The average price per m² in Caudry is 1 301 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 22 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Caudry, the lace town of the Cambrésis, in the Nord.
The average price of apartments in Caudry stands at 1 301 €/m², based on DVF transactions registered with notaries. The main town of the Cambrésis after Cambrai, Caudry offers one of the most affordable markets in the area, inherited from its past as a working-class lace town. That average covers a rather old stock, dominated by town houses, and varies widely with the condition of the property, its floor area, the presence of outdoor space and closeness to the centre and to the basilica. The market remains driven by local demand for main residences.
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.
The Caudry market is driven first by local demand for affordable housing and by its position as a relay town of the Cambrésis, some fifteen kilometres from Cambrai. The moderate entry cost attracts households who can no longer buy in the main town, as well as families looking for a town house with a garden. Closeness to the station and to the roads towards Cambrai and Valenciennes structures part of the demand, while the local economic fabric, in which lace remains a historic employer, sustains a stable residential base.
The strength of Caudry lies in its accessibility and in a strong heritage identity, around the basilica of Sainte-Maxellende and lace, which support a full town life in shops and services. The limit lies in a stock that is often old and frequently calls for renovation and energy improvement work, and in a modest-sized market where transactions remain few. The value of a property therefore depends closely on its condition, its location and the presence of outdoor space, more than on any general trend across the municipality.
Caudry shows prices markedly more affordable than Cambrai and Valenciennes, while staying above municipalities of the former mining area such as Maubeuge.
Caudry first grew as a farming village of the Cambrésis before turning to the textile adventure in the 19th century. In 1826 Placide Gabet secretly introduced the first tulle loom there, and around 1838 Théophile Tofflin launched the making of figured tulle, laying the foundations of local prosperity. The municipality, which had fewer than 2 000 inhabitants at the start of the century, then filled with workshops and workers' houses. Machine-made lace, woven on Leavers looms, drew a large workforce and turned the village into an industrial town, whose dense street pattern still keeps the memory of it.
The golden age of Caudry falls between 1880 and 1914: large factories rose, Caudry lace won a worldwide reputation and was exported to Russia, the Americas and the East. The population passed the mark of 13 000 inhabitants as early as 1911. It was in that context that the basilica of Sainte-Maxellende was raised, built between 1887 and 1890 to plans by the Lille architect Louis Cordonnier and dedicated to a local saint of the 7th century. Standing 75 metres high at its bell tower, it was raised to the rank of minor basilica in 1991 and remains the main landmark of the local skyline.
Today Caudry shares with Calais the title of world capital of Calais-Caudry lace, woven on the same Leavers looms. The municipality received the Ville et Métiers d'Art label in 1995 and, since 26 January 2024, its lace has held a geographical indication issued by the INPI, the French industrial property office. Sought after by haute couture houses, it notably dressed the wedding gown of Catherine Middleton in 2011. The museum of lace and embroidery, housed in a former factory of 1898, retraces that craft. This industrial past explains the present shape of the town, made of houses packed around its centre.
Caudry has 13 833 inhabitants according to INSEE, the French statistics institute, and forms, after Cambrai, one of the main towns of the Cambrésis. Its property market is a popular one geared to the main residence: people buy here above all to live, with a strong presence of town houses inherited from the textile past. Buyers are mostly local households, first-time buyers and families, drawn by a moderate entry cost by the standards of the Nord. Demand remains anchored on the Cambrai employment area and on the local industrial fabric, in which lace is still an emblematic employer. Properties with outdoor space and in good condition stand out clearly on this market.
The average price of apartments in Caudry is 1 301 €/m², based on DVF transactions registered by notaries. That level is among the most affordable in the Cambrésis and stays well below Cambrai. It varies with the condition of the property, its type, its floor area and its location. Most transactions nonetheless involve houses, whose value follows a different logic.
The town centre, laid out around the basilica of Sainte-Maxellende and the shops, concentrates a good share of demand, with town houses and a few apartments. The estate districts on the outskirts attract families looking for a garden. The streets that came out of the textile past offer older buildings to renovate, often more affordable. Location and condition weigh more than the area itself on this modest-sized market.
Caudry is above all a town of town houses, a direct legacy of its working-class and textile history. Apartments are fewer there and are concentrated mainly in the centre. The average price of apartments gives a benchmark of 1 301 €/m², but most sales involve houses, whose value depends on floor area, plot and general condition.
Caudry has a station on the line linking Cambrai to Busigny, which makes journeys towards the main town of the Cambrésis easier, some fifteen kilometres away. The municipality is also served by the road network towards Cambrai, Valenciennes and the A2 motorway. That access to the Cambrai employment area supports demand for housing and weighs on the value of properties close to the station.
The average price of 1 301 €/m² for apartments gives a first benchmark, but it hides wide variations depending on the type of property, its condition and its location, especially on a market dominated by houses. Immover draws on the DVF sales actually registered with notaries to offer you a free valuation tailored to your home in Caudry.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).