The average price per m² in Ablon-sur-Seine is 2 800 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 4 257 €/m². About 32 transactions are recorded each year.
Ambience illustration of Ablon-sur-Seine, a small single-family commune of the Val-de-Marne, on the banks of the Seine.
In Ablon-sur-Seine, the average price of apartments stands at 2 800 €/m², based on sales actually registered in the notaries' DVF database (the French notarised sales database). This small residential commune of the Val-de-Marne, set on the banks of the Seine between Villeneuve-le-Roi and Athis-Mons, is dominated by the detached house. Houses trade markedly higher, around 4 257 €/m² on average, a reflection of the single-family character of the urban fabric. Proximity to the RER C station (the RER is the Paris regional express rail network), the condition of the property, the presence of a garden and the energy rating all move prices. The calm of the Seine banks and direct access to Paris weigh on the commune's appeal. These notarial figures give a town-wide marker; a reliable valuation then rests on comparable properties, judged case by case.
House : 4 257 €/m²
Prices from the DVF file (Demandes de valeurs foncières, published by the DGFiP), transactions actually recorded at the notary at municipality level. Cross-referenced with the Notaires de France - INSEE indices. Learn more about our methodology.
Ablon-sur-Seine lives to the rhythm of single-family demand in the south of the Val-de-Marne. Driven by families and first-time buyers in search of space and quick access to Paris, the hunt for houses plays out on a stock limited by the small size of the commune. Properties near the RER C station and the banks of the Seine hold the value, which widens the gap with apartments and more outlying homes.
Location, the presence of a garden and the rail service govern most of the prices; an energy-hungry property, for its part, now trades at a discount, houses included. A seller offering a house in good condition, near the station and correctly rated on the energy assessment finds a buyer quickly, while a price disconnected from the location lingers on the market. The reliance on the Paris-region market and on credit rates remains the commune's main factor of sensitivity.
Ablon-sur-Seine sits in the lower-middle range of neighbouring communes in the south of the Val-de-Marne, a little below Choisy-le-Roi and Rungis, at a level close to Villeneuve-le-Roi.
Ablon-sur-Seine stretches along the left bank of the Seine, downstream from the confluence with the Yerres, on a riverside site that was long rural. A former village of winegrowers and market gardeners, the commune kept an agricultural vocation geared towards supplying Paris until the 19th century. The riverside guinguettes (open-air riverside cafés) and the banks of the Seine then drew strollers from the capital.
The arrival of the railway and the growth of the Paris suburbs turned Ablon into a residential commune. Single-family housing estates replaced the crops, drawing the fabric of detached houses that still characterises the town. The nearness of the airfield and then the neighbouring airport marked part of its history in the 20th century.
Today, Ablon-sur-Seine is a small single-family commune of the Val-de-Marne, one of the least populated in the department, valued for its quiet setting on the banks of the Seine and its RER C service. It offers a compromise between detached housing, closeness to nature and quick access to Paris, which draws families in search of space.
Ablon-sur-Seine has around 6 000 inhabitants, which makes it one of the smallest communes of the Val-de-Marne. The property market there is marked by the prevalence of detached houses, often houses with gardens from the 20th-century housing estates. Buyers are mainly families and first-time buyers looking for a quiet residential setting, a little space and direct access to Paris via the RER C, at a more affordable budget than in the communes closer to the capital. Demand focuses in particular on houses near the station and the banks of the Seine, which supports prices in that segment and explains the marked gap with apartments.
The average price of apartments in Ablon-sur-Seine is 2 800 €/m², and that of houses around 4 257 €/m², based on DVF transactions completed before notaries. The gap reflects the single-family character of the commune, where the detached house dominates. Proximity to the RER C station, the presence of a garden, the condition of the property and its energy rating explain most of the gaps. A reliable valuation rests on comparable sales rather than on the average alone.
Ablon-sur-Seine is an essentially single-family commune, where the detached house with a garden is the property families look for. The supply of apartments there is more limited and more varied, which pulls the apartment average down. Strong demand for houses, driven by households in search of space and quick access to Paris, keeps prices high in that segment instead, hence the marked gap between the two.
Yes. The commune has its own station on the RER C, which links it directly to the centre of Paris without changing. This service is one of Ablon's main assets and an important driver of its residential appeal. It lets people working in the capital live in a calmer, greener setting on the banks of the Seine, while keeping a reasonable daily commute.
Ablon's housing stock is dominated by detached houses, often houses with gardens built during the 20th century. There are also a few apartment blocks, notably around the station, but the apartment remains a minority. This single-family dominance gives the commune a quiet residential character, valued by families, and explains the price structure, where the house trades well above the apartment.
Ablon draws households looking for a quiet single-family setting, a little space and direct access to Paris, on a more measured budget than in the communes bordering the capital. Its small size, its Seine banks and its RER C service are its main assets. Demand stays strong for houses, rarer on the market, which keeps a certain tension in that segment of the local market.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).