per m²), Megève (€9,371 per m²), and Ramatuelle (€9,200 per m²).

What is the cheapest city in France?

Bourganeuf (Creuse) is the cheapest place in France to buy an apartment: the median price is just €292 per m². See The cheapest cities in France.

How many towns in France are ranked?

4,963 out of 34,858. Not ranked: towns with fewer than ten sales in five years; towns in Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, whose sales are not in DVF (local land register).

How is the price per m² calculated?

It is the median price per square meter of the sales recorded by the French tax authorities (the DVF open data file, “Demandes de valeurs foncières”) over the last five years: half of the sales were above this price, half below. A price is published only from ten sales.

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