The average price per m² in Bassens is 2 989 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 28 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Bassens, a municipality on the right bank of the Garonne in the Bordeaux conurbation, in Gironde.
The municipality of Bassens, in Gironde, shows an average apartment price of 2 989 €/m², calculated on the DVF transactions actually completed before notaries. Set on the right bank of the Garonne, within the Bordeaux metropolitan authority, it combines a port and industrial zone along the river with quieter residential hillsides above. The housing stock mixes town houses, detached homes and a few apartment blocks, in a municipality more affordable than central Bordeaux while remaining connected to the conurbation. The closeness of Bordeaux, the employment tied to the port and to the industrial activities of the Ambès peninsula, and the appeal of the residential areas on the heights sustain steady demand. Location relative to the hillsides or to the activity zones, plot size and the condition of the property make prices vary. Houses in the residential neighbourhoods on the heights sit above this average, while homes closer to the activity zones remain more affordable.
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 Bassens market remains driven by its membership of the Bordeaux metropolitan area and by demand for homes more affordable than central Bordeaux. The steady flow of sales recorded in the DVF data reflects a municipality where properties change hands without difficulty, fed by families and working households looking for access to the conurbation on a controlled budget. Supply remains dominated by the stock of town houses and detached homes on the hillsides, complemented by a few apartment blocks.
Several factors sustain this price level. The closeness of Bordeaux, the employment tied to the port and to the activities of the peninsula, and the appeal of the residential neighbourhoods on the heights support steady demand on the right bank. Conversely, the port and industrial footprint over part of the territory and a less prestigious image than other municipalities of the metropolitan area keep prices more measured, which makes Bassens an affordable gateway into the Bordeaux conurbation.
Bassens remains clearly more affordable than Bordeaux, the heart of the metropolitan area, and sits at a level close to Cenon, its neighbour on the right bank. The municipality is by contrast above Lormont, another adjoining municipality, which reflects its intermediate position among the municipalities of the right bank of the Garonne.
Bassens developed on the right bank of the Garonne, on the hillsides overlooking the river a few kilometres downstream from Bordeaux. Long a municipality of semi-rural character, it saw its fate transformed by the port and industrial growth of the Ambès peninsula, upstream of the confluence of the Garonne and the Dordogne.
The port of Bassens was laid out from 1925 onwards to handle bulk traffic, timber, ores and phosphates, along a channel deep enough to receive vessels of heavy draught. Between the 1920s and the 1970s, the peninsula, until then mainly agricultural, filled with installations: a railway linking Bassens to the Bec d'Ambès, fuel depots, a refinery and port infrastructure durably transformed the landscape of the right bank.
Today the Bassens terminal is the main site of the port of Bordeaux: spread over more than three kilometres of quays, it handles a major share of the traffic, between cereals, oilseeds, industrial bulk, forest products and recycling. Attached to Bordeaux Métropole, the metropolitan authority, the municipality combines this right-bank port activity with residential neighbourhoods set on the hillsides, at a distance from the industrial zones.
Bassens has 8 435 inhabitants. A municipality of the right bank of the Garonne within the Bordeaux conurbation, it attracts households looking for access to Bordeaux at a price below that of the city centre and of the most sought-after municipalities. Buyers are mainly families and working people employed in the metropolitan area or in the activities tied to the port and the Ambès peninsula, together with first-time buyers targeting the residential hillsides. Demand focuses on the town houses and detached homes of the neighbourhoods on the heights, quieter and away from the industrial zones. The trade-off between closeness to Bordeaux, a local employment base and contained prices supports a steady market, geared to main residences rather than to prestige investment.
The average price of apartments in Bassens, in Gironde, is 2 989 €/m², based on the DVF transactions actually completed before notaries. This average covers gaps between the residential neighbourhoods of the hillsides and the sectors close to the activity zones. Plot size, location and the condition of the property make the value vary sharply from one home to another.
Bassens lies on the right bank of the Garonne, away from central Bordeaux, and part of its territory is taken up by the port and the industrial zones of the peninsula. This industrial footprint, combined with a less residential image than other municipalities of the metropolitan area, keeps prices below those of the city centre, while still offering quick access to Bordeaux.
The residential neighbourhoods set on the hillsides, above and away from the activity zones, are among the most in demand. They hold town houses and detached homes with outdoor space, sought after by families. Homes closer to the port or industrial sectors offer more affordable entry prices.
Yes, in both directions. The port terminal and the activities of the Ambès peninsula generate local jobs and housing demand, which supports the market. But the industrial footprint over part of the territory also weighs on the image of certain sectors and helps keep prices more measured than in the neighbouring residential municipalities of the metropolitan area.
Bassens sits a few kilometres north-east of Bordeaux, on the right bank of the Garonne, and is part of Bordeaux Métropole. The municipality is linked to Bordeaux by road and by the transport network of the conurbation. This closeness, combined with prices below those of the centre, explains the appeal of the municipality for people working in the metropolitan area.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).