The average price per m² in Epagny Metz-Tessy is 5 367 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 57 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Épagny Metz-Tessy, a municipality in the northern ring of Annecy, in Haute-Savoie.
The apartment market in Épagny Metz-Tessy sits at around 5 367 €/m², based on the DVF sales actually registered with notaries (DVF is the French record of notarised property sales). This level comes from the municipality's position at the northern gates of Annecy, five kilometres from the lake, and from the presence of Grand Épagny, the largest retail park in the Annecy area. Born in 2016 from the merger of Épagny and Metz-Tessy, the municipality sets residential districts alongside recent blocks of flats and a dense fabric of businesses around the airport and services. Demand is fed by workers employed in Annecy or in the Swiss border area, and by families looking for floor area without moving away from the conurbation. Floor level, aspect, the presence of a balcony or a garage and the distance to the routes into Annecy make values vary clearly.
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 Épagny Metz-Tessy market remains tight, in line with the whole Annecy ring. Apartment sales follow one another at a steady pace in the DVF data, driven by demand that exceeds available supply. The municipality's population growth, its status as an employment hub and its proximity to Annecy sustain this pressure, while buildable land grows scarce and concentrates part of new production on blocks of flats.
Several elements support this high price level. The scarcity of properties around Annecy, the appeal of the Swiss border area and the presence of structuring facilities such as the retail park and the airport place the municipality among the most sought after in the area. Conversely, the market's sensitivity to interest rates and to households' borrowing capacity may temper the rise in values on the least well-located properties.
Épagny Metz-Tessy trades above Poisy, its neighbour to the west of Annecy, and slightly above Annecy itself. The municipality remains, on the other hand, more affordable than Sevrier, whose prices are driven by the lakeshore.
Épagny and Metz-Tessy are two former farming villages of the Annecy gap, long turned towards mixed farming at the foot of the Mandallaz mountain. Metz-Tessy preserves traces of early occupation and saw its fortunes change in the 19th century with the arrival of the railway linking Annecy to Rumilly and Aix-les-Bains, which made it a crossing point. Épagny, for its part, grew on former marshland drained over the course of the same century, in the plain north of the town.
The early 20th century was marked by aviation. The Metz-Tessy airfield, laid out in the 1930s, became Annecy airport, the air gateway of the Annecy area. During the Albertville Winter Olympic Games, in 1992, it served as an entry point for the delegations and the press. Around these facilities a hub of business, services and jobs gradually formed, setting the municipality apart from the neighbouring villages.
From the 1970s onwards, the drained plain of Épagny took in Grand Épagny, the largest retail park in the conurbation, which drew national chains and turned the municipality into a shopping hub. On 1 January 2016, Épagny and Metz-Tessy merged to form a single municipality, part of Grand Annecy. Its population growth remains supported by the proximity of Annecy and by the appeal of the cross-border employment area.
Épagny Metz-Tessy has 8 925 inhabitants and ranks among the most active municipalities in the Annecy ring. Its market is aimed at working households employed in the Annecy conurbation or in the Swiss border area, at families looking for floor area and quick access to shops, and at first-time buyers drawn by the recent blocks of flats. Demand goes well beyond the municipality alone: it feeds on the tightness of the market around Annecy and on the role of employment hub held by the retail park and the airport.
The average price of apartments in Épagny Metz-Tessy stands at 5 367 €/m², based on the DVF transactions registered with notaries. This average covers marked gaps depending on floor level, aspect, the presence of a balcony or a garage, the condition of the property and its distance to the routes into Annecy. A new flat in a recent block and an older apartment in need of renovation are not at the same level.
Three factors combine: the immediate proximity of Annecy and its lake, easy access to the Swiss cross-border employment area, and the status of economic hub conferred by Grand Épagny and the airport. This combination sustains demand above available supply, which pulls values upwards across the whole municipality.
The municipality lies about five kilometres north of Annecy, in the gap. It is served by the area's main roads and by the Annecy bus network. Annecy airport sits on its territory, and Annecy station, on the line towards Aix-les-Bains and Chambéry, remains the reference rail link.
Partly. The proximity of Geneva and of the Swiss employment area strengthens demand for housing across the whole Annecy ring, Épagny Metz-Tessy included. This clientele, whose earnings are often above the local average, coexists with workers from the Annecy area and with families settled year-round, which supports prices durably.
The benchmark price of 5 367 €/m² covers apartments, numerous in the recent developments and in the centre. Houses, often located in the residential districts, suit buyers looking for floor area and outdoor space, and generally trade above that level. The choice depends mainly on budget and intended use, main residence or investment.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).