The average price per m² in Bassussarry is 4 718 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 18 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Bassussarry, in the inland Labourd near Bayonne.
In Bassussarry, the reference price stands at 4 718 €/m² for an apartment. This level places the municipality among the high values of the Bayonne hinterland, driven by the immediate closeness of Bayonne, Anglet and Biarritz. It comes from DVF data, that is from transactions actually registered with notaries, and not from asking prices. It gives an order of magnitude, each property still having to be assessed on its condition, its floor area and its location, the housing of the municipality being largely dominated by the house on its own plot.
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 Bassussarry market is driven by the lasting appeal of the Basque coast and by the search for space inland. Demand focuses on the detached house on its own plot, the dominant product in the municipality, in a context of scarce land and strong population growth. This combination sustains a stretched market, where quality properties find buyers quickly, while the low annual transaction volume makes each sale sensitive to the particular features of a property rather than to any broad trend.
Over the longer term, the path of prices remains tied to the pressure felt across the whole coastal Basque Country. The scarcity of building land, combined with the wish to preserve the green setting of the municipality, limits the arrival of new developments and supports the value of the existing stock. Positioned between Bayonne and Biarritz, Bassussarry keeps its status as a sought-after residential municipality, without reaching the price levels of the most highly rated seafront addresses.
Bassussarry stands among the sought-after municipalities of the Bayonne hinterland: its prices remain below those of a coastal address such as Biarritz, while sitting above the average for Bayonne, and at a level close to that of Anglet.
Bassussarry, Basusarri in Basque, belongs to the former province of Labourd and is part of the Bayonne urban area. The municipality took shape in the Middle Ages around the bishopric of Bayonne, whose work to bring the land into cultivation is linked to Bishop Raymond de Martres, appointed in 1121. From that past the village keeps a scattered pattern of farms and Basque houses, characteristic of the inland Labourd, where farming and livestock long set the rhythm of local life.
In the 20th century, Bassussarry saw a notable episode: the municipality was home to the first airfield in the Basque Country in 1909, laid out upstream of the Coq de la Nive quarter. That aeronautical history, discreet in the landscape today, came before the more recent transformation of the municipality. Long rural, Bassussarry gradually entered the residential orbit of the Bayonne conurbation, as the Basque coast grew denser and buyers looked for space inland.
The Makila Golf Club is one of the landmarks of the municipality. Designed by the American architect Rocky Roquemore, this eighteen-hole course spreads over close to eighty-seven hectares in the middle of an oak forest. This facility illustrates the residential positioning of Bassussarry, at once close to the services of Bayonne and the beaches of Biarritz and Anglet, yet preserved in a green setting. This shift from a farming municipality to quality residential housing explains the present make-up of the stock, largely composed of houses on large plots.
According to INSEE, the French national statistics institute, Bassussarry has around 3 414 inhabitants, a population growing strongly, driven by the appeal of the Basque coast and by households settling here in search of space close to Bayonne. The housing stock is dominated by the detached house, often on a generous plot, apartments remaining a minority, which steers demand towards family and residential buyers rather than towards intensive rental investment. The municipality attracts households looking for the quiet of the hinterland without giving up closeness to the coast and to urban services.
The reference price in Bassussarry stands at 4 718 €/m² for an apartment. This figure comes from DVF data, the sales actually signed before notaries. It is an average: a recent house on a large plot or an older property in need of renovation can sit clearly apart from that baseline, depending on floor area, condition and the location of the property within the municipality.
Bassussarry benefits from its position in the immediate hinterland of Bayonne, Anglet and Biarritz. That closeness to the much sought-after Basque coast pulls values upwards, while offering a greener and more residential setting than the seafront. The scarcity of available land and the quality of the housing, dominated by the house on its own plot, reinforce this pressure on prices.
Bassussarry lies a few kilometres south-east of Bayonne and a short distance from Biarritz and Anglet. The municipality thus combines quick access to the services, shops and beaches of the coastal area with a quieter setting. This accessibility explains a large part of its residential appeal and of how well its prices hold.
The local market is above all a market of houses, often on large plots. A supply of apartments exists but remains limited. For a buyer, the house is the dominant product in the municipality. An apartment can suit a first purchase or a more contained budget, but most transactions involve individual houses, which weighs on availability and prices.
Like many municipalities of the Basque hinterland under land pressure, Bassussarry governs its development to preserve its residential character and its natural spaces. Part of the territory remains classified as farming or natural land, which limits building plots. Before any project, it is worth consulting the local planning document at the town hall to check whether a plot can be built on and which rules apply to extensions.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).