The average price per m² in Auxerre is 1 588 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 1,2 to 1,9 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 7 % over 5 years and fell 1,4 % over the last 12 months, with about 295 transactions per year.
Illustration of Auxerre, from the cathedral of Saint-Étienne to the quays of the Yonne.
Apartments in Auxerre sell at an average price of around 1 588 €/m², based on the prices actually recorded (DVF data, the French notarised sales database). Prefecture of the Yonne, set on both banks of the river, 1 hour 35 minutes from Paris-Bercy by train, the town shows very sharp gaps from one district to the next. Prices run from around 902 €/m² in Sainte-Geneviève to 1 877 €/m² in Jonches. The town centre stands at 1 591 €/m² and houses trade at around 1 848 €/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.
After 1 481 €/m² in 2021, the average price in Auxerre reaches 1 588 €/m² in 2026, roughly +7 % over the period.
Change in the average price per m² over twelve months, district by district, based on the most recent DVF sales.
The average price per m² for an apartment in each district of Auxerre covered by Immover, ranked from the most expensive to the most affordable.
The Auxerre market is that of a mid-sized prefecture with a low entry ticket. With an average price of around 1 588 €/m² for an apartment, Auxerre sits at the level of the prefectures of central France and far below the towns of the Paris ring. Houses, at around 1 848 €/m², trade 16 % above apartments, a gap consistent with external benchmarks. The volume is comfortable, at 295 apartment sales a year, a fifth of which in the Saint-Eusèbe district alone.
The gap between districts is the striking fact: more than 100 % separates Jonches from Sainte-Geneviève. The Hauts d'Auxerre, engaged in an urban renewal programme, form a market of their own, between 900 and 1 050 €/m², while the rest of the town holds within a narrow band of 1 550 to 1 880 €/m². Three districts should be read with caution for lack of volume: Les Piédalloues, with 9 sales a year, Sainte-Geneviève with 11 and Jonches with 12. La Tournelle shows the strongest five-year rise, at 20 %, on 25 sales a year.
With an average price of around 1 588 €/m², Auxerre sits clearly below the large French cities and among the most affordable prefectures in the country. Its medieval centre, its thirty-five historic monuments and its rail service to Paris make it a mid-sized town with a stable market.
Auxerre is best read from the far bank of the Yonne: the cathedral of Saint-Étienne, the abbey of Saint-Germain and the church of Saint-Pierre line up their towers above the quays and the tiled roofs. The town has thirty-five protected historic monuments, including the Carolingian crypts of Saint-Germain and the clock tower, at the heart of the pedestrian area.
Around that medieval core, the town spread out in rings. The old faubourgs first, Saint-Amatre to the south-west, Saint-Julien to the south, Saint-Gervais on the right bank. Then the large housing estates, between 1946 and 1970, which today form the Hauts d'Auxerre to the west: Sainte-Geneviève, Saint-Siméon, Les Rosoirs and Les Brichères, more than 6 000 residents, engaged in an urban renewal programme agreed with the national urban renewal agency in 2023. The hamlets and hillsides of the north-east, Jonches, Laborde and Vaux, have kept their rural character.
The geography of prices follows that history. The hillsides of the right bank and Les Piédalloues hold the top of the market, at around 1 874 to 1 877 €/m². The historic centre, the faubourgs and the western districts form a broad and uniform base, between 1 549 and 1 773 €/m². Saint-Siméon and Sainte-Geneviève bring up the rear, at 1 043 and 902 €/m². The gap between the most expensive district and the most affordable exceeds 100 %.
The Auxerre market is first of all a local one. It is carried by the households of the employment area, the largest in the Yonne, where public administration, healthcare, food processing and logistics weigh heavily, and by first-time buyers for whom the entry ticket remains one of the lowest in France for a prefecture. To this is added outside demand, from Paris-region buyers seeking a second home or moving in, drawn by the road link along the A6 motorway and by the train to Paris-Bercy in 1 hour 35 minutes, and by the closeness of the Chablis vineyard. Individual houses account for the large majority of transactions.
The average price in Auxerre is 1 588 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a band of 1 241 to 1 887 €/m² depending on the district. Property portals display asking prices, 10 to 20 % above the prices actually recorded.
No, the gap exceeds 100 %. Jonches and Les Piédalloues, on the right bank, show the highest average prices, at around 1 875 €/m², while Sainte-Geneviève, to the west, sits at around 902 €/m². In between, the town centre stands at 1 591 €/m².
The town combines a listed medieval centre, thirty-five historic monuments, a direct service to Paris-Bercy in 1 hour 35 minutes and two junctions on the A6 motorway, at prices among the lowest of any French prefecture. The Chablis vineyard is a few kilometres away.
Over five years, the average price rises by around 7 %. Over the last twelve months, the town is almost flat, at -1,4 %. The movement is not uniform: La Tournelle and Sainte-Geneviève rise while Vauban, Saint-Julien and Les Conches fall.
The town average is not enough: you need to start from the price of your district, then adjust for the age of the building, the condition, the energy rating, the floor and, in the medieval centre, the presence of a lift or parking, both scarce in the older fabric. The Immover valuation tool draws on the sales actually recorded closest to your address.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).