The average price per m² in Gréolières is 1 982 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 28 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Gréolières, a hilltop village at the foot of the Cheiron, in the Alpes-Maritimes.
The average apartment price in Gréolières stands at 1 982 €/m², based on DVF transactions registered with notaries (DVF is the French record of notarised property sales). Perched at the foot of the Cheiron, the village overlooks the Loup valley and has a housing stock split between the older buildings of the medieval centre and the developments of the Gréolières-les-Neiges resort, higher up. This average covers contrasting situations, from village dwellings to mountain properties. The value of a property depends on its area, between village and resort, on its aspect, its condition, the view and the presence of outdoor space.
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 Gréolières market is carried by a twofold demand: year-round residents attached to the Nice and Grasse hinterland, and second-home buyers from the Côte d'Azur. The closeness of the coast, less than an hour away, and the presence of the Gréolières-les-Neiges resort sustain interest in mountain properties reachable from the shore. The municipal population edges up, at 631 inhabitants, a sign that the appeal holds despite the altitude and the distance from the major employment hubs.
The strength of Gréolières lies in its preserved setting, between medieval village, gorges of the Loup and the Cheiron massif, and in prices far more measured than on the coast. The limit lies in a narrow, seasonal market dependent on winter tourism, at a time when snow cover at low-altitude resorts is becoming less certain. Property values remain closely tied to location, view and condition, with a premium for well-oriented properties with character that are easy to reach from the valley.
Perched at the foot of the Cheiron, Gréolières shows prices far more affordable than those of the neighbouring municipalities of the Loup valley and the Grasse country, closer to the coast.
The name Gréolières appears for the first time in 1033 in the cartulary of the abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille, in the Latin form Graularias. It is thought to derive from graculus, the jackdaw or crow, a bird of the limestone hills that surround the village. Set on the southern slope of the Cheiron, at about 800 metres above sea level, the village was built in a defensive position, overlooking the Loup valley. The municipal territory, spread over more than fifty square kilometres, rises from the gorges of the Loup, at around 490 metres, to the ridges of the Cheiron that approach 1 780 metres, which explains the duality between the perched village and the pastoral heights.
In the Middle Ages, Gréolières belonged to the Villeneuve family, barons of Vence: on 3 September 1235 the count of Provence handed the castle of Basses-Gréolières to Romée de Villeneuve, an influential figure at the comital court. The village acquired old churches, among them Notre-Dame-de-Verdelaye, mentioned as early as 1047, and the church of Saint-Pierre, attested in 1312. In 1592, during the conflicts between Provence and the duchy of Savoy, the duke's troops bombarded the place with two hundred cannonballs and partly destroyed the castle. The remains of Hautes-Gréolières, the former refuge village on the heights, still bear witness to that period.
Long turned towards mountain farming and pastoralism, the municipality reached a turning point in the early 1960s with the creation of the Gréolières-les-Neiges ski resort, laid out from 1963 on the northern flank of the Cheiron, between 1 400 and 1 800 metres. Presented as the winter sports resort closest to the Côte d'Azur, it steered part of the local economy towards tourism and holiday use. The medieval village and its resort thus form two distinct poles, a few kilometres apart, which shape the life and the property market of Gréolières today.
Gréolières has 631 inhabitants according to INSEE, the French national statistics office, across a vast mountain territory. The housing stock stands out for a high proportion of second homes: according to INSEE, they account for around 62 % of dwellings, against a third main residences, a structure tied to the Gréolières-les-Neiges resort and to the appeal of the village for city dwellers of the Côte d'Azur. Buyers are split between year-round residents attached to the hinterland, families looking for nature and quiet, and second-home purchasers wanting a mountain base less than an hour from the coast. Village houses and mountain properties dominate demand.
The average apartment price in Gréolières is 1 982 €/m², based on DVF transactions registered with notaries. That level stays below those of the coastal municipalities and of the lower Grasse country. It varies according to the area, between the medieval village and the Gréolières-les-Neiges resort, and according to the condition, the aspect and the view of the property.
Yes. Gréolières has two clearly distinct poles: the medieval village perched at the foot of the Cheiron, at around 800 metres, and the Gréolières-les-Neiges resort, higher up between 1 400 and 1 800 metres. The type of property differs, village houses on one side, leisure dwellings and developments on the other, which explains part of the gaps observed across the municipality.
The municipality has long attracted second-home buyers, drawn by the ski resort closest to the Côte d'Azur and by the closeness of the coast, less than an hour away by road. According to INSEE, second homes make up around 62 % of dwellings. That holiday demand supports the market but makes it sensitive to seasonality and to visitor numbers.
The Gréolières market is dominated by village houses and mountain properties rather than by apartments. In the old village, stone buildings and houses with character come first; at the resort, leisure dwellings are more common. The choice depends on your use, a year-round main residence or a base for skiing and summer, and on your budget.
The average price of 1 982 €/m² gives a benchmark, but each property deserves a detailed valuation. Floor area, condition, aspect, the view over the Loup valley or the Cheiron, the presence of outdoor space and the area, village or resort, weigh heavily on value. Immover draws on real DVF sales to give you a free valuation matched to your home.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).