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Property Prices in Centre-ville, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin2026 property valuation

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Updated: January 2026 Sources: DVF · Notaires de France · Immover January 2026 · DVF, Notaires de France, Immover

In brief

The average price per m² in Centre-ville (Cherbourg-en-Cotentin) is 2 374 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 1,8 to 2,9 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 7 % over 5 years and rose 4,4 % over the last 12 months, with about 52 transactions per year.

The centre, around the Italian-style theatre, the place du Général-de-Gaulle and the basins.

Property Prices in Centre-ville

The 2026 figures· Indicative data

2 374^€/m²

Apartments in the Centre-ville district of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin sell at an average price of around 2 374 €/m², based on the prices actually recorded (DVF transactions). A band of 1 772 to 2 875 €/m² covers half of the sales, the gap depending on the location within the city core, the heritage character of the building, the floor and the condition of the property. Five-year change: +7 %.

Studio, T1 (1 room)2 666 €

T2 (2 rooms)2 391 €

Apartment (average)2 374 €

T3 (3 rooms)2 350 €

T4 and larger (4+ rooms)2 085 €

12-month change

+4,4 %

5-year change

+7 %

Transactions / year

Price range /m²

1,8 to 2,9 k€

Prices from the DVF file (Demandes de valeurs foncières, published by the DGFiP), transactions actually recorded at the notary, aggregated at district level using the IRIS zoning of INSEE. Cross-referenced with the Notaires de France - INSEE indices. Learn more about our methodology.

Market trend

+7 % over 5 years

Change in the average price per m² in Centre-ville, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, 2021 to 2026. Source: DVF.

After 2 220 €/m² in 2021, the average price in the Centre-ville district of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin reaches 2 374 €/m² in 2026, roughly +7 % over the period.

Centre-ville compared with its neighbours

average €/m²

DistrictTierPrice /m²Gap

Bucaille2 429 €+2 %

Centre-ville2 374 €ref.

Octeville2 364 €0 %

Les Mielles2 334 €-2 %

Val de Saire2 330 €-2 %

Accessibility

TrainThe Cherbourg station, close to the centre, links the city to Caen and Paris on the Paris-Caen-Cherbourg line.
BusThe Cap Cotentin network brings most of its lines together at the Cherbourg-Gare stop, by the railway station, in the heart of the centre.
On footThe city core is largely pedestrian, with the shopping streets linking the place du Général-de-Gaulle, the theatre and the basins.

Shops and services

Shops

The shopping streets of the centre and the market on the place du Général-de-Gaulle, several days a week, bring together boutiques, retailers and local producers.

Culture and leisure

The Italian-style theatre, the basins, the quai Alexandre III and the nearby Cité de la Mer bring the city core to life.

Services

The public offices, the sub-prefecture, the schools and the local services are in the centre or a few minutes away.

The history of the district

The centre of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin occupies the heart of the former Cherbourg-Octeville, between the harbour basins and the shopping streets. It is laid out around the place du Général-de-Gaulle, overlooked by the Italian-style theatre built in 1881 by the architect Charles de Lalande, whose forecourt hosts the market several times a week.

The commercial basin and the quai Alexandre III link the centre to the seafront and to the Cité de la Mer, housed in the former transatlantic ferry terminal. This city core concentrates the shops, the public offices and the services, in an old urban fabric inherited from the harbour development of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

The building stock is mostly old, with buildings of character that carry the value of the area. The closeness of the station, the basins and the shops sustains steady demand. The centre records the largest volume of apartment sales in the commune and serves as the benchmark for the whole market.

Who buys in Centre-ville

The centre attracts buyers drawn to neighbourhood life and to the closeness of the shops: working households wanting immediate access to services and to the station, first-time buyers of apartments, and investors targeting city-centre letting. The older stock, often without dedicated parking, steers demand towards buyers ready to put a central location and heritage character first.

Frequently asked questions

The average price in Centre-ville is 2 374 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a band of 1 772 to 2 875 €/m² depending on the building, the floor and the condition.

The centre occupies the heart of the former Cherbourg-Octeville, between the harbour basins and the shopping streets, around the place du Général-de-Gaulle and the theatre. The Cité de la Mer, in the former ferry terminal, is close by.

The centre is dominated by older apartments, in buildings of character inherited from the harbour development. It is the area that records the largest volume of apartment sales in the commune.

Yes, the concentration of shops and the closeness of the station and the services sustain steady rental demand. The older stock, often without parking, points towards working tenants and city-centre renters.