The average price per m² in Chelles is 3 367 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 2,7 to 3,9 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market fell 3 % over 5 years and rose 2,3 % over the last 12 months, with about 284 transactions per year.
Illustration of Chelles, the second largest town in the Seine-et-Marne, between the Marne and the Chelles canal.
Apartments in Chelles sell at an average price of around 3 367 €/m², based on prices actually recorded (DVF data, the French notarised sales database). The second largest town in the Seine-et-Marne department, 18 km east of Paris on the right bank of the Marne, Chelles owes its market to its rail links: Chelles-Gournay station puts Paris-Est about fifteen minutes away on the Transilien P line and will be the terminus of line 16 of the Grand Paris Express, now under construction and due to open in 2028. Prices run from around 2 461 €/m² in La Noue Brossard, to the west, to close to 3 809 €/m² in the town centre, around the station and the town hall. Houses, at around 3 884 €/m², trade above apartments: detached housing weighs heavily in a town with 650 hectares of green space.
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 3 488 €/m² in 2021, the average price in Chelles reaches 3 367 €/m² in 2026, around -3 % over the period.
Change in the average price per m² over twelve months, district by district, based on the most recent DVF sales.
The average price per m² for an apartment in each district of Chelles covered by Immover, ranked from the most expensive to the most affordable.
The Chelles market is that of a large town in the eastern suburbs, the second largest in the Seine-et-Marne by population, driven by its links to Paris. With an average price of around 3 367 €/m² for an apartment, Chelles sits clearly below the best-served neighbouring towns of the Seine-Saint-Denis, while remaining above the departmental average. Houses, at around 3 884 €/m², trade above apartments: the mark of a town where detached housing holds an important place, from Les Coudreaux to Mont Chalats.
Over five years the market first rose until 2022 before easing, for a net change of around -3 %, and it turns slightly positive again over the last twelve months. The gap between districts reflects the distance to the station and the age of the housing stock: the town centre and Aulnoy, which is more recent, form the top of the range, while the apartment estates of La Noue Brossard and Gambetta make up its base. With around 284 apartment sales a year, the town-wide average is solid, but that of the least active districts, starting with Les Coudreaux, varies sharply from one year to the next.
With an average price of around 3 367 €/m², Chelles is more affordable than the Seine-Saint-Denis towns served by the RER E and than the eastern inner suburbs, while still offering a direct link to Paris. Its position on the Marne, its green spaces and the announced arrival of line 16 of the Grand Paris Express make it a town closely watched by buyers across the Paris region.
Chelles occupies a bend of the right bank of the Marne, doubled by the Chelles canal, 18 km east of Paris. Its history runs deep: Queen Bathilde founded a royal abbey there in 656, and Gallo-Roman remains have been uncovered along what is now the avenue de la Résistance. The surviving abbey buildings today house the musée Alfred Bonno, a short walk from the église Saint-André and the parc du Souvenir Émile Fouchard, where the town hall stands.
The town grew in several waves around its station. The Les Coudreaux housing estate opened as early as 1900 at the far north, the large blocks of La Noue Brossard went up between 1966 and 1968 to the west, the Gambetta developments followed in the 1970s north of the centre, and in the 1990s the Aulnoy development zone turned the former railway land of the south-east into a district of about 2 500 homes. To the north, the Fort hill rises to 104 m and carries the fort de Chelles, built in 1878.
The geography of prices follows that history and above all the distance to the station. The town centre, around Chelles-Gournay station, the market and the town hall, forms the top of the market. The south-east of Aulnoy, with its recent housing stock, and the northern Mont Chalats follow close behind. The oldest apartment areas, La Noue Brossard to the west and Gambetta north of the centre, remain the most affordable. The announced arrival of line 16 of the Grand Paris Express is the main factor to watch in the years ahead.
The Chelles market attracts first-time buyers and families from the Paris region looking for more floor space than in Paris or the inner suburbs, without giving up a short journey into the capital. Demand covers both the detached houses of the northern and western districts and the apartments of the centre and of the Aulnoy schemes. Investors are following the line 16 construction work closely. The presence of 650 hectares of green space, the banks of the Marne and a full range of shops supports an active market, with around 284 apartment sales a year.
The average price in Chelles is 3 367 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 2 654 to 3 908 €/m² depending on the district. Property portals show asking prices, 10 to 20 % above the prices actually recorded.
No. The town centre, around Chelles-Gournay station and the town hall, shows the highest prices, at around 3 809 €/m², while La Noue Brossard, to the west, remains the most affordable area, at around 2 461 €/m². Between the two, Aulnoy sits at around 3 733 €/m² and Mont Chalats at around 3 684 €/m². The gap between the most expensive and the most affordable district exceeds 50 %.
Chelles combines a direct rail link to Paris, a setting on the banks of the Marne and prices below those of the eastern inner suburbs. Chelles-Gournay station is served by the RER E and the Transilien P, which reaches Paris-Est in about fifteen minutes, and will host the terminus of line 16 of the Grand Paris Express, due to open in 2028. The town has 650 hectares of green space and a varied housing stock, from the detached houses of Les Coudreaux to the recent schemes of Aulnoy.
Over five years the Chelles market is stable, with a slight decline of around 3 % for apartments after the 2022 peak. Over the last twelve months the trend turns slightly positive again, at around 2,3 %. The volume, around 284 apartment sales a year, makes the town-wide average reliable, even if that of some districts rests on few transactions and varies from one year to the next.
The town-wide average price is not enough: you have to start from the price in your own district, then adjust for the type of property, the distance to the station, the floor, the condition, the aspect and the energy rating. The gap between apartments and houses is also marked, with houses trading on average above apartments in Chelles. The Immover valuation tool draws on the actual sales closest to your address.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).