The average price per m² in Déville-lès-Rouen is 1 694 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 90 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Déville-lès-Rouen, a former industrial town of the Cailly valley, in the Seine-Maritime.
The average price of apartments in Déville-lès-Rouen stands at 1 694 €/m², according to the sales actually recorded in the DVF database, the French notarised sales database kept by notaries. That is an accessible level for the immediate suburbs of Rouen, well below the centre of the Normandy metropolitan area and the residential municipalities on the heights such as Mont-Saint-Aignan. The stock reflects the industrial past of the Cailly valley: workers' blocks, brick town houses and more recent schemes sit side by side on a tight territory. The location within the municipality, the condition of the home, its energy performance and the closeness of transport towards Rouen explain most of the price gaps. These data, drawn from transactions signed before notaries, offer a reliable municipal benchmark; a precise valuation then rests on comparable sales, studied property by property.
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 Déville market is a near-suburb market, driven by demand from households that can no longer find housing at the price they want in central Rouen. Town houses with outdoor space sell well, while older apartments offer affordable entry points. As across the older Normandy stock, energy performance is becoming a decisive criterion: energy-hungry homes are negotiated at a discount, renovated ones go faster.
The conversion of the former industrial sites of the Cailly valley is gradually opening new housing opportunities and could change the image of the municipality. For a seller, a well-located property in good condition and correctly valued stands out in an area where supply remains varied. The closeness of Rouen and the quality of the transport service are the main driver of value in the medium term.
Déville-lès-Rouen remains more accessible than central Rouen and than neighbouring residential municipalities such as Mont-Saint-Aignan, while sitting in the same urban area as Bihorel.
Déville-lès-Rouen grew in the Cailly valley, a small river whose energy long drove the mills and then the factories of the north-western suburbs of Rouen. As early as 1729, a royal lead-rolling works was set up there; this metalworking plant would cross the centuries, become Vallourec in 1968 and employ up to a thousand people before its closure in 2021.
In the 19th century, the municipality shifted to the textile industry, with the cotton mills characteristic of the Cailly valley, one of the great Normandy cotton centres. This manufacturing fabric shaped the local town planning, made of workers' houses and workshops packed along the river and the roads. The town was the birthplace of Pierre Bérégovoy, a former Prime Minister, a figure attached to this industrial Rouen.
Now part of the Rouen Normandie metropolitan authority, Déville-lès-Rouen keeps the trace of this past while transforming itself. The former industrial wastelands are giving way to new projects, and the municipality has around 10 800 inhabitants on a territory of less than four square kilometres, well connected to the centre of Rouen by road and rail.
Déville-lès-Rouen mainly addresses households of the Rouen metropolitan area looking for affordable housing a few minutes from the centre. First-time buyers, young working people and families find town houses and apartments there at contained prices, while benefiting from transport towards Rouen. The municipality also appeals to local investors and to buyers who prefer a well-connected valley suburb close to the main roads rather than the city centre, which is dearer and denser.
Apartments in Déville-lès-Rouen sell on average at 1 694 €/m², according to the DVF transactions completed before notaries. Behind this average, situations vary widely between an older home in need of renovation and a recent scheme. The floor, the condition, the energy performance and the transport service weigh on the final price. For a given property, the most reliable valuation rests on comparable sales rather than on the municipal average alone.
Déville-lès-Rouen shows prices below those of central Rouen and of the residential municipalities on the heights. Its industrial history, its stock of workers' housing and its valley-floor location explain this positioning. In return, the municipality offers immediate closeness to the metropolitan area and accessible entry budgets, valued by first-time buyers and young households.
The municipality is directly connected to Rouen by road and by the transport network of the metropolitan authority, the centre being only a few kilometres away. The Maromme station, shared with Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville, provides regional rail links. This quick access towards Rouen lastingly supports housing demand in Déville-lès-Rouen.
The stock reflects the industrial past of the Cailly valley: brick town houses, older blocks and small apartment buildings sit alongside more recent schemes built on former wasteland. Houses with outdoor space remain sought after by families, while apartments attract first-time buyers and investors. The condition and the energy performance of the property account for most of the price gap.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).