The average price per m² in Brou (Bourg-en-Bresse) is 2 044 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 1,8 to 2,3 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 13 % over 5 years and rose 2,7 % over the last 12 months, with about 30 transactions per year.
Brou, a district in the south-east of Bourg-en-Bresse.
Apartments in the Brou district of Bourg-en-Bresse sell at an average price of around 2 044 €/m², based on the prices actually recorded (DVF transactions). A band of 1 780 to 2 316 €/m² covers half of the sales, the spread depending on the year of construction, the floor, the character of the building stock and the closeness of the monastery. Five-year change: +13 %.
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 1 812 €/m² in 2021, the average price in the Brou district of Bourg-en-Bresse reaches 2 044 €/m² in 2026, roughly +13 % over the period.
Local shops on boulevard de Brou and place de la Commune.
The royal monastery, its museum and boulevard de Brou give the district its shape.
Schools, cultural amenities and local services serve the area.
Brou, a district in the south-east of Bourg-en-Bresse. Google Maps.
Brou occupies the south-east of Bourg-en-Bresse, around the royal monastery that Margaret of Austria had built in the early sixteenth century. The flamboyant Gothic church of Saint-Nicolas-de-Tolentin, its glazed tile roofs, its openwork rood screen and the princely tombs it houses make the district the heritage landmark of the town.
Long outside the walls, Brou was caught up by urban growth and today forms a continuous district with the centre, along boulevard de Brou. Its fabric mixes Bresse farmhouses, tenement buildings and blocks of flats, around rue Amédée-Fornet, boulevard Victor-Hugo, rue du Stand and place de la Commune.
On the market, Brou sits at around 2 044 €/m² for an apartment, on around 30 sales a year. The median, at 2 063 €/m², is close to the average, a sign of a uniform market. Over five years, the district rises by around 13 %.
Brou attracts buyers drawn to the heritage setting and the closeness of the centre, settled families as well as second-time buyers, along with investors. Demand is for the family apartments of the blocks and for the Bresse farmhouses of the area, with a premium on properties close to the monastery.
The average price in Brou is 2 044 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a band of 1 780 to 2 316 €/m² depending on the building, the floor and the condition.
Brou occupies the south-east of the commune, around the royal monastery, along boulevard de Brou, between rue Amédée-Fornet, boulevard Victor-Hugo and place de la Commune. The old centre is about ten minutes' walk to the north.
The district sits at around 2 044 €/m² for an apartment, on around 30 sales a year. The median, at 2 063 €/m², is very close to the average: the market there is uniform, with no distortion from a few exceptional sales.
It is the monastic complex and flamboyant Gothic church that Margaret of Austria had built in the early sixteenth century to house the tomb of her husband Philibert the Handsome. Its glazed tile roofs, its openwork stone rood screen and its three princely tombs make it the monument that identifies Bourg-en-Bresse.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).