The average price per m² in Octeville (Cherbourg-en-Cotentin) is 2 364 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 2,1 to 2,6 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 17 % over 5 years and rose 8,9 % over the last 12 months, with about 22 transactions per year.
Octeville, a former village on the heights, around the church of Saint-Martin.
Apartments in the Octeville district of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin sell at an average price of around 2 364 €/m², based on the prices actually recorded (DVF transactions). A band of 2 100 to 2 606 €/m² covers half of the sales, the gap depending on the type of property, the size of the plot, the floor for flats and the condition of the property. Five-year change: +17 %.
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.
After 2 024 €/m² in 2021, the average price in the Octeville district of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin reaches 2 364 €/m² in 2026, roughly +17 % over the period.
The village centre of Octeville has local shops, complemented by the neighbouring retail centres and the centre of Cherbourg.
The old core, the church of Saint-Martin and the local facilities bring neighbourhood life to the heights.
Schools, facilities and the closeness of the university site shape daily life, with the services of the centre reachable by bus.
The village centre of Octeville, on the heights to the south-west of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. Google Maps map.
Octeville is a former village of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, on the heights to the south-west of the city. Its old core goes back to the Middle Ages, with a first Romanesque church dedicated to Saint Martin built in the twelfth century. Long a modest village, it grew around its square and its church, along the road linking Cherbourg to Les Pieux.
From the second half of the nineteenth century, Octeville grew quickly, carried by the development of the naval port of Cherbourg and its industries, which drew a large working population. The merger of Cherbourg and Octeville in 2000 created Cherbourg-Octeville, before its integration into the new commune of 2016.
The village centre of Octeville has kept a residential fabric mixing houses and small blocks of flats, around its old core. Its position on the heights, away from the centre but close to the university facilities and the services, makes it a well-identified residential area in the commune.
Octeville attracts families and working households looking for a residential setting close to services, between houses and small blocks of flats. The closeness of the university site and of the facilities on the heights appeals to a mix of owner-occupiers and first-home buyers. The village centre keeps a neighbourhood life of its own, at a distance from the centre of Cherbourg but well connected to it.
The average price in Octeville is 2 364 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a band of 2 100 to 2 606 €/m² depending on the building, the floor and the condition.
Octeville is a former village on the heights to the south-west of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. Merged with Cherbourg in 2000 to form Cherbourg-Octeville, it has kept its old core around the church of Saint-Martin.
The village centre of Octeville mixes houses and small blocks of flats, in a residential fabric around its old core. The supply suits buyers of a house and buyers of an apartment alike.
Yes, the village centre of Octeville is a residential area on the heights, with a neighbourhood life of its own, at a distance from the centre of Cherbourg but close to the university site and the services.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).