The average price per m² in Archamps is 4 842 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 25 transactions are recorded each year.
Archamps, at the foot of the Salève, on the doorstep of Geneva, in Haute-Savoie.
In Archamps, the average price of an apartment stands at 4 842 €/m². This average covers a small housing stock, made up mainly of recent small apartment blocks and a few developments tied to the growth of the village, with few older properties compared with the larger neighbouring towns. Demand comes largely from working people employed in Geneva or across the Genevois area, who choose Archamps for its location, both close to the border and quiet, at the foot of the Salève. Swiss salaries, lifted by the exchange rate, support purchasing budgets above the Haute-Savoie average. A property's value then varies according to how close it is to the border, the view over the Salève or the plain, and the walking distance to the village centre and its shops.
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 Archamps market remains driven by two lasting engines: cross-border employment in Geneva, which feeds purchasing budgets in Swiss francs, and the activity of the ArchParc technology park, located in the municipality since 1989 and still growing. This combination, rare for a village, explains a price level above that of Haute-Savoie municipalities further from the border.
The main brake is land: wedged between the Salève massif and the Swiss border, the municipal territory leaves little room for new developments, which limits the volume of annual transactions. Households without cross-border income can find it harder to compete against buyers whose budgets are lifted by the exchange rate with Switzerland.
At the foot of the same range and a few kilometres from the border, Archamps sits in the upper-middle band of the Haute-Savoie Genevois. The municipality stays close to the level of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, more affordable than Collonges-sous-Salève but clearly above municipalities further away such as Cruseilles.
Archamps nestles at the foot of Mont Salève, at around 533 metres of altitude, on the border edge of Haute-Savoie. The municipality reaches the Swiss border just a few kilometres away, lies about ten kilometres from Geneva, roughly nine kilometres from Annemasse and three kilometres from Saint-Julien-en-Genevois. This position, wedged between the Salève massif and the border, long made Archamps a quiet farming village of the Genevois before its proximity to Switzerland changed everything.
The old heart of the village keeps the traces of this more rural past: the ruins of the château de Montfort, former seat of a medieval lordship, and the Saint-Maurice church, built in the 15th century then reworked in the 19th century in a neoclassical style. This built heritage contrasts with the recent economic transformation of the municipality.
From 1989, the establishment of Archamps Technopole (renamed ArchParc in 2020) profoundly changed the profile of the municipality. This cross-border business park, one of the first of its kind between France and Switzerland, spreads over around sixty hectares and today hosts close to 170 companies for more than 2000 jobs. This economic activity, combined with the weight of the cross-border workers commuting to Geneva, has made Archamps one of the municipalities with the highest standard of living in Haute-Savoie.
Archamps has 2 375 inhabitants. A large share of buyers are cross-border workers employed in Geneva or nearby who earn their income in Swiss francs, which pushes purchasing budgets upwards. The municipality also attracts managers and staff of the ArchParc technology park, located on its own territory, who favour a home close to their workplace. Purchases are very largely for a main residence, with second homes remaining marginal in this market kept tight by the border. Demand focuses above all on detached houses and family apartments with outdoor space, more rarely on small units, as the available land is limited by the Salève massif and the closeness of Switzerland.
The average price recorded in Archamps is 4 842 €/m² for an apartment. This figure is an average: it varies with proximity to the Swiss border, the view over the Salève and the age of the property. For a valuation suited to your home, use Immover's free tool.
Archamps lies about ten kilometres from Geneva and three kilometres from the Swiss border, via Saint-Julien-en-Genevois. The municipality is served by the road and by cross-border bus lines towards Geneva, heavily used by the area's cross-border workers. The A40 motorway and then the exit towards Saint-Julien make it quick to reach the Geneva area by car.
The market is driven by two combined engines: cross-border salaries paid in Swiss francs by Geneva employers, and the direct jobs of the ArchParc technology park located in the municipality, which brings together close to 170 companies. This twofold momentum keeps demand above the available supply on a territory where land is constrained by the terrain.
Supply is split between detached houses in the Savoyard style, often sought by cross-border families, and more recent small apartment developments. The older stock remains limited around the historic heart of the village, near the château de Montfort and the Saint-Maurice church.
The available land is restricted by the Salève massif and the border close by, which limits choice and can lengthen the search. Competition from cross-border buyers, often with higher budgets, tightens negotiations. Also check the actual access from the property in question to the roads leading to Saint-Julien-en-Genevois and the border.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).