The average price per m² in Allonzier-la-Caille is 4 721 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 24 transactions are recorded each year.
Illustration of Allonzier-la-Caille, a municipality of the Bornes plateau north of Annecy, at the Caille bridge.
The average price recorded in Allonzier-la-Caille stands at 4 721 €/m². This average aggregates a stock where apartments dominate, around 57 % of homes according to INSEE, against nearly 43 % houses, in mostly recent housing built after 1990. The municipality lives above all year-round: more than nine homes in ten are main residences. The location between Annecy and Geneva, the floor area, the condition and the energy performance of the property explain the gaps around this figure. This data comes from the DVF database, the French record of transactions actually registered at the notary.
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 Allonzier-la-Caille market is driven first by its position between Annecy and Geneva. The municipality benefits from the dynamism of the Annecy area and from Swiss cross-border employment, whose high incomes support demand for main residences. The population, around 2 253 inhabitants, has gained nearly 9 % since 2017 according to INSEE, a sustained pace that feeds housing needs. The business park established since the 2000s, with some thirty companies, also anchors local jobs and reinforces the municipality's both residential and working character.
New supply rests on apartment programmes and housing estates grafted onto the old town, in housing already largely built after 1990. Land remains constrained by the relief, the Usses gorges to the north and the slopes, which limits sprawl and sustains pressure on buildable plots. The high cost of central Annecy and the proximity of the border shift part of the demand towards these intermediate municipalities, better placed on price. Energy performance and road access are becoming decisive criteria for households that commute daily.
A commuter-belt municipality of the Bornes plateau, Allonzier-la-Caille shows a price level close to that of its neighbour Cruseilles, with which it shares the Caille bridge, below Annecy, the hub that structures the market, but above La Roche-sur-Foron, in the neighbouring area.
The name Allonzier refers to an old estate, while the suffix la Caille is said to come from the sign of an inn marked with that bird, the quail, near the crossing of the Usses gorges. The site has long been inhabited: a Gallo-Roman road crossed the area, an Allobroge oppidum was identified at the place called Néplier, and sulphurous springs were already known there in Antiquity. In the Middle Ages, the seigneury belonged to noble families, among them the Fabri who held the fief in the 14th century. The territory was then organised between hills, a small plain and limestone cliffs overlooking the Usses valley.
The history of the municipality is marked by the crossing of the Usses gorges. A first structure begun under Victor-Amadeus III collapsed in 1813. The Charles-Albert suspension bridge, commissioned by the King of Sardinia Charles Albert, was built from 1838 and inaugurated in 1839; suspended from bundles of cables more than 150 metres above the river, it remains one of the few old suspension bridges preserved in France and was listed as a historic monument in 1966. A toll was levied there until 1869, after the union of Savoie with France in 1860. In 1932, the Caquot bridge, a concrete arch, was inaugurated alongside it to absorb road traffic.
The municipality evolved with its administrative attachment. In 1860, it moved from the canton of Annecy to that of Cruseilles, then officially took the name Allonzier-la-Caille in 1900. In 1972, it absorbed the former neighbouring municipality of Avregny. From the 2000s, a business park was established along the road axis and now brings together some thirty companies, including a pen-manufacturing site and an ice-cream producer. Driven by the proximity of Annecy and the Swiss border, the population has risen markedly, gaining nearly 9 % of inhabitants since 2017, which explains a recent stock of houses and apartment blocks grafted onto the old town.
According to INSEE, Allonzier-la-Caille has 2 253 inhabitants, a population up nearly 9 % since 2017. Unlike the mountain resort villages, the municipality lives year-round: more than 92 % of homes are main residences and second homes account for only about 2 %. The stock is mostly made up of apartments, around 57 % of homes according to INSEE, against nearly 43 % houses, in housing largely built after 1990. About 59 % of resident households own their home. Buyers are above all working people employed in Annecy or in neighbouring Switzerland, looking for a main home at a well-served crossroads.
The average price recorded is 4 721 €/m², calculated from transactions registered at the notary and published in the DVF database. It is a municipal average, mixing the recent apartment of the town and the detached house of the hamlets. Floor area, location, condition and the energy performance of the home explain most of the gaps. A reliable valuation draws on recent comparable sales, not on the municipal average alone.
Allonzier-la-Caille lies about a dozen kilometres north of Annecy and some thirty kilometres from Geneva, on the axis linking the two cities. The municipality attracts households seeking a more affordable home than in the heart of Annecy, while keeping quick access to the employment area and the Swiss border. The recent supply of apartments and detached houses answers this demand for a main residence.
The stock leans towards apartments: according to INSEE, flats account for about 57 % of homes and houses nearly 43 %. Apartments, often recent, are concentrated around the town and new developments, while houses are spread across the hamlets and housing estates. The price per square metre depends above all on location, floor area, condition and year of construction, which makes each valuation particular.
The municipality is crossed by the former national road, now the D1201, which spans the Usses gorges via the Caquot bridge and links Annecy to Cruseilles, then to Saint-Julien-en-Genevois and Geneva. There is no station on site: the nearest stations are in Annecy and La Roche-sur-Foron. Coach lines serve Annecy and the border, heavily used by cross-border workers. Parking and service vary by hamlet.
The local market is under the pressure of the border area, where income from Swiss wages supports demand. Before buying, you should consult the local town-planning plan, which governs extensions and new construction, and check the natural-risk status of the area, particularly near the gorges. The energy performance of the home weighs more and more in negotiations, including on otherwise recent housing. A declaration at the town hall is required for any furnished rental.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).