The average price per m² in Chagny is 1 425 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 1 896 €/m². About 17 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Chagny, at the junction of the Côte chalonnaise and the Côte de Beaune.
In Chagny, the benchmark price stands at 1 425 €/m² for an apartment. This level reflects a Burgundy market-town market, dominated by the detached house and by small town-centre blocks of flats, where the supply of apartments remains limited. These values come from DVF data, the French notarised sales database, that is, transactions actually registered with notaries rather than asking prices taken from listings. They give an order of magnitude: each property still has to be assessed on its condition, its period of construction and its location, from the old centre to the outlying residential areas.
House : 1 896 €/m²
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 Chagny market is driven by steady local demand, fed by the employment areas of Chalon-sur-Saône and Beaune and by the good transport links of the municipality. Family houses with land remain the most sought-after segment, while older dwellings in need of renovation change hands more slowly, the energy question weighing more and more in negotiations. The annual volume of transactions remains moderate, which makes each sale sensitive to the specific features of the property rather than to a broad market trend.
Over the longer term, the path of prices depends on the crossroads position of Chagny between Chalon, Beaune and Dijon, three centres whose appeal spills over onto the well-connected towns in between. The relative scarcity of building land in a partly wine-growing area tends to support the value of existing houses. Conversely, the price gap with the nearby large cities keeps Chagny in an affordable bracket, a strong argument for households looking for space.
Chagny sits in the middle of its area: its prices remain below those of Châtenoy-le-Royal and Chalon-sur-Saône, which are more urban, while holding above those of a municipality such as Le Creusot.
Chagny sits at an old crossroads of the Saône valley, about fifteen kilometres from Beaune and from Chalon-sur-Saône alike, at the junction of the vineyards between the Côte de Beaune and the Côte chalonnaise. The first mention of the settlement dates back to the early Middle Ages, under the reign of Charles the Bald. Its position on the communication routes, the former Nationale 6 and later the canal du Centre, long made it a staging point between northern Burgundy and the Saône valley.
The local economy was built on three pillars. Wine first: Chagny marks the northern end of the Côte chalonnaise, a land of pinot noir and chardonnay. Industry next, with a tile works set up as early as 1881 to work the clays of the area, long one of the main employers in the municipality. Milling last, with a flour mill that still employs several dozen people. This productive base sets Chagny apart from a simple wine village.
Chagny is a market town with shops, schools and local services that serve the surrounding municipalities. Its Sunday market is a well-known fixture in the area, and the town is home to a fine-dining restaurant known well beyond Burgundy. The railway station, on the Paris-Lyon-Marseille line, anchors local life and makes travel to Chalon, Beaune and Dijon easier.
According to INSEE, the French statistics institute, Chagny has around 5 350 inhabitants. The market is aimed first at local households: families from the Chalon and Beaune employment areas, first-time buyers looking for a town with shops and services, and working people commuting along the Chalon-Beaune-Dijon corridor. The housing stock consists mainly of detached houses and town-centre dwellings, which steers demand towards buying a main residence rather than towards buy-to-let investment. Good rail and motorway links widen the pool of buyers to those employed in the neighbouring centres who are looking for a small-town setting at a measured price.
The benchmark price in Chagny stands at 1 425 €/m² for an apartment. This figure comes from DVF data, the French notarised sales database, that is, sales actually signed before notaries. It is an average: a renovated dwelling in the centre or a house with land on the outskirts can differ markedly from this base, depending on the floor area, the condition and the location of the property.
The town centre concentrates the shops, the railway station and part of the older building stock, valued for everyday life on foot. Around it, the residential districts offer houses with land, sought after by families for the space and the quiet. The edges of the slopes and the wine-growing hamlets appeal to buyers attached to the Burgundy setting, while immediate proximity to the main roads adds value to well-connected properties.
Chagny has a railway station on the Paris-Lyon-Marseille line, which links it to Chalon-sur-Saône, Beaune and Dijon. The town is close to the motorway access points of the Saône valley and lies about fifteen kilometres from Beaune and from Chalon-sur-Saône alike. This crossroads position, between two employment areas, supports the residential appeal of the town.
The local market is above all a house market. Apartments do exist, mainly in the town centre and in small blocks, but supply remains limited. For a buyer, the detached house with land is the dominant product, suited to family life. An apartment can suit a first purchase or a home close to the station and the shops, but most transactions involve detached property.
Part of the territory is given over to vines or farming, which limits what can be built on certain plots. The old centre includes character buildings whose renovation calls for care, particularly on insulation and energy performance. Before any project, it is worth consulting the local planning document at the town hall to check whether a plot can be built on and which rules apply to extensions and facades.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).