The average price per m² in Avion is 1 575 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 39 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Avion, in the coalfield, in the Pas-de-Calais department.
The average price of apartments in Avion stands at 1 575 €/m², based on the transactions actually registered with notaries in the DVF database, the French record of notarised property sales. A town of the coalfield, immediately south of Lens, Avion keeps the mark of its coal past, between former estates, miners' terraces and spoil heaps that are now listed. The market there is among the most affordable in the region, dominated by the mining-style detached house. The price of a property depends on its condition, its location, the presence of a garden or a garage and the proximity of Lens and the main roads.
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 Avion market remains driven by affordable home ownership and by demand for houses with gardens in the Lens area. Renovated houses find buyers regularly, while properties needing heavy works, numerous in the older stock, remain very open to negotiation and weigh on the average.
The strength of Avion lies in very affordable entry prices and in the proximity of Lens and its services. The limits lie in an older stock often in need of renovation and in an image still marked by the industrial past. The municipality sits in the lower range of the coalfield, below the level of Arras.
Avion sits in the lower range of the coalfield, at a level close to Lens and Hénin-Beaumont, clearly below Arras.
Avion was a farming village before coal mining turned it into a mining town. The mining companies sank pits there and built miners' terraces to house the workers, lastingly shaping the urban landscape.
The municipality paid a heavy price in both world wars, on a front close to the hills of Lorette and Vimy. Rebuilt, it lived to the rhythm of the mine until extraction ended.
Avion now has 17 435 inhabitants. Post-coal conversion and the world heritage recognition of the coalfield have accompanied the transformation of a town that remains marked by its working-class legacy.
Avion has 17 435 inhabitants and a stock largely dominated by detached houses, with many former miners' homes and rehabilitated estates. Buyers are chiefly first-time buyers and families on measured budgets, often from the coalfield or the Lens urban area, who find here houses with gardens at some of the most affordable prices in the region. Demand targets first of all renovated houses or those needing freshening up. The proximity of Lens, the road links and the low cost of getting onto the property ladder sustain an active market for smaller budgets.
The average price of apartments in Avion is 1 575 €/m², based on the DVF transactions actually completed before notaries. That average level covers gaps depending on location, the condition of the home, the presence of a garden or a garage and the proximity of Lens.
Avion belongs to the coalfield, where the older stock of workers' houses and local demand on measured budgets keep prices among the most affordable in France. It is a market that favours first-time buyers.
Buyers are chiefly first-time buyers and families of the Lens area on contained budgets. Many are looking for a house with a garden, often of former mining build, to renovate or already freshened up.
Location, the general condition of the property, the scale of the renovation work, the presence of a garden or a garage and the proximity of Lens and the main roads are decisive. A renovated, well-placed house trades above the municipal average.
The average price gives a benchmark, but every home deserves a detailed valuation taking into account its location, its condition and its strengths. Immover draws on actual DVF transactions to offer you a free and tailored valuation.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).