The average price per m² in Étaples is 2 692 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 35 transactions are recorded each year.
Mood illustration of Étaples, a fishing port on the Côte d'Opale at the mouth of the Canche, in the Pas-de-Calais.
In Étaples, the average price of apartments stands at 2 692 €/m², according to the DVF database, which records sales actually registered before notaries. A fishing port set on the mouth of the Canche, opposite Le Touquet, this Côte d'Opale municipality combines an old centre turned towards the river, a busy quayside and a more ordinary residential fabric behind the coast. Its prices remain well below those of the neighbouring seaside resorts. The value of a property here depends on how close it is to the port and the sea, on the view, on the condition of the dwelling and on the neighbourhood.
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 Étaples market benefits from the vitality of the Côte d'Opale while remaining an affordable entry point, which draws buyers priced out of Le Touquet and the neighbouring resorts.
The strength of the municipality lies in its authenticity as a port and in accessible prices facing a highly rated coastline. Its limit lies in a seaside appeal weaker than that of its neighbours and in a market sensitive to the state of the second-home segment.
Étaples sits well below the neighbouring seaside resorts, starting with Le Touquet, with which it nevertheless shares the estuary of the Canche.
Étaples grew up around its port on the Canche, one of the most active on this stretch of coast, where fishing long formed the heart of the local economy.
During the First World War the municipality was also a vast British camp, a period still recorded today by the largest Commonwealth military cemetery in France.
With 10 710 inhabitants, Étaples keeps its identity as a town of seafarers, apart from the seaside luxury of neighbouring Le Touquet, with which it shares the estuary.
Étaples has 10 710 inhabitants and offers a more down-to-earth market than the smart resorts of the Côte d'Opale. Local working households, families and retired people find prices here far more affordable than in Le Touquet, for a town house or an apartment a few minutes from the sea. Part of the buyer pool is looking for an affordable second home on the coast. Buyers value the authenticity of the port, the closeness of the beaches of the baie de Canche and an entry cost that remains reasonable for this stretch of coastline.
The average price of apartments in Étaples is 2 692 €/m², according to the DVF sales registered before notaries. That level, well below neighbouring Le Touquet, varies with how close the property is to the port and the sea, with the view and with the condition of the dwelling.
Étaples is a fishing town of year-round residents, whereas Le Touquet is a prestige seaside resort on the other side of the estuary. That difference in image and in clientele explains a considerable price gap between the two neighbouring municipalities.
Only in part. Unlike the neighbouring resorts, Étaples remains above all a town of main residences, even if its affordability attracts buyers looking for a pied-à-terre on a cheaper stretch of coast.
Properties close to the port, in the old centre and with a view over the Canche hold their value better than the residential sectors set back from the water. Position relative to the seafront remains the leading price criterion.
The average price of 2 692 €/m² serves as a benchmark, but closeness to the port and the sea changes the value a great deal. Immover uses actual DVF sales to offer you a free valuation matched to your own dwelling.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).