The average price per m² in Châtenoy-le-Royal is 1 700 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 21 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Châtenoy-le-Royal, in Saône-et-Loire.
In Châtenoy-le-Royal, the average price stands at around 1 700 €/m². This average matches a residential suburban market on the edge of Chalon-sur-Saône, dominated by the detached house, with apartments accounting for around a quarter of the stock. The gaps come from location, between the residential estates, the old centre and the banks of the Orbize and Thalie rivers, and from the age and condition of the properties. These values come from DVF data, the French record of notarised property sales, which lists the transactions actually registered with notaries, unlike the prices displayed in listings.
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 Châtenoy-le-Royal market is driven by residential demand from the Chalon-sur-Saône conurbation. The immediate closeness of the town, of its jobs and of its services sustains steady family demand, geared towards the detached house with a garden. The municipality, largely residential, offers a compromise between a residential setting and a controlled budget, which makes it attractive to first-time buyers and to households of the Grand Chalon area. The volume of transactions depends above all on the local economic climate and on financing conditions.
Within Saône-et-Loire, Châtenoy-le-Royal sits above its neighbour Chalon-sur-Saône and towns such as Le Creusot, which are more affordable, but well below the municipalities of the Dijon conurbation, which are dearer. This position reflects a residential ring market, dependent on the economic health of the Chalon area. The predominance of owner-occupiers and the low share of second homes limit the turnover of properties, which makes prices sensitive to the quality and location of each house rather than to flows of outside buyers.
Châtenoy-le-Royal sits above Chalon-sur-Saône and Le Creusot, which are more affordable, but remains well below Dijon.
The name Châtenoy-le-Royal derives from the Latin Castenetum, the oak grove, which gave the form Châtenoy. The municipality preserves Gallo-Roman traces: it was crossed by the via Agrippa linking Chalon to Autun, and a milestone from the 3rd century, dedicated to the emperor Maximinus, was found here; it gives the distance from Autun and is now held at the musée Denon in Chalon-sur-Saône. The village once came under the castellany of Germolles. The first church dates back to 1283, under the patronage of the Benedictine monks of Saint-Pierre de Chalon.
Long rural, the municipality remained a small farming settlement at the gates of Chalon-sur-Saône. In the first half of the 19th century, it hosted an optical telegraph station, removed in 1853 when the electric telegraph made it obsolete. Under the Revolution, the municipality was briefly named Châtenoy-le-National, before returning to the form Châtenoy-le-Royal. Its territory, crossed by the Orbize and the Thalie, mixes cultivated land and old hamlets. The population, very modest, did not exceed a few hundred inhabitants for much of the 19th century.
It was in the 20th century that Châtenoy-le-Royal turned into a suburb of Chalon-sur-Saône. Three kilometres north-west of the centre, the municipality drew on the expansion of the conurbation and of its industry to gain people quickly: from around 323 inhabitants in 1793, it has risen to more than 6 000 inhabitants today, about 6 267 according to INSEE, the French statistics institute. Residential estates and public facilities came with this growth. Now part of the Grand Chalon inter-municipal authority, the municipality forms a residential ring around the town, while keeping its old centre and its watercourses.
According to INSEE, Châtenoy-le-Royal has around 6 267 inhabitants. Close to nine dwellings in ten are occupied as main residences, the sign of a stable residential municipality. Owner-occupiers account for about seven households in ten, and the detached house dominates, with around three dwellings in four, against a quarter of apartments. This profile attracts families and working people employed in Chalon-sur-Saône and across the Grand Chalon area, looking for an affordable home close to the town. Apartments, in the minority, mainly suit small households and first-time buyers.
The average price stands at around 1 700 €/m² in Châtenoy-le-Royal, according to DVF transactions registered with notaries. This average covers a market dominated by the detached house, with gaps depending on location, plot size and the age of the property. Apartments, which make up around a quarter of the stock, trade in different ranges. A reliable valuation means examining the precise features of the dwelling.
The municipality combines an old centre, organised around the church, with large residential areas developed in the 20th century as the Chalon suburbs grew. The banks of the Orbize and Thalie rivers and the fringes close to the countryside offer a greener setting, while the districts near Chalon-sur-Saône benefit from being close to services. The whole remains uniform and residential, without wide differences in value from one neighbourhood to another.
Châtenoy-le-Royal borders Chalon-sur-Saône, about three kilometres north-west of the centre. Journeys are made mainly by road and by the Grand Chalon bus network. Chalon-sur-Saône station, served by TGV high-speed and TER regional trains, gives access to Dijon, Lyon and Paris. This immediate closeness to the town and its services explains part of the residential appeal of the municipality for working people in the conurbation.
The market is dominated by the detached house, which accounts for around three dwellings in four and for most transactions. The supply of apartments, around a quarter of the stock, is aimed rather at small households and first-time buyers. Homes with a garden attract families looking for space on a controlled budget, close to Chalon-sur-Saône. The choice depends above all on budget, on the need for a plot and on how close to the town the buyer wants to be.
Châtenoy-le-Royal belongs to the Chalon conurbation, where price levels are broadly more moderate than in the heart of the large Burgundian cities. The municipality keeps the character of a residential suburb, with a relatively available supply of houses. Demand, essentially local and family-based, depends on household purchasing power and on lending conditions. This combination keeps prices measured, above those of Chalon-sur-Saône but well below those of Dijon.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).