The average price per m² in Albi is 2 440 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 2,0 to 2,9 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 7 % over 5 years and rose 2,6 % over the last 12 months, with about 301 transactions per year.
Illustration of Albi, prefecture of the Tarn, whose episcopal city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Apartments in Albi sell at an average price of around 2 440 €/m², based on transactions actually recorded (DVF data, the French database of notarised property sales). Prefecture of the Tarn, the town is laid out around its episcopal city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2010. Prices run from around 2 249 €/m² at Cantepau, in the north-east of the right bank, to nearly 2 907 €/m² at Rayssac, in the west of the left bank. The historic centre, which holds the largest number of sales, sits at around 2 579 €/m². Houses, at around 2 113 €/m², change hands below apartments: Albi remains a town with plenty of detached housing.
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.
After 2 283 €/m² in 2021, the average price in Albi reaches 2 440 €/m² in 2026, roughly +7 % over the period.
Change in the average price per m² over twelve months, district by district, based on the most recent DVF sales.
The average price per m² for an apartment in each district of Albi covered by Immover, ranked from the most expensive to the most affordable.
The Albi market is that of a prefecture of 51 000 inhabitants, whose listing of the episcopal city as a UNESCO World Heritage Site has strengthened its appeal and its visitor numbers. With an average price of around 2 440 €/m² for an apartment, Albi sits well below the Toulouse metropolitan area while staying above the mid-sized towns of the southern Tarn. Houses, at around 2 113 €/m², change hands below apartments: detached housing is plentiful across a wide municipal territory.
The gap between districts stays contained, within a range of around 2 250 to 2 900 €/m². Rayssac, in the west, forms the top of the market with a tight price range. The historic centre and the Verdun area, around the Albi-Ville station and the Grand Théâtre, hold most of the apartment sales in a largely period stock. The right bank, around La Madeleine, and the districts of the east form the bottom of the range. With around 301 apartment sales a year, the town-wide average is reliable, but that of the low-volume districts, Cantepau in particular, varies sharply from one year to the next.
With an average price of around 2 440 €/m², Albi is more affordable than the Toulouse metropolitan area while offering the services of a prefecture, two railway stations and heritage on the UNESCO World Heritage list. It is this balance between setting and price level that explains the steady arrival of households from the Toulouse urban area.
Albi grew up on the left bank of the Tarn, around a promontory crowned by the Sainte-Cécile cathedral and the Palais de la Berbie, the former residence of the archbishops. The cathedral, begun in 1282, is the largest brick cathedral in the world, and it is that local brick which gives the town its colour.
The ensemble formed by the cathedral, the Palais de la Berbie, the Castelviel district, the Pont-Vieux and the banks of the Tarn has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2010 under the name of the episcopal city of Albi. The palace houses the Toulouse-Lautrec museum, devoted to the painter born in Albi in 1864. Around this core, the town spread out from the nineteenth century through the place du Vigan and the Lices, then in the twentieth century through large housing districts, east towards Lapanouse and Le Marranel, north-east towards Cantepau, west towards Rayssac and Canavières.
The geography of prices follows this history. The old centre and the residential areas of the west form the top of the market. The right bank, around La Madeleine, and the districts of the east remain more affordable. The Champollion university, the Mines d'Albi-Carmaux engineering school and the services of a prefecture keep up steady rental demand, while the closeness of Toulouse, around 75 km away on the A68 motorway, supports the arrival of new households.
The Albi market attracts families, first-time buyers and working people from the Tarn, along with buyers from the Toulouse urban area looking for a heritage setting and more measured prices. Demand covers both the houses of the residential districts and the apartments of the old centre and of more recent developments. The presence of the Champollion university and the Mines engineering school also sustains a student rental market for small units.
The average price in Albi is 2 440 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 1 969 to 2 857 €/m² depending on the district. Listing portals show asking prices, 10 to 20 % above the prices actually recorded at signing.
No. Rayssac, in the west of the left bank, shows the highest prices, at around 2 907 €/m², while Cantepau, in the north-east of the right bank, remains the most affordable area, at around 2 249 €/m². The historic centre, around the Sainte-Cécile cathedral, sits at 2 579 €/m² and holds the largest number of sales in the town.
Albi brings together an episcopal city on the UNESCO World Heritage list, the services of a prefecture, two railway stations, a university and an engineering school, around 75 km from Toulouse on the A68 motorway. The average price, at around 2 440 €/m² for an apartment, stays well below that of the Toulouse metropolitan area, which explains part of the inflow of households from the city.
Over five years, the Albi market has risen by around 7 % for apartments, and by 2,6 % over the last twelve months. Gaps between districts are marked: Rayssac gains around 17 % over five years while Veyrières falls by around 10 %. With around 301 apartment sales a year, the town-wide average is solid, even if that of the least active districts varies from one year to the next.
The town-wide average price is not enough: you need to start from the price of your district, then adjust for the type of property, the floor, the condition, the aspect and the closeness of the centre or the Tarn. The gap between apartments and houses is also wide, the latter changing hands below apartments in Albi. The Immover valuation tool draws on the actual sales closest to your address.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).