The average price per m² in Auterive is 1 863 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 45 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Auterive, in the Ariège valley, in the Haute-Garonne department.
The average price of apartments in Auterive stands at 1 863 €/m², based on the transactions actually registered with notaries in the DVF database, the French record of notarised property sales. Set in the Ariège valley, between Toulouse to the north and Pamiers to the south, the municipality is one of the hubs of the southern part of the Toulouse area, on the line of the former route nationale 20. That price level, more moderate than in the municipalities of the inner ring of Toulouse, reflects the relative distance from the centre of the urban area and the weight of a mostly detached-house stock. Demand comes in good part from working households employed in the Toulouse area who are looking for a contained budget, with road and rail access towards Toulouse. Position within the municipality, proximity to the station and to services, the condition of the property and the presence of land clearly influence the value of homes.
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 Auterive market is part of the dynamic of the southern Toulouse area, where residential pressure from working households spreads towards municipalities further from the centre as prices rise in the inner ring. The strong population growth of the municipality since the 2000s reflects that suburban appeal, driven by buyers looking for a detached house on a controlled budget.
Several factors sustain that demand. Road access along the former route nationale 20 and the presence of a station towards Toulouse and the Pyrenees make commuting easier, while the price level remains below that of the municipalities closer to Toulouse. In exchange, the distance from the centre of the urban area and the reliance on the car for part of the journeys are limits to take into account. The market remains above all one of main residences, with gaps depending on location and type of property.
Auterive stands behind the municipalities of the inner ring of Toulouse such as Muret or Cugnaux, closer to the centre and under greater pressure, and well below Toulouse itself, whose urban market remains the most expensive in the area.
Auterive belongs historically to the Lauragais, the old pays de Cocagne tied to woad growing and known as the granary of Languedoc. Set on the banks of the Ariège, the municipality long drew on the river, both a transport route and a resource, with a port that animated its trade. Its position on the axis between Toulouse and the Pyrenees long made it a crossing point towards the Ariège, Andorra and Spain.
The rebuilding of the town, begun in the seventeenth century, continued in the following century with the creation of a royal manufactory exporting quality cloth to the East, then with the enlargement of the church of Saint-Paul. In the nineteenth century, a new bridge, a mill and a flour mill accompanied local development, but the arrival of the railway sounded the death knell of the river port, from then on outcompeted by rail.
In the twentieth century and even more over recent decades, Auterive changed scale under the effect of the expansion of the Toulouse area. The municipality took in Spanish refugees during the Retirada, at the end of the 1930s, an episode that marked its history. Its population has risen sharply since the 2000s, driven by the arrival of households working in the Toulouse area, and Auterive is establishing itself as a small town of the Ariège valley with shops and services.
Auterive has around 10 400 inhabitants, a population clearly growing since the mid-2000s. Its housing stock is dominated by detached houses, with housing estates developed as the suburbs spread, complemented by apartment blocks closer to the centre and its services. Main residences make up the bulk of the stock. Buyers are chiefly working households, often first-time buyers, who work in the Toulouse urban area and are looking for prices more affordable than in the inner ring of Toulouse, while keeping road access along the former route nationale 20 and rail links towards Toulouse, Foix and the Pyrenees.
The average price of apartments in Auterive is 1 863 €/m², based on the DVF transactions actually completed before notaries. That average covers gaps depending on the position within the municipality, proximity to the station and to services, and the condition and type of property. The market remains more affordable than that of the municipalities of the inner ring of Toulouse.
Auterive lies in the centre of the Haute-Garonne, in the Ariège valley, some thirty kilometres south of Toulouse and as far north of Pamiers. The municipality is crossed by the line of the former route nationale 20 and has a station on the line linking Toulouse to Foix and the border. That position makes it a hub of the southern part of the Toulouse area.
Auterive lies in the south of the Toulouse area, further from the centre than the municipalities of the inner ring. That relative distance, combined with a mostly detached-house stock and a broader supply of land, explains prices more moderate than those of the municipalities close to Toulouse. In exchange, the buyer benefits from a contained budget and road and rail access to the urban area.
The market is driven above all by working households employed in the Toulouse area who want to become owners at an affordable price, as well as by first-time buyers and families drawn by the detached house with land. The population growth of the municipality since the 2000s reflects that suburban appeal, supported by the links towards Toulouse.
The value of a home in Auterive depends on its position within the municipality, on proximity to the station, the shops and the schools, as well as on the condition of the property and the presence of land. To place your home against the local market, you can use our free online valuation, which draws on the sales data actually registered in the area.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).