The average price per m² in Aime-la-Plagne is 4 754 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 101 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Aime-la-Plagne, in the Tarentaise valley.
The average price recorded in Aime-la-Plagne stands at 4 754 €/m². The municipality sits at the bottom of the Tarentaise valley, at around 700 metres of altitude, and acts as a gateway to the La Plagne resorts, reachable by road from the town. This valley position explains the make-up of its housing stock: flats and town houses in the valley-floor villages, more affordable than the resort dwellings higher up, but supported by demand from visitors and seasonal workers. Aime-la-Plagne is a commune nouvelle (a single municipality merged from several former communes) bringing together several old villages and hamlets, which broadens the range of properties, from town housing to the high-altitude hamlet house. The figures come from the DVF database (the French record of notarised property sales), which lists the transactions actually registered by notaries. This is a municipal benchmark, to be refined according to the area and the altitude.
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.
The Aime-la-Plagne market is driven by its role as a staging town of the Tarentaise, both a year-round place to live and a gateway to the La Plagne resorts. Demand combines two flows: that of working people and seasonal workers looking for an affordable home in the valley, and that of visitors drawn by the proximity of the ski area. The valley's rail service and the road access to the resorts support this dual demand and set the municipality apart from more isolated mountain villages.
Supply remains constrained. Building land is limited in a valley subject to natural risks and to the rules of the loi Montagne, which shifts part of the activity towards the renovation of town and hamlet buildings. The creation of the commune nouvelle, by bringing together several villages, has broadened the scope of the market and the diversity of properties. Housing for seasonal and permanent workers remains a recurring issue, in an area where tourist activity weighs on the stock available year-round.
A valley-floor town and gateway to La Plagne, Aime-la-Plagne sits below the high-altitude resorts such as La Plagne Tarentaise or Bourg-Saint-Maurice, but above the valley towns such as Albertville.
Aime is one of the oldest towns in the Tarentaise. In Antiquity, the Romans made the small town, under the name of Axima, an important staging post on the Alpine route that linked Italy to the Rhône valley through the Petit-Saint-Bernard pass. This crossroads position, at the foot of the passes towards the upper Tarentaise, left a lasting mark on the history of the place, long a point of passage and trade between Piedmont and Savoy.
The town's emblematic monument is the Saint-Martin basilica, built in the 11th century on older remains. This Romanesque church, one of the best preserved in Savoy, was listed as a historic monument as early as 1875. No longer used for worship, it now houses a museum space and medieval frescoes. Its presence bears witness to the religious and political role held by Aime in the valley throughout the Middle Ages.
Aime-la-Plagne is a commune nouvelle, created on 1 January 2016 from the union of the former municipalities of Aime, Granier and Montgirod, and gathers around fifteen villages and hamlets. This creation extends a history rooted in the Tarentaise, but turned since the 20th century towards mountain tourism: the municipality now lives to the rhythm of the winter and summer seasons, closely linked to the La Plagne resorts, of which it forms one of the access points from the valley.
Aime-la-Plagne has 4 385 inhabitants, a relatively high level for a mountain municipality, which reflects its role as a valley town rather than a pure resort. The stock mixes main residences in the valley-floor villages, occupied year-round, and second homes tied to tourist activity. Buyers fall across several profiles. Local working people and seasonal workers, employed in tourism, services and the ski lifts, looking for a year-round home more affordable than in the resort. Families and mountain lovers drawn by the proximity of La Plagne, who buy a quiet pied-à-terre in the valley. The commune nouvelle, by bringing together several villages, offers a fairly wide range of properties.
The average recorded price is 4 754 €/m², calculated from sales registered by notaries and published in the DVF database (the French record of notarised property sales). It is a municipal average that aggregates properties of varied kinds, from valley-floor town housing to the high-altitude hamlet house. The altitude, the village, the proximity of access to the resorts and the condition of the property create gaps around this average. A valuation based on comparable properties in the same area remains the best benchmark.
In the valley. The town of Aime lies at the bottom of the Tarentaise, at around 700 metres of altitude, while the La Plagne resorts are built higher up, on other neighbouring municipalities. Aime-la-Plagne forms one of their gateways, connected by road. This position explains prices below those of the high-altitude resorts, while still benefiting from tourist demand and quick access to the ski area.
The municipality is crossed by the main Tarentaise route and has a railway station, on the line that serves Bourg-Saint-Maurice, with increased services in season, including direct trains to Paris in winter. This rail service, rare for a mountain municipality, makes it easier for visitors to come and supports the second-home market. The road then links the town to the La Plagne resorts higher up.
The municipality falls under the loi Montagne (the French mountain-area planning law), which regulates the expansion of urban development and limits building land. Natural-risk prevention plans, notably for torrential floods, avalanches and land movements, may apply depending on the area and should be consulted before any purchase. Renting out as furnished tourist accommodation requires a declaration to the town hall, whose terms should be checked with the municipal services, all the more useful near the access points to the resorts.
Both options coexist, since the merger of the former villages within the commune nouvelle. The town of Aime concentrates the shops, the station and the services, with a more active market and central flats. The hamlets of Granier, Montgirod and the hillsides offer quieter houses, sometimes at different price levels depending on altitude and exposure. The choice depends on the intended use, a year-round residence or a mountain pied-à-terre.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).