The average price per m² in Coubron is 2 868 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 15 transactions are recorded each year.
Ambience illustration of Coubron, at the gates of the forest of Bondy in the Seine-Saint-Denis.
In Coubron, the reference price stands at 2 868 €/m² for an apartment. That level reflects a very particular residential market within the Seine-Saint-Denis, that of a green, low-density commune where the detached house largely dominates and where the supply of apartments stays limited. These values come from the DVF data, that is, from sales actually registered before notaries, and not from asking prices. They give an order of magnitude: each property still has to be judged on its condition, its location and its floor area.
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 market in Coubron is that of a residential commune rare in the Seine-Saint-Denis: green, low-density and dominated by the detached house. Demand comes from families and working households looking for a semi-rural setting and a house with a garden, within reasonable reach of Paris. The protection of a large share of the territory as natural areas limits new supply and keeps tension on quality properties, while each sale stays sensitive to the features of the property itself, its condition, its plot and its closeness to services.
Over a longer horizon, the path of prices depends on two factors. On one side, the scarcity of building land and the appeal of a wooded setting at the gates of Greater Paris support values for the long term. On the other, energy performance is becoming decisive on a stock of often older houses: well-insulated homes gain value, energy-hungry ones are discounted. The relative distance from heavy transport remains a factor to watch, even if it is part of the preserved character that gives the commune its value.
Coubron stands apart in its area through its green, single-family character: its prices compare with those of neighbouring communes such as Vaujours, Livry-Gargan and Gagny, in the east of the department.
Coubron occupies the north-eastern tip of the Seine-Saint-Denis, some twenty kilometres from Paris, on the slopes of the Aulnoye and on the edge of the regional forest of Bondy. The name of the commune is thought to come from the Latin Curtis Breonis, the estate of Bréon, the trace of a former medieval rural holding. Long a farming village that passed between several lordly families, Coubron became an independent commune in 1790.
In the 19th century, the landscape of hillsides and woods drew painters: Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot stayed in Coubron between 1867 and 1875 and found subjects there for his work. The commune kept its country character even as the neighbouring communes to the west urbanised rapidly in contact with Paris. A large part of the former forest of Bondy, which once covered this whole area, survives on its territory.
Coubron remains today one of the least populated and least dense communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis. A large share of its territory is protected as farmland and natural areas, dominated by the regional forest of Bondy and the surrounding woods, whose management is framed by a farming charter for the Aulnoye slopes. This semi-rural setting, rare at the gates of Greater Paris, makes the commune singular, now part of the eastern edge of the Paris metropolitan area.
According to INSEE, the French national statistics institute, Coubron has around 5 175 inhabitants, which makes it the least populated commune of the Seine-Saint-Denis. The market speaks first to families and working households looking for a green setting and a house with a garden, within reasonable reach of Paris. The stock is overwhelmingly made up of detached houses, which steers demand towards buying a main residence rather than towards buy-to-let investment. The scarcity of supply, in a commune where building is heavily framed by the protection of natural areas, keeps demand strong for this kind of property.
The reference price in Coubron stands at 2 868 €/m² for an apartment. That figure comes from the DVF data, the sales actually signed before notaries. It is an average: as the local market is above all one of houses, a detached home with land is valued on its floor area, its condition and its location, and can depart appreciably from that base.
The residential streets close to the village centre, the schools and the shops are the most in demand, valued for everyday convenience. Properties on the edge of the forest of Bondy and on the hillsides, with open views and a wooded setting, are particularly sought after. In a commune where supply stays limited, houses with gardens go quickly when they are well placed.
Coubron has no station on its territory: access rests on the bus network and on the stations of the area, notably the RER and the T4 tramway reachable from neighbouring communes such as Livry-Gargan or Gagny. The commune is also linked to the rest of the metropolitan area by road. That relative distance from heavy transport contributes to its preserved character, but has to be factored into a buying plan for anyone working in Paris.
The local market is overwhelmingly one of houses. The fabric of detached homes dominates and is the product families look for, for the space and the garden. The supply of apartments is limited and suits above all a first purchase or a tighter budget. For most buyers, the detached house with land remains the benchmark property in this green commune of the Seine-Saint-Denis.
A large part of the territory is classified as protected farmland and natural areas, which strongly limits what may be built and frames extensions to existing buildings. Steady demand on a market with few houses can also keep prices tight on the best-placed properties. Before any project, it is worth consulting the local planning scheme at the town hall to check whether a plot can be built on and which rules apply.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).