The average price per m² in Viotte (Besançon) is 2 063 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 1,6 to 2,5 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 4 % over 5 years and rose 5,8 % over the last 12 months, with about 231 transactions per year.
The Viotte district, around the main station of Besançon, north of the historic centre.
Apartments in the Viotte district of Besançon sell at an average price of around 2 063 €/m², based on prices actually recorded (DVF transactions, the French database of notarised property sales). Between 1 600 and 2 500 €/m² covers half of all sales, the gap coming down to the floor, the aspect and the condition of the property. Five-year change: +4 %.
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 1 991 €/m² in 2021, the average price in the Viotte district of Besançon reaches 2 063 €/m² in 2026, roughly +4 % over the period.
Local shops, brasseries and services are laid out around the station and along the rue de Vesoul, complemented by the centre close by.
The station, the tram and the buses make the district a major interchange, alongside offices and services for travellers.
The heights of Montjoux and Trey offer viewpoints over the Boucle and the Citadel, appreciated by residents.
The Viotte district, in Besançon. Google Maps map.
The Viotte district is laid out north of the centre, around the Besançon-Viotte station, the main station of the town and of Franche-Comté, which overlooks the old town. With nearly three million passengers a year, the station is the hub of the town's connections, on the lines towards Belfort, Vesoul and Switzerland, and served by a terminus of the Ginko tram since 2014. The district brings together several areas: Montjoux, Viotte, Trey, the rue de Vesoul and les Torcols.
The area mixes purpose-built apartment blocks, residential schemes and more recent housing, laid out around the rue de Vesoul and the surroundings of the station. Its role as an interchange makes it a district of movement and of daily life, where offices, homes and services sit side by side. The heights of Montjoux and Trey offer viewpoints over the Boucle and the Citadel, sought after for their upper-floor apartments.
Sought after for its exceptional transport links and its immediate proximity to the centre, the Viotte district sits in the intermediate range of the Besançon market. Supply there consists mainly of apartments, from the studio prized for buy-to-let to the family home in the residential areas. The station and the tram make it an area particularly suited to mobile households and to investors.
The Viotte district attracts mobile working people, first-time buyers and investors looking for a perfectly connected area, a short walk from the centre. Demand focuses on apartments, from studios sought after for buy-to-let to family homes in the Montjoux area and along the rue de Vesoul. The proximity of the station and the tram supports continuous rental and residential demand in a measured market.
The average price at Viotte is 2 063 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 1 600 to 2 500 €/m² depending on the building, the floor and the condition.
It benefits from the town's main station, served by the tram, with fast links towards Dijon, Lyon, Paris and Switzerland. Those exceptional transport links, together with the immediate proximity of the centre, make it an area prized by mobile households and investors.
Mostly apartments, from studios to family homes, in purpose-built blocks and residential schemes. Small units near the station, prized for buy-to-let, and upper-floor apartments with a view on the heights of Montjoux are among the most in demand.
The Viotte district sits in the intermediate range of the Besançon market, around or slightly below the town average. Its transport links and its proximity to the centre support values, which remain accessible.
Exceptionally so. The Viotte station is the town's main interchange, with rail services and a terminus of the Ginko tram. The historic centre is reached on foot, and the roads of the north complete the picture.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).