The average price per m² in Combloux is 5 561 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 11 037 €/m². About 58 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Combloux, a village resort on a balcony above the Mont Blanc range, in Haute-Savoie.
In Combloux, the average for apartments reaches 5 561 €/m², based on the DVF transactions registered with notaries (DVF is the French record of notarised property sales), while houses and chalets sit much higher, at around 11 037 €/m². This marked gap is characteristic of a mountain village resort where the chalet market, much sought after, stands apart from that of apartments. Facing Mont Blanc, at around a thousand metres of altitude, Combloux attracts a demanding second-home clientele, sensitive to the view over the range and to the proximity of the Évasion Mont-Blanc ski area. View, aspect, altitude, outdoor space and access to the lifts make values vary widely. Limited land, protection of the Alpine setting and strong demand in a village of modest size support prices among the highest in the valley, especially for chalets enjoying the panorama.
House : 11 037 €/m²
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 Combloux market remains buoyant for a village of this size, with a steady flow of apartment sales in the DVF data, complemented by a narrower but highly valued chalet market. This activity rests on the lasting appeal of the panorama over Mont Blanc and on membership of the Évasion Mont-Blanc area, which sustain broad second-home demand, including from abroad. New supply is constrained by limited land and by the wish to preserve the setting of the village.
Several factors support this high price level. The view over the range, the connection to the large ski area, the human-scale village atmosphere and the proximity of Megève place Combloux in an upper segment of the valley. Conversely, a significant share of properties occupied only part of the year and the sensitivity of this upmarket segment to the economic climate can introduce a degree of variability in transaction volumes.
Combloux sits clearly below Megève, its internationally known neighbour whose prices are the highest in the area, and at a level close to Praz-sur-Arly, another village resort of the range. The municipality remains well above Sallanches, the valley town whose more urban market is noticeably more affordable.
Combloux is a former farming village in the Arve valley, long turned towards cereal growing and livestock on its mountain pastures. Perched at close to a thousand metres of altitude, facing the Mont Blanc range, the village has kept its Savoyard character, with its baroque church and onion-domed bell tower. Its balcony position, with a direct view over the highest summit in the Alps, shaped its identity well before the tourist era.
As early as the 19th century, Victor Hugo described the village as the pearl of the Alps in its setting of glaciers, a phrase that has stayed attached to Combloux. The municipality turned towards summer tourism from the 1920s, then, during the 1930s, the development of winter sports gave birth to the ski resort. Since then the village has combined a preserved rural heritage with a role of welcoming visitors, without breaking with its village scale.
The Combloux resort is today linked to the large Évasion Mont-Blanc area and connected to the slopes of Megève and La Giettaz, within the Portes du Mont-Blanc group. A four-season destination, the municipality offers skiing in winter, hiking, mountain biking and a natural swimming lake in summer. Part of the Pays du Mont-Blanc community of municipalities, Combloux remains a village resort of charm, valued for its panorama and its family atmosphere, away from the crowds of its neighbour Megève.
Combloux has 2 093 inhabitants. A village resort on a balcony above Mont Blanc, the municipality combines a modest resident population with a strong presence of second homes, driven by the appeal of the view and of the ski area. Buyers are mostly second-home purchasers, often well off, coming from the Lyon area, Geneva, Paris and abroad, looking for a chalet or an apartment facing the range. Demand for main residences, more limited, comes from households working in the valley. The chalet market, highly prized, stands clearly apart from that of apartments, with noticeably higher values for properties offering the panorama over Mont Blanc.
The average price of apartments in Combloux is 5 561 €/m², based on the DVF transactions actually registered with notaries. Houses and chalets trade far higher, at around 11 037 €/m², reflecting a much sought-after chalet market. Within each category, the view over Mont Blanc, the aspect and the proximity of the slopes widen the gaps further.
Combloux is a village resort where the chalet, with its plot, its view over Mont Blanc and its generous volumes, is the property most coveted by second-home buyers. This sustained demand, against rare supply and limited land, carries the price of houses to around 11 037 €/m², clearly above that of apartments, whose average stands at 5 561 €/m².
Combloux lies in the Pays du Mont-Blanc, in Haute-Savoie, a short distance from Sallanches and Megève. By car, the municipality is reached from the A40 motorway at the Sallanches junction, then a mountain road. Sallanches station, down below, provides rail services along the Arve valley towards Chamonix and Geneva.
Yes, largely. The view over Mont Blanc and access to the Évasion Mont-Blanc area attract a numerous and sometimes international second-home clientele, larger than the year-round resident population. This structure explains a high share of chalets and of seasonal lettings, the latter subject to local rules to check with the town hall.
The choice depends on budget and use. The apartment, whose average is 5 561 €/m², offers more affordable access to the resort and is easy to run as a base. The chalet, at around 11 037 €/m², targets buyers looking for floor area, a plot and a view over the range, on a clearly higher segment of the market.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).