The average price per m² in Bourges is 1 636 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 1,2 to 1,9 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 11 % over 5 years and rose 4,5 % over the last 12 months, with about 461 transactions per year.
Bourges, dominated by Saint-Étienne cathedral, the Jacques-Coeur palace and the half-timbered old town.
Apartments in Bourges sell at an average price of around 1 636 €/m², based on DVF sales (the French database of notarised property transactions). The gap between districts is wide: the large post-war estates in the north, such as Les Gibjoncs, remain markedly more affordable, while the residential Val d'Auron area in the south and the historic centre reach the highest levels in the city. Prefecture of the Cher department, Bourges remains an accessible market for a city of art and history.
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 1 471 €/m² in 2021, the average price in Bourges reaches 1 636 €/m² in 2026, roughly +11 % over the period.
Voici l'évolution du prix au m² sur douze mois, quartier par quartier, d'après les ventes DVF récentes à Bourges.
The average price per m² for an apartment in each district of Bourges covered by Immover, ranked from the most expensive to the most affordable.
The apartment market in Bourges sits at an accessible prefecture level, around 1 636 €/m² on average. Demand, carried by civil servants, families and buyers attached to heritage property, sustains steady activity and contained prices compared with the region's larger cities.
The geography of prices sets the sought-after Val d'Auron area in the south and the historic centre against the more affordable large estates in the north, such as Les Gibjoncs. To the east, the Pignoux area and the Lahitolle technology park bring momentum linked to higher education and the service sector.
Prefecture of the Cher in Centre-Val de Loire, Bourges remains an accessible market for a city of art and history, with prices supported by steady administrative and family demand.
Bourges grew on a hill ringed by the valleys of the Yèvre and the Auron, a position that has shaped the city since antiquity, when it was the capital of the Gaulish Bituriges people. The centre holds heritage of the first rank: the Gothic cathedral of Saint-Étienne, built in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, the Jacques-Coeur palace built in the fifteenth century, and a medieval core that counts several hundred half-timbered houses.
Prefecture of the Cher department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, Bourges has around 64 000 inhabitants. The city is encircled by the marais, a vast set of listed market gardens cultivated since the Middle Ages, which form a green lung at the heart of the urban area. To the south, the Val d'Auron lake, created in 1977, structures a residential and leisure district. The Printemps de Bourges festival sets the rhythm of the city's cultural life.
The geography of prices follows that structure: the residential Val d'Auron area in the south and the historic centre form the top of the market, while the large estates in the north of the city, such as Les Gibjoncs, offer the most affordable levels. To the east, the Pignoux area is home to the Lahitolle technology park and the campus of INSA Centre Val de Loire.
The Bourges market attracts varied profiles: first-time buyers who find contained prices for a prefecture city, families looking for quiet suburban areas in the south, and buyers drawn to the character of period property in the historic centre. Civil servants and administrative staff, numerous in a prefecture city, sustain steady demand. The medieval stone centre and the Val d'Auron area remain the most sought after by buyers.
The average price in Bourges is 1 636 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 1 220 to 1 893 €/m² depending on the district. Property portals display asking prices, 10 to 20 % above the prices actually recorded in deeds.
The average price of an apartment in Bourges is around 1 636 €/m² based on recent DVF sales. That level varies widely from district to district, from the most affordable in the north to the residential areas in the south and the historic centre.
The residential Val d'Auron area in the south, around the lake, and the historic centre, around the cathedral and the Jacques-Coeur palace, post the highest prices. The centre remains in strong demand for its period buildings and its half-timbered houses.
Yes, Bourges remains an affordable market compared with the region's larger cities. Prefecture of the Cher, it offers contained prices for a city of art and history, with a marked gap between the large estates in the north and the residential areas in the south.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).