The average price per m² in Citadelle (Bastia) is 3 320 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 2,4 to 3,9 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 24 % over 5 years and fell 10,9 % over the last 12 months, with about 24 transactions per year.
The Citadel of Bastia, or Terra Nova, the Genoese upper town.
Apartments in the Citadelle district of Bastia sell at an average price of around 3 320 €/m², based on prices actually recorded (DVF transactions, the French database of notarised property sales). Between 2 408 and 3 934 €/m² covers half of all sales, the gap coming down to the type of property, the floor, the view, the condition and the character of the older buildings. Five-year change: +24 %.
Prices from the DVF file (Demandes de valeurs foncières, published by the DGFiP), transactions actually recorded at the notary, aggregated at district level using the IRIS zoning of INSEE. Cross-referenced with the Notaires de France - INSEE indices. Learn more about our methodology.
After 2 686 €/m² in 2021, the average price in the Citadelle district of Bastia reaches 3 320 €/m² in 2026, roughly +24 % over the period.
The district has a few shops and restaurants; the full range is found at Terra Vecchia and in the centre, below.
The ramparts, the Governors' Palace, the Sainte-Marie church, the Sainte-Croix oratory and the Romieu garden shape the district.
The museum of Bastia, housed in the Governors' Palace, occupies the heart of the citadel.
The Citadel of Bastia, or Terra Nova. Google Maps map.
The Citadel, known as Terra Nova, is the Genoese town built from the fifteenth century onwards on the rock that overlooks the Vieux-Port. Enclosed within its ramparts, it was reserved for the governors and the administration of the island, while Terra Vecchia housed the Corsican population. Its lanes follow a regular grid layout, rare in a town of that period.
The district keeps the Governors' Palace, today the museum of Bastia, the Sainte-Marie church, a former cathedral, and the Sainte-Croix oratory. The Romieu garden, laid out in steps, links the upper town to the Vieux-Port. The rue Notre-Dame, rue du Dragon, rue Saint-Michel and rue Sainte-Croix form the residential grid, in a stock that is entirely old and protected.
On the market, the Citadel sits at around 3 320 €/m² for an apartment, above the town average, on a volume of around 24 sales a year that makes the average sensitive to recent transactions. The district has risen by around 24 % over five years, the fastest pace in Bastia.
The Citadel attracts buyers drawn by the character of the older buildings and by the view from the ramparts, as well as second-home buyers. Demand focuses on apartments with character, where refurbishment, the view and the access strongly shape the price. Supply is limited by the size of the district and by the constraints of protected buildings.
The average price at Citadelle is 3 320 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 2 408 to 3 934 €/m² depending on the building, the floor and the condition.
The Citadel, or Terra Nova, occupies the rock south of the Vieux-Port, between the Puntettu and the Romieu garden. It brings together the Governors' Palace, now the museum of Bastia, the Sainte-Marie church, the Sainte-Croix oratory and a grid of narrow lanes.
The Citadel sits at around 3 320 €/m² for an apartment, above the Bastia average, on a volume of around 24 sales a year. That limited number of transactions makes the average sensitive from one year to the next, but the five-year trend is clearly upward, at around 24 %.
The district is made up of apartments in protected older buildings, often in stone, with widely varying floor areas and layouts. Refurbished properties with a view of the sea or the port sit at the top of the range.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).