The average price per m² in Centre-ville (Ajaccio) is 4 029 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 3,2 to 4,8 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 10 % over 5 years and rose 20,4 % over the last 12 months, with about 73 transactions per year.
The town centre of Ajaccio, between the cours Napoléon and the harbour.
Apartments in the Centre-ville district, in Ajaccio, sell at an average price of around 4 029 €/m², based on the prices actually recorded (DVF transactions). Between 3 214 and 4 842 €/m² covers half of the sales, the spread coming down to the condition of the property, the storey, the presence of a lift and the distance from the quays. Five-year change: +10 %.
Prices from the DVF file (Demandes de valeurs foncières, published by the DGFiP), transactions actually recorded at the notary, aggregated at district level using the IRIS zoning of INSEE. Cross-referenced with the Notaires de France - INSEE indices. Learn more about our methodology.
After 3 669 €/m² in 2021, the average price in the Centre-ville district of Ajaccio reaches 4 029 €/m² in 2026, roughly +10 % over the period.
The cours Napoléon, the rue Cardinal-Fesch and the rue des Halles hold most of the shops of the town.
The Palais Fesch and its museum, the boulevard du Roi-Jérôme, the parc Cuneo-d'Ornano and the place Abbatucci structure the district.
Public offices, schools, health services and cultural facilities are gathered in the area.
The town centre of Ajaccio, around the cours Napoléon. Google Maps map.
The town centre of Ajaccio follows the two axes that carried the expansion of the town beyond its walls: the cours Napoléon, laid out in the nineteenth century towards the north, and the rue Cardinal-Fesch, which runs alongside the harbour in parallel. It is the retail and administrative space of the town.
The district concentrates the landmarks of the modern town: the Palais Fesch and its museum, the largest painting museum in Corsica, the boulevard du Roi-Jérôme, the rue des Halles, the parc Cuneo-d'Ornano, then, further up, the place Abbatucci, the boulevard Sampiero, the avenue Napoléon-III and the avenue Pascal-Paoli. The quays of the commercial and passenger port mark its eastern limit.
On the market, the town centre sits at around 4 029 €/m² for an apartment, on around 73 sales a year, one of the largest volumes in the town. The price has risen by around 10 % over five years, but the movement of the last twelve months, at around 20 %, should be read with caution: it stems in part from a few high-value sales. The dispersion is wide, from a first quartile at 3 214 €/m² to a third quartile at 4 842 €/m².
The town centre attracts first-time buyers, investors and working people looking to do everything on foot, along with a significant share of buyers for holiday letting. Demand covers apartments in the old stock, whose condition, storey and presence of a lift explain most of the price gaps.
The average price in Centre-ville is 4 029 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 3 214 to 4 842 €/m² depending on the building, the storey and the condition.
It extends along the cours Napoléon and the rue Cardinal-Fesch, from the boulevard du Roi-Jérôme out to the place Abbatucci and the avenue Napoléon-III. It takes in the Palais Fesch and its museum, the rue des Halles, the parc Cuneo-d'Ornano and the area around the port quays.
The town centre sits at around 4 029 €/m² for an apartment, close to the town average, on around 73 sales a year. The dispersion is wide, from a first quartile at 3 214 €/m² to a third quartile at 4 842 €/m²: the condition of the property and the storey account for most of the gap.
The district is made up above all of apartments in a largely old stock, from the studio to the large townhouse flat, complemented by a few more recent developments. It suits buyers moving up the ladder, investors and purchasers looking to do without a car.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).