The average price per m² in Fontaines-sur-Saône is 3 182 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 88 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Fontaines-sur-Saône, in the Val de Saône, north of Lyon.
In Fontaines-sur-Saône, the average price of apartments reaches 3 182 €/m², according to the sales actually recorded in DVF, the French notarised sales database. The municipality belongs to the Val de Saône, north of Lyon, a sought-after residential area where prices nonetheless remain a notch below those of the heart of the metropolitan area. The stock mixes older buildings of the village centre, developments from the past few decades and houses on the hillsides that overlook the river. The view over the Saône, the aspect, the closeness of transport towards Lyon, the condition of the property and its energy performance all make prices vary. These figures, drawn from notarised transactions, give a municipal benchmark; a reliable valuation then rests on comparable properties, assessed case by case.
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 Fontaines-sur-Saône market benefits from the lasting appeal of the Val de Saône, a sought-after residential area of the Lyon metropolitan authority. Demand, from families and well-off households, bears on a stock limited by the relief and the river, which supports prices. Properties with a view and hillside houses stand out clearly, while the closeness of Lyon remains the main driver of value.
Energy performance is becoming a sorting criterion on the older stock of the village centre, where energy-hungry homes trade at a discount. For a seller, a well-oriented property, with a view or with good links, finds its value without difficulty in a market where supply remains scarce. In the medium term, the anchoring in the metropolitan authority of Lyon and the appeal of the Val de Saône are solid supports for the municipality.
Fontaines-sur-Saône sits below Lyon and below its well-heeled neighbour Caluire-et-Cuire, but above more working-class municipalities in the north of the urban area such as Rillieux-la-Pape.
Fontaines-sur-Saône occupies the left bank of the Saône, north of Lyon, on a site of hillsides running down towards the river. Long a village of winegrowers, boatmen and market gardeners, the municipality lived to the rhythm of the river, a major trade route between the north and Lyon. Its springs, which gave it its name, and its quays recall this long-standing relationship with water.
The Val de Saône has long attracted wealthy Lyon families, who had country houses and pleasure properties built on the hillsides, enjoying the views over the river and the closeness of the city. From that period Fontaines-sur-Saône keeps a tight old village centre, bourgeois residences and a marked residential character, distinct from its more industrial neighbour Fontaines-Saint-Martin.
In the 20th century, the growth of the Lyon urban area brought the municipality into the fabric of the metropolitan authority, while preserving the scale of a riverside village on the Saône. Fontaines-sur-Saône is today a sought-after residential municipality, valued for its setting between river and hillsides and for its immediate closeness to Lyon.
Fontaines-sur-Saône has close to 7 000 inhabitants and belongs to the metropolitan authority of Lyon, in the residential area of the Val de Saône. The property market is aimed above all at families and at working households employed in Lyon, drawn by a living environment on the riverside and by good links towards the centre. Demand also comes from households looking for a compromise between the appeal of the metropolitan area and an environment quieter than the central neighbourhoods. Properties with a view over the Saône and hillside houses, which are rarer, are particularly sought after and support the average value of the municipality.
The average price of apartments in Fontaines-sur-Saône is 3 182 €/m², according to DVF transactions completed before notaries. This average mixes the older apartment of the village centre with more recent housing. The view over the Saône, the aspect, the floor level, the closeness of transport towards Lyon and energy performance explain the gaps. For a specific property, a reliable valuation rests on comparable sales in the area.
Yes. The municipality lies a few kilometres north of Lyon and benefits from the transport network of the metropolitan authority, with bus routes towards the centre and easy access to the roads of the Val de Saône. The journey to the heart of Lyon remains quick. These good links, combined with the riverside setting, explain the residential appeal of the municipality.
The Val de Saône, north of Lyon, has long been a valued residential area for its views over the river, its hillsides and its closeness to the city. Fontaines-sur-Saône belongs to it and attracts family and well-off buyers. This sustained demand, in an area constrained by the relief and by the river, keeps prices above those of many municipalities of the urban area, without reaching those of central Lyon.
The stock mixes apartments of the old village centre and more recent developments, as well as houses on the hillsides, some of them with a view over the Saône. Character properties and hillside houses are the most sought after and the most expensive. The scarcity of building land, limited by the relief and the river, explains the value placed on homes that are well oriented and well served.
Yes. Fontaines-sur-Saône, on the bank of the river, differs from its neighbour Fontaines-Saint-Martin, set on the heights. The two municipalities form nearby but distinct markets, the former drawing its value from its position on the banks of the Saône and from its long-standing residential character. It is worth identifying clearly which municipality is concerned when searching or valuing a property.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).