The average price per m² in La Préfecture (Bourg-en-Bresse) is 2 197 €/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 fell 12,7 % over the last 12 months, with about 35 transactions per year.
La Préfecture, a district in the centre of Bourg-en-Bresse.
Apartments in the La Préfecture district of Bourg-en-Bresse sell at an average price of around 2 197 €/m², based on the prices actually recorded (DVF transactions). A band of 1 604 to 2 483 €/m² covers half of the sales, the spread depending on the year of construction, the floor, the character of the older building stock and the condition of the building. 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 2 111 €/m² in 2021, the average price in the La Préfecture district of Bourg-en-Bresse reaches 2 197 €/m² in 2026, roughly +4 % over the period.
The shops of rue de la République extend those of the old centre.
The prefecture of the Ain, rue des Marronniers and place Pierre-Goujon give the district its shape.
Departmental public offices, schools and local amenities serve the area.
La Préfecture, a district in the centre of Bourg-en-Bresse. Google Maps.
La Préfecture extends the old centre eastwards, around the building of the prefecture of the Ain, rue de la République and avenue Alsace-Lorraine. The district took shape in the nineteenth century, when the town, having become the departmental capital, acquired its major administrative buildings.
Its fabric mixes bourgeois buildings, converted private mansions and more recent blocks of flats, around rue des Casernes, rue des Marronniers, rue Bourgmayer and avenue Louis-Jourdan. The closeness of the shopping centre of the town and of the public offices makes it a sought-after area for buy-to-let investment.
On the market, La Préfecture sits at around 2 197 €/m² for an apartment, second in the commune, on around 35 sales a year. The price fell by 12,7 % over twelve months after an exceptional year in 2023: over five years, the change remains positive, at around 4 %.
La Préfecture attracts investors, alert to the rental demand from working households in the administrative and hospital sector, along with buyers drawn to the character of the older building stock. Demand is for the small and medium-sized units of the bourgeois buildings and for the family apartments of the more recent blocks.
The average price in La Préfecture is 2 197 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a band of 1 604 to 2 483 €/m² depending on the building, the floor and the condition.
La Préfecture occupies the area immediately east of the old centre, around the building of the prefecture of the Ain, rue de la République and avenue Alsace-Lorraine, as far as rue des Casernes and rue Bourgmayer.
The district sits at around 2 197 €/m² for an apartment, second in the commune, on around 35 sales a year. The fall of 12,7 % over twelve months follows an exceptional year in 2023, when the district average had exceeded 3 300 €/m².
The area combines the closeness of the shopping centre of the town, that of the public offices and the hospital, and a stock of small units in the older building fabric. Those three factors support steady rental demand throughout the year.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).