The average price per m² in Écrouves is 1 344 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 1 814 €/m². About 13 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Écrouves, at the gates of Toul in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
In Écrouves, the reference price stands at 1 344 €/m² for an apartment. That level sits well below the Nancy urban area, which reflects a more affordable market at the gates of Toul. These values come from DVF data, the French notarised sales database, that is to say transactions actually registered with notaries rather than asking prices taken from listings. The stock mixes old village houses with more recent detached homes in the neighbourhoods developed on the plateau. They give an order of magnitude: each property still has to be assessed on its condition, its floor area and its location, in particular its closeness to the centre of Toul.
House : 1 814 €/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 Écrouves market is carried by its immediate closeness to Toul, a sub-prefecture town and service hub of the Toulois, which makes it possible to buy at prices well below those of the Nancy urban area while staying some twenty kilometres from Nancy. Demand bears mainly on the detached house, between an old village centre to renovate and more recent homes on the plateau. The annual volume of transactions remains moderate, which makes each sale sensitive to the specific features of the property, its condition, floor area and location, more than to any single market trend.
Over the longer term, the path of prices depends on the momentum of the Toul employment basin and on the relative appeal of the municipality against more expensive areas of the Nancy urban area. Energy performance is becoming an ever more decisive criterion, in particular on the older building stock of the village centre, where well-insulated dwellings gain value while the worst-rated homes are discounted. The affordable character of Écrouves, combined with its closeness to Toul, remains the underlying driver of demand in this municipality of the Toulois.
Écrouves shows prices well below those of Nancy and Laxou, while staying close to the level observed in Lunéville.
Écrouves is among the oldest villages of the Toulois: its name appears in diplomas of king Arnoul (894) and Charles le Gros (890), as well as in a bull of pope Léon IX in 1051. The old forms of the name, Scribulum, Scrubulum, Scrupula or Scropula, are linked to the word scrofulous and to the écrouelles, the scrofula that people once came here to have treated. This origin has durably marked the identity of the village, down to the nickname given to its inhabitants.
The church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité, whose oldest parts go back to the 11th century on foundations of the 9th and 10th centuries, owes to this reputation its role as a place of pilgrimage for the healing of scrofula. Remodelled in the 13th century, it was turned into a fortified church in the 15th century, probably during the conflicts between Burgundians and Lorrainers. It was classified as a historic monument by an order of 26 December 1883, and the inhabitants of Écrouves are still called Scrofuliens and Scrofuliennes in reference to this history.
The village extends four kilometres west of Toul, on the route de Paris, at the point where the old Roman road linking Reims, Naix, Toul and Metz once passed. To the north, the plateau overlooking the village rises to 384 metres, while to the west stretch the hillsides of the Côtes de Toul appellation, known for its vin gris. Now part of the communauté de communes Terres Touloises, the inter-municipal authority of the area, Écrouves remains a residential municipality in direct continuity with Toul, from which it is administratively distinct but geographically close.
According to INSEE, the French statistics institute, Écrouves has around 4 474 inhabitants, on a territory in direct continuity with the centre of Toul. The market is aimed first at households who work in Toul or in the Nancy urban area, some twenty kilometres away, and who are looking for a more affordable setting than in town. The stock is made up of an old village centre gathered around the church and of more recent residential neighbourhoods developed on the plateau, which leaves a large place to the detached house. The immediate closeness of Toul, a sub-prefecture town and service hub of the Toulois, supports steady demand in this type of commuter municipality.
The reference price in Écrouves stands at 1 344 €/m² for an apartment. That figure comes from DVF data, the French notarised sales database, which records the sales actually signed before notaries. It is an average: depending on floor area, condition and location, an old village house or a more recent detached home on the plateau can differ noticeably from that baseline.
The old centre, around the church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité, concentrates the traditional building stock and everyday convenience. The residential neighbourhoods developed on the plateau to the north offer more recent houses with gardens, sought after by families. Properties close to the centre of Toul and to the main roads remain among the most in demand on the local market.
Écrouves lies four kilometres from the centre of Toul, on the route de Paris, in the line of the old Roman road linking Reims to Metz. This closeness gives access to the shops, the services and the station of Toul, connected to Nancy and Strasbourg by rail. The Nancy urban area is some twenty kilometres away, via the A31 motorway.
The local market is above all a market of houses, between the old village centre and the detached homes of the plateau. The supply of apartments is more limited, concentrated in the centre. For a buyer, the detached house with a garden is the dominant product, suited to a family clientele looking for a more affordable setting than in town. An apartment can suit a first purchase or a contained budget, but remains a minority of transactions.
Part of the territory stretches over a farming plateau to the north and over sloping ground above the old centre, which frames what can be built on certain plots. As the fortified church of the village centre is classified as a historic monument, particular rules may apply in its surroundings. Before any project, it is worth consulting the local planning document 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).