The average price per m² in Audincourt is 1 148 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 63 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Audincourt, in the Montbéliard country, on the Doubs.
The average price of apartments in Audincourt stands at 1 148 €/m², based on the transactions actually registered with notaries in the DVF database, the French record of notarised property sales. That average covers a stock marked by the industrial history of the Montbéliard country: buildings inherited from the forges and the Peugeot works, apartment blocks in the districts developed in the twentieth century, town houses along the Doubs and more recent detached homes on the wooded slopes east of the municipality. The condition of the property, the floor level, the presence of outdoor space and proximity to the centre and its services make the value of a home vary. The position of Audincourt at the centre of the Montbéliard urban area, a few kilometres from the employment centres, sustains steady demand in this affordable market.
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 Audincourt market remains active for a municipality of this size, with around sixty apartment sales recorded each year in the DVF data. That turnover reflects the residential role of the municipality within the Montbéliard urban area: homes change hands in step with working lives and plans to buy. Supply remains dominated by the existing stock, apartment blocks and town houses, as new schemes are limited in an already largely built-up fabric.
Several factors place that price level. The position of Audincourt in an industrial basin shaped by the car industry, the immediate proximity of Montbéliard and of the Sochaux employment areas, and prices clearly below those of the upper Doubs sustain steady demand from buyers. Conversely, the dependence of the area on the car industry, the demographic context of the Montbéliard country and competition from the neighbouring municipalities of the urban area limit the rise in prices and keep Audincourt among the most affordable markets of the area.
Audincourt sits below Montbéliard, the central town of the neighbouring urban area, and a notch above Grand-Charmont, its immediate neighbour. The municipality remains more affordable than Belfort, the prefecture town of the Territoire de Belfort, some twenty kilometres away.
Audincourt long belonged to the county of Montbéliard, a French-speaking principality attached to France in 1793, during the Revolution. The municipality grew on the Doubs, whose water power and the proximity of iron ore set forges turning very early. Metalworking expanded in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, complemented by textile works, before the car industry took over at the turn of the twentieth century.
In 1896, Armand Peugeot set up a works devoted to car manufacturing in Audincourt, one of the first workshops of its kind. The Peugeot family developed its activities between Valentigney, Audincourt, Pont-de-Roide and Mandeure before concentrating car production in Sochaux, from 1912. Audincourt remains one of the working-class municipalities of the Montbéliard area, whose growth followed that of industry and drew a large workforce.
The church of the Sacré-Coeur, built from 1949 to 1951 to plans by the architect Maurice Novarina, is the best-known monument of the municipality. Raised in a working-class district, it brings together major artists of the renewal of sacred art: Fernand Léger created the crown of seventeen stained-glass windows in the nave and a tapestry on the theme of the Passion, Jean Bazaine the mosaic of the façade and the baptistery, Jean Le Moal the stained glass of the crypt. The building is protected as a historic monument.
Audincourt has 14 071 inhabitants according to the reference brief. The fourth municipality of the Doubs by population and the second of the Montbéliard urban area, it holds a central place in an industrial basin shaped by the car industry. The market is first of all one of households settled year-round: manual workers, employees and managers of the Montbéliard and Sochaux employment area, first-time buyers drawn by measured prices, and long-standing owner-occupiers. Apartments in the housing districts and town houses concentrate most of the transactions, while the detached homes on the eastern slopes, greener, appeal to buyers looking for outdoor space.
The average price of apartments in Audincourt is 1 148 €/m², based on the DVF transactions actually completed before notaries. That average covers gaps depending on the district, the floor level, the presence of outdoor space or parking, the condition of the property and its energy performance. A renovated apartment close to the centre and an older home in a block in need of freshening up do not trade at the same level.
Audincourt mixes several fabrics: an old town centre along the Doubs, districts of apartment blocks inherited from industrial growth, and detached-house areas on the wooded slopes east of the municipality. The value of a property depends on its location, on proximity to services and transport, on the presence of outdoor space and on general condition. Apartment blocks in need of renovation remain the most affordable.
Audincourt lies at the centre of the Montbéliard urban area, a handful of kilometres from Montbéliard and from the Sochaux industrial zone. The municipality is linked to the urban bus network and served by a dense road network. Montbéliard station, on the Belfort-Besançon line, and the Belfort-Montbéliard high-speed station, outside the urban area, provide longer-distance rail links.
Yes. Unlike tourist municipalities, the Audincourt market rests above all on households settled year-round: owner-occupiers, first-time buyers and working people of the Montbéliard and Sochaux employment area. That structure makes the market more dependent on the local employment situation than on second homes. Affordable properties close to services find steady demand there.
The benchmark price of 1 148 €/m² relates to apartments, numerous in the residential blocks of the municipality. The town houses of the centre and the detached homes on the eastern slopes are sought after by families and generally trade above the level of apartments, depending on floor area, outdoor space and condition. The choice depends above all on budget, on intended use and on how close you want to be to the centre and to the routes towards Montbéliard.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).