The average price per m² in Citadelle (Ajaccio) is 4 874 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 3,9 to 5,5 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 11 % over 5 years and rose 0,8 % over the last 12 months, with about 25 transactions per year.
La Citadelle, the old town of Ajaccio.
Apartments in the Citadelle district, in Ajaccio, sell at an average price of around 4 874 €/m², based on the prices actually recorded (DVF transactions). Between 3 943 and 5 465 €/m² covers half of the sales, the spread coming down to the condition of the property, the storey, the view over the harbour and the presence of a lift. Five-year change: +11 %.
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 4 394 €/m² in 2021, the average price in the Citadelle district of Ajaccio reaches 4 874 €/m² in 2026, roughly +11 % over the period.
Food shops, cafés and restaurants in the lanes and around the harbour, complemented by the market and the retailers of the town centre.
The Maison Bonaparte, the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption cathedral, the Genoese citadel and the Tino-Rossi marina structure the district.
The Saint-François beach, the quays and the place Foch shape daily life in the area.
La Citadelle, the old town of Ajaccio. Google Maps map.
La Citadelle is the name of the old town of Ajaccio, packed between the place Foch, the fortified rock and the Tino-Rossi marina. It is the Genoese core of 1492, whose military footprint is still occupied by the Miollis barracks.
The district holds most of the heritage of the town: the Maison Bonaparte, on the rue Saint-Charles, where Napoleon was born in 1769, the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption cathedral, on the rue Forcioli-Conti, and a maze of old lanes, the rue Bonaparte, the rue du Roi-de-Rome, the rue Notre-Dame, the rue de la Porta, the rue Sainte-Claire and the rue des Anciens-Fossés. The Saint-François beach and the quai Napoléon mark its seaward limit.
On the market, La Citadelle sits at around 4 874 €/m² for an apartment, one of the highest levels in the town, on only around 25 sales a year. That limited volume makes the average sensitive to recent transactions: the median for the district, at 4 545 €/m², gives a more cautious reading. The price has risen by around 11 % over five years.
La Citadelle attracts buyers looking for the character of the old town, and a large share of holiday-letting investors, drawn by the visitor traffic of the harbour and the lanes. Demand covers small renovated units, where the storey, the view and the absence or presence of a lift create considerable price gaps.
The average price in Citadelle is 4 874 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 3 943 to 5 465 €/m² depending on the building, the storey and the condition.
The district occupies the old town, between the place Foch, the fortified rock of the citadel and the Tino-Rossi marina. It takes in the rue Bonaparte, the rue Saint-Charles and the Maison Bonaparte, the rue Forcioli-Conti and the cathedral, the rue Notre-Dame and the Saint-François beach.
La Citadelle sits at around 4 874 €/m² for an apartment, among the highest levels in Ajaccio, but on only around 25 sales a year. That small volume makes the average sensitive from one year to the next; the median for the district, at 4 545 €/m², better reflects the everyday market.
The district is made up of apartments in old building stock, often without a lift, with many small units. It suits buyers attached to the character of the old town and holiday-letting investors, the condition and the storey weighing very heavily on the price.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).