The average price per m² in Bastia is 2 933 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 2,3 to 3,5 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 10 % over 5 years and fell 2,2 % over the last 12 months, with about 367 transactions per year.
Illustration of Bastia, prefecture of the Haute-Corse department, between the Vieux-Port, the citadel and the hills.
Apartments in Bastia sell at an average price of around 2 933 €/m², based on transactions actually recorded (DVF data, the French database of notarised property sales). The largest town in Corsica by population and prefecture of the Haute-Corse department, Bastia stretches along a narrow strip between the sea and the mountains, from the village of Cardo to the north to the southern districts of Lupino and Montesoro. Prices run from around 2 235 €/m² at Montesoro, in the large estates of the south, to nearly 3 598 €/m² at Terra Vecchia, the old town along the Vieux-Port. The centre around the place Saint-Nicolas sits at 3 242 €/m², and the western slope of Saint-Joseph, which together with the centre concentrates the largest volume of sales in the town, at 3 023 €/m². The terrain weighs on these gaps: the sea view, the gradient and parking clearly separate two neighbouring addresses.
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 2 671 €/m² in 2021, the average price in Bastia reaches 2 933 €/m² in 2026, roughly +10 % 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 Bastia covered by Immover, ranked from the most expensive to the most affordable.
The Bastia market is that of an island prefecture of nearly 47 000 inhabitants, the leading urban centre of the Haute-Corse department. With an average price of around 2 933 €/m² for an apartment, Bastia sits above provincial towns of comparable size, but below Ajaccio and below the coastal towns of the south of the island. The rise reaches around 10 % over five years, with a softening of around 2 % over the last twelve months following the rise in interest rates.
The gap between districts reflects the strongly vertical structure of the town. The old town and the citadel, where supply is scarce and the heritage protected, form the top of the market. The centre around the place Saint-Nicolas and the Saint-Joseph slope concentrate most of the transactions, with 68 and 76 sales a year respectively. The southern districts, Lupino and Montesoro, remain the most affordable, with a stock of blocks of flats built during the post-war expansion. With around 367 apartment sales a year, the town average is solid, but that of the least active districts, such as Cardo, varies from one year to the next.
With an average price of around 2 933 €/m², Bastia sits below Ajaccio and below the towns of the southern Corsican coast, while remaining above the towns of the island's interior. Its status as a prefecture, its port linked to the mainland and its Genoese heritage make it the main market of the Haute-Corse department.
Bastia owes its name to the bastion raised in 1380 by the Genoese governor Leonello Lomellini, on the rock that overlooks the old fishing harbour of Cardo. Two distinct districts formed around this nucleus: Terra Vecchia, the Corsican town packed around the Vieux-Port, and Terra Nova, the Genoese town enclosed within the citadel, where the governors sat. Bastia was the administrative capital of the island for most of the Genoese period, then a French administrative centre in the nineteenth century.
The town spilled beyond its historic centre as the port grew. The place Saint-Nicolas, open to the sea, the boulevard Paoli and the rue César-Campinchi set the retail axis. Le Fango took in the administrative functions, with the prefecture of the Haute-Corse department, the railway station and the secondary schools, while the western slopes, Saint-Antoine, la Corniche and Monserato, filled with residential blocks. To the south, post-war building created Lupino, Paese Novu, Montesoro and Erbajolo, on the plain and on the first hills.
The geography of prices follows this history and the terrain. The old town and the citadel form the top of the market, carried by the heritage, the views and the scarcity of property. The inner centre and the Saint-Joseph slope follow, with the largest volumes. The southern districts, more recent and denser, remain the most affordable. The shortage of building land, between the coast and the mountains, and the share of buyers coming from mainland France keep supply under pressure.
The Bastia market brings together local buyers, working people and families from the Bastia area, and a notable share of buyers from mainland France, second-home owners or households settling on the island. Demand focuses above all on apartments: they make up the bulk of sales in the town, the individual house being rare in such a constrained fabric. Properties with a sea view, a lift and parking stand out clearly in a landscape where the gradient shapes daily life.
The average price in Bastia is 2 933 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 2 253 to 3 500 €/m² depending on the district. Property portals display asking prices, 10 to 20 % higher than the prices actually recorded.
No. Terra Vecchia, the old town along the Vieux-Port, shows the highest prices, at around 3 598 €/m², followed by the Citadel at 3 320 €/m² and the centre around the place Saint-Nicolas at 3 242 €/m². Montesoro, in the south of the town, remains the most affordable area, at around 2 235 €/m². The gap between the two ends of the town exceeds 60 %.
Bastia combines the functions of a prefecture, a dense Genoese heritage, a port linked to mainland France and to Italy, and a setting between sea and mountains. The average price, at around 2 933 €/m² for an apartment, remains below that of Ajaccio and of the coastal towns of southern Corsica. The shortage of building land, between the shore and the slopes, limits new construction and supports the value of the existing stock.
Over five years, the Bastia market has risen by around 10 % for apartments, with a slight dip of around 2 % over the last twelve months. The gaps between districts are wide: the Citadel and Terra Vecchia have gained the most over five years, while Montesoro has slipped back. The volume, at around 367 apartment sales a year, makes the town average reliable.
The town average is not enough: you need to start from the price in your district, then adjust for the floor, the presence of a lift, the view, the aspect, the condition and parking. In a town as steep as this, two neighbouring buildings are not worth the same depending on their orientation and their access. The Immover valuation tool draws on the actual sales 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).