The average price per m² in Andrézieux-Bouthéon is 1 971 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 2 769 €/m². About 61 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Andrézieux-Bouthéon, an industrial town on the Loire, in the Forez plain.
In Andrézieux-Bouthéon, the average price of apartments stands at 1 971 €/m², based on DVF transactions registered with notaries, while houses trade at around 2 769 €/m². This two-tier market reflects the profile of an industrial and residential town of the Forez plain, set on the banks of the Loire south-west of Saint-Étienne. The economic vitality of the area, with its many business parks and the presence of Saint-Étienne-Loire airport, supports local employment and demand for housing. The stock mixes village houses, individual homes with gardens and apartment developments, between the old village of Andrézieux and the medieval area of Bouthéon. Location, the condition of the property, the presence of outdoor space and proximity to services and main roads make values vary from one neighbourhood to another.
House : 2 769 €/m²
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 Andrézieux-Bouthéon market remains active, carried by its status as an employment centre of the Forez plain. DVF data show a steady flow of sales, split between houses in the residential neighbourhoods and apartments in the developments and the centre. The vitality of the business parks and the presence of the airport sustain demand from working households, which keeps properties on the market turning over at a good pace.
Several factors support this price level. The employment base, the position on the Loire south-west of Saint-Étienne, proximity to Montbrison and road connections sustain demand that reaches beyond the local area alone. Being set in a region where prices remain moderate by national standards, and the still largely industrial nature of the area, nonetheless keep values at a level that is accessible for buyers.
Andrézieux-Bouthéon shows a price level close to that of Montbrison, the nearby sub-prefecture town of the Forez. The municipality sits, however, above Saint-Étienne and Saint-Chamond, two more affordable markets in the Saint-Étienne area, within the same southern part of the Loire department.
Andrézieux holds a place of its own in the history of the railway. The municipality was the terminus of the first railway line in France, opened to carry coal from Saint-Étienne to the river port of Andrézieux, on the Loire, where it was loaded onto boats. This role as the river outlet of the Saint-Étienne coalfield founded the growth of the town and its industrial character, at the meeting point of mine and river.
The present name of the town results from a merger. The municipality of Andrézieux-Bouthéon was created in 1965 by the union of the former municipalities of Andrézieux and Bouthéon. The medieval village of Bouthéon is closely linked to its château, recorded as early as 1224 under the name castrum de Boteon and attached to the counts of Forez. Bought by the town in 1995 and restored, the château of Bouthéon opened to the public from 2006-2007 and is today a heritage landmark of the municipality.
In the 20th century, the town built its development on industry and transport. Saint-Étienne airport, created in 1962 on the site of the former Bouthéon aerodrome, and numerous business parks bringing together several hundred companies have made Andrézieux-Bouthéon an economic centre of the Forez plain. Set at the confluence of the Loire and the Furan, the municipality combines an industrial legacy, medieval heritage and a role as an employment centre for the south of the department.
Andrézieux-Bouthéon has 10 425 inhabitants. An industrial and residential town of the Forez plain, on the banks of the Loire, it owes its vitality to its many business parks, to Saint-Étienne-Loire airport and to a fabric of several hundred companies. This employment area attracts working households and families who work locally or in the south of the department, within reasonable distance of Saint-Étienne and Montbrison. The housing stock mixes village houses, individual homes with gardens and apartment developments, between the old Andrézieux and the medieval area of Bouthéon. Buyers are mainly first-time buyers and families, drawn by proximity to employment, services and transport routes.
The average price of apartments in Andrézieux-Bouthéon is 1 971 €/m², based on DVF transactions completed before notaries. Houses stand higher, at around 2 769 €/m². These averages cover differences according to location, the condition of the property, the presence of outdoor space and proximity to services and employment areas.
Yes. The many business parks, Saint-Étienne-Loire airport and a fabric of several hundred companies make Andrézieux-Bouthéon an employment centre of the Forez plain. This concentration of activity supports demand for housing from working households, which contributes to a steady market, for houses as much as for apartments.
Demand in Andrézieux-Bouthéon bears largely on individual homes with gardens, sought after by families, which supports the price of houses at around 2 769 €/m². Apartments, at around 1 971 €/m², offer a more accessible way into the municipality. The gap reflects two distinct market segments within the same area.
The municipality lies in the Forez plain, on the banks of the Loire, south-west of Saint-Étienne and close to Montbrison. It is well served by road and has Saint-Étienne-Loire airport. This position between Saint-Étienne and the Forez, at the heart of an employment area, makes it sought after by working households from the south of the department.
The market attracts mainly first-time buyers and families, along with people employed in the local business parks. Apartments and residential developments suit more measured budgets, while houses with gardens appeal to families. Proximity to employment, services, the château of Bouthéon and the open spaces of the Forez plain are among the criteria buyers weigh up.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).