The average price per m² in Chens-sur-Léman is 4 733 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 36 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Chens-sur-Léman, a border municipality on the shore of Lake Geneva, in the Haute-Savoie.
The average apartment price in Chens-sur-Léman stands at 4 733 €/m², based on DVF transactions actually registered before notaries (DVF is the French record of notarised property sales). Set on the shore of Lake Geneva, the municipality stretches between Geneva and Thonon-les-Bains, in the Bas-Chablais, in the Haute-Savoie. Its border position, a few minutes from Switzerland, makes it a much sought-after area for cross-border workers. The price of a property there depends on closeness to the lake, the view, access to the border, the condition of the dwelling and the presence of land.
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 Chens-sur-Léman market remains carried by the momentum of the Geneva border. As long as employment in Switzerland stays attractive, demand for housing in the Bas-Chablais exceeds available supply, which supports prices and shortens selling times in the areas close to the lake.
The strength of Chens-sur-Léman lies in its lakeside setting combined with quick access to the border. The municipality offers a preserved environment beside Lake Geneva while remaining right next to the Geneva employment basin, a rare balance that sustains property values.
Chens-sur-Léman sits in the upper part of the Lake Geneva border market.
Chens-sur-Léman is a former farming and wine-growing municipality of the Bas-Chablais, long turned towards the lake and its activities. The château de Beauregard, standing above Lake Geneva, bears witness to an old seigneurial past.
The closeness of Geneva has deeply transformed the municipality since the second half of the twentieth century. The growth of cross-border employment in Switzerland attracted new inhabitants and turned a once rural territory into a sought-after residential area.
Chens-sur-Léman today has 3 068 inhabitants. The municipality keeps a preserved lakeside setting, with its shores, its hamlets and its views over the lake and the mountains, while benefiting from the economic momentum of the Geneva basin.
Chens-sur-Léman has 3 068 inhabitants and attracts large numbers of cross-border workers employed in Switzerland, notably in the neighbouring canton of Geneva. Swiss salaries, combined with a lakeside setting, support strong demand and high property purchasing power. There are also Savoyard families attached to the area and buyers won over by the closeness of the lake. The stock mixes detached houses with land, recent developments and older properties in the hamlets. That cross-border pressure explains prices clearly above those of the Chablais hinterland.
The average apartment price in Chens-sur-Léman is 4 733 €/m², based on DVF transactions actually registered before notaries. That high level reflects the border and lakeside position of the municipality.
The municipality lies on the shore of Lake Geneva, a few minutes from Geneva. Demand from cross-border workers, on Swiss incomes, combined with the scarcity of land by the lake, pulls prices well above the average of the hinterland.
Strongly. Cross-border employment in Geneva is the leading driver of the local market. Cross-border buyers have high purchasing power, which supports demand and keeps selling times short for well-placed properties.
Yes. Properties close to the shore or with an open view over the lake and the mountains sell at levels above the municipal average. Closeness to the lake and access to the water are major value factors.
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This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).