The average price per m² in Carrières-sous-Poissy is 3 789 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 110 transactions are recorded each year.
The banks of the Seine and the parc du Peuple de l'herbe, the green lung of the commune.
The average price of an apartment in Carrières-sous-Poissy stands at around 3 789 €/m². That level remains below several neighbouring communes of the Yvelines, the commune having long been a place of open plain and gravel pits rather than a long-standing residential hub. The housing stock mixes recent apartment schemes, driven by the urban renewal of the riverside, with older sectors of detached houses towards the centre and the Alsace district. The new districts pull the average up, while the older single-family fabric stays more affordable. The gaps from one property to another depend above all on condition, on exposure to the Seine and on closeness to transport towards Poissy. This marker comes from sales actually signed before notaries, in the DVF database. It is a town-wide average, to be refined on comparable properties for your own valuation.
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.
Demand in Carrières-sous-Poissy is carried by its position in the Seine loop, a few minutes from Poissy and its transport links to Paris. The urban renewal of the riverside has brought a large supply of new homes onto the market, which draws households looking for home ownership more affordable than in the more established communes of the Yvelines. This building activity explains part of the annual transactions, on the order of a hundred a year.
On the supply side, the coexistence of recent schemes and an older single-family stock creates a two-speed market, in which the energy performance certificate weighs more and more on older properties. Well-rated homes close to the park or the riverbanks sell more easily, while energy-hungry properties call for room to negotiate. Closeness to the main roads and to the Poissy hub remains the main deciding factor for buyers.
Facing Poissy and not far from Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Carrières-sous-Poissy shows more measured prices than most neighbouring communes of the Seine loop.
The name Carrières recalls the long-standing working of stone and sand on this bend of the Seine, the addition sous-Poissy placing the commune in relation to the neighbouring town of Poissy, on the opposite bank. For much of its history, the plain of Carrières was first of all farmland, marked by the market gardening that supplied Paris with vegetables.
After the Second World War, the site was heavily transformed by the extraction of sand and aggregates for the reconstruction and development of the Paris region. The gravel pits shaped the riverside landscape for good, leaving behind lakes and former docks.
On these former gravel pits the parc du Peuple de l'herbe was laid out, opened in 2016. At around 113 hectares, it is the largest departmental park in the Yvelines, dedicated to the conservation of insects and water birds. It goes with the urban renewal of the commune, whose new riverside districts have deeply changed its face.
Carrières-sous-Poissy has around 20 825 inhabitants. The housing stock combines recent apartment developments, born of the riverside schemes, with an older fabric of detached houses. Buyers are mainly first-time buyers and working households commuting towards Poissy, Saint-Germain-en-Laye or Paris, along with families looking for new homes more affordable than in the rest of the Seine loop. Closeness to the parc du Peuple de l'herbe and to the riverbanks is among the arguments most often cited by prospective buyers.
The average price is around 3 789 €/m² for an apartment. It is a town-wide average that hides real gaps depending on the sector, the floor level, the condition of the property and the view over the Seine. A new riverside home and an older apartment in the centre are not valued in the same way. For a reliable figure, a valuation based on sales of comparable properties in the same district is a better guide.
The commune reads as several parts: the old centre and the Alsace district, more given over to detached houses, the plain on the side of the parc du Peuple de l'herbe, and the new riverside districts born of urban renewal. The new schemes close to the Seine form the most recent and most sought-after segment. The older single-family fabric, for its part, stays more affordable.
The commune relies on the immediate closeness of Poissy, served by the RER A and by Transilien line J. The A13 and A14 motorways link the Seine loop to Paris and to La Défense. This accessibility towards western Paris weighs directly on demand for housing and therefore on prices.
The two markets sit side by side. The apartment dominates in the recent riverside schemes and suits first-time buyers and investors. The town house or detached home is found mainly in the centre and the older districts, with floor areas and outdoor space sought after by families. The choice depends on your budget and your plans, with the valuation to be made on genuinely comparable properties.
The quality of the setting is one of the drivers of local demand. The parc du Peuple de l'herbe, the largest departmental park in the Yvelines, and the banks of the Seine add value to nearby homes, in particular the new schemes facing the water. This landscape asset supports the appeal of the commune among families.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).