The average price per m² in Andon is 1 497 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 16 transactions are recorded each year.
Illustration of Andon, in the high Grasse hinterland, around Thorenc and the Audibergue.
In Andon, the reference price stands at 1 497 €/m² for an apartment. This level, far below that of the Alpes-Maritimes coast, reflects a mid-mountain market, at more than 1 000 metres of altitude, where supply is limited and where the village house or chalet dominates. These values come from the DVF data, that is, transactions actually recorded at the notary (the French notarised sales database), and not from listing estimates. They give an order of magnitude: each property still has to be assessed according to its condition, location, floor area and aspect. An apartment at the Audibergue resort and an old house at Thorenc or Les Canaux do not follow the same price logic.
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 Andon market is a small-volume mountain market, driven by two forces: the search for a preserved natural setting for a quiet main residence, and the appeal of the second home around the family skiing of the Audibergue, the lake of Thorenc and outdoor activities. The low density and the small number of transactions make each sale very sensitive to the property's own features, condition, altitude, aspect and location, more than to an overall market trend. Price gaps here are therefore wider than in an urban area.
Over the longer term, the trajectory of prices depends on the lasting appeal of the Riviera hinterland, sought for its setting and its summer coolness, and on the energy performance of the building stock, decisive at altitude where heating needs are high. Well-insulated, comfortable properties gain value, while old energy-inefficient homes lose it. The price positioning far below the coast remains an argument for buyers ready to move away from the shore, which supports a regular demand despite a niche market.
Andon shows prices clearly below those of its home area: the mountain market here remains well below Grasse, Le Bar-sur-Loup and Peymeinade, closer to the coast.
Andon spreads across a vast plateau of the high Grasse hinterland, in the Préalpes d'Azur, at more than 1 000 metres of altitude and some fifty kilometres from the coast. The site has been occupied for a very long time: traces of Ligurian presence are found at the Castellaras de la Selle d'Andon, then a Roman occupation, attested by milestones of the road that linked Séranon to Gréolières. This ancient past recalls that these heights, today turned towards nature and tourism, were long a place of passage between inland Provence and the Nice country.
The municipal territory brings together several entities: the village of Andon itself, the hamlet of Les Canaux, and above all Thorenc, to the north, with its three settlements of Haut-Thorenc, Thorenc-Station and Bas-Thorenc. At the end of the 19th century, Thorenc developed as a climatic resort and high-altitude retreat, to the point of being nicknamed the Provençal Switzerland. The Castellaras de Thorenc, a fortified settlement whose ramparts date back to the 12th and 14th centuries, is listed as a historic monument and testifies to the ancient settlement of these heights.
Today, Andon is a sparsely populated mountain municipality, turned towards livestock farming and nature tourism. The family ski resort of the Audibergue and the Moulière, shared with Caille and in operation since the 1960s, the lake of Thorenc, the hiking trails and the caving sites bring life to the territory through the seasons. Attached to the Pays de Grasse conurbation, the municipality offers a Préalpes setting, away from the pressure of the Riviera coast.
According to INSEE, Andon has about 665 inhabitants, for a very low density, of the order of a dozen inhabitants per square kilometre. The market addresses two types of buyer: households seeking a main residence in a quiet, open-air setting, often working people ready to commute towards Grasse and the coastal employment area, and buyers of second homes drawn by the mountain, the family skiing of the Audibergue and the lake of Thorenc. The stock is mostly made up of houses, chalets and old village buildings, with a share of apartments concentrated around the resort. Demand remains modest in volume, driven by the search for a preserved natural setting away from the coast.
The reference price in Andon stands at 1 497 €/m² for an apartment. This figure comes from the DVF data, the sales actually signed at the notary. It is an average: according to floor area, condition, altitude and location, an old village house, a chalet or a home at the Audibergue resort may differ noticeably from this base. It is a level far below that of the Alpes-Maritimes coast.
The territory is divided between the village of Andon, the hamlet of Les Canaux and the whole of Thorenc, to the north, with its three settlements. Thorenc, a former climatic resort nicknamed the Provençal Switzerland, and the surroundings of the lake are prized for their setting and outdoor leisure. Properties near the Audibergue ski resort attract second-home buyers, while the village and hamlets are more suited to year-round living.
Andon lies in the high Grasse hinterland, at more than 1 000 metres of altitude and some fifty kilometres from the coast. Access is via the mountain roads that climb from Grasse and the valley. This distance and altitude explain prices far below those of the coast, but impose real journey times towards the employment areas and services of the coast, to be factored into any purchase plan.
The local market is above all a market of houses, chalets and old village buildings. The supply of apartments exists mainly around the Audibergue resort and remains limited. For a year-round main residence, the house with land is the dominant product. The apartment can suit a contained budget or a second-home use tied to skiing and mountain activities.
Like any mountain municipality, Andon combines a marked relief, altitude constraints and a largely natural and agricultural territory, which limits buildability. The high-altitude climate also means checking the insulation, heating and energy performance of older properties. Before any plan, it is useful to consult the local town-planning plan at the town hall to check the buildability of a plot and the applicable rules.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).