The average price per m² in Hourtin is 2 718 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 3 678 €/m². About 38 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Hourtin, a Médoc municipality between lake, forest and ocean, in the Gironde.
The average apartment price in Hourtin stands at 2 718 €/m², based on DVF transactions registered before notaries (DVF is the French record of notarised property sales). Set on the western shore of the Hourtin-Carcans lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in France, this Médoc municipality stretches between the water, the pine forest and the ocean beaches of Hourtin-Plage. The market is dominated by houses, whose average price reaches 3 678 €/m², carried by strong second-home demand. The value of a property depends on closeness to the lake or the ocean, on quietness, on the condition of the dwelling and on the presence of land.
House : 3 678 €/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 Hourtin market is driven by second-home demand on the Médoc coast, where the supply of land close to the lake and the ocean remains limited by the protection of natural areas.
The strength of the municipality lies in its exceptional setting between lake, forest and beaches, sought after by leisure buyers. The limit lies in the seasonality of the market and the distance from employment centres, which reserve part of the stock for second-home use.
Hourtin sits behind the most highly rated resorts of the Médoc such as Lacanau, at a level closer to the municipalities of the estuary and the headland.
Hourtin was first built away from the shore, on the farming and forest land of the Médoc, at a distance from the coastal marshes long considered unhealthy.
The drainage of the Landes and the fixing of the dunes in the nineteenth century, then the establishment of a military centre beside the lake, shaped the municipality before seaside tourism took over.
With 4 045 permanent inhabitants, Hourtin sees its population multiply in summer, between the resort of Hourtin-Plage on the ocean and the town centre turned towards the lake.
Hourtin has 4 045 year-round inhabitants, but its market is strongly marked by second homes. Families from the Bordeaux area, retirees and nature lovers look there for a house close to the lake or the ocean, in a setting of forest and beaches. Demand is split between main residences of households settled in the Médoc and holiday bases. Buyers value the preserved setting, the water sports on the lake and the closeness of the great Atlantic beaches, even if it means accepting the relative distance from Bordeaux.
The average apartment price in Hourtin is 2 718 €/m², based on the notaries' DVF transactions. Houses, which make up most of this market, sell on average at around 3 678 €/m², with wide variations depending on closeness to the lake or the ocean.
Between the largest freshwater lake in France and the Médoc beaches, the municipality attracts holiday buyers from Bordeaux and beyond. That seasonal demand supports prices, particularly for houses close to the water.
Properties close to the lake in the town centre and those of the ocean resort of Hourtin-Plage are not valued in the same way. The immediate closeness of the water, the view and access to the beaches make prices vary clearly from one area to another.
Partly. Some buyers come from the Bordeaux conurbation, but the tourist appeal of the lake and the ocean plays at least as important a role, which sets Hourtin apart from purely suburban municipalities.
The average price of 2 718 €/m² gives a benchmark, but closeness to the lake or the beach changes everything in this municipality. Immover relies on real DVF sales to offer you a free valuation suited 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).