The average price per m² in Istres is 2 993 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 2,3 to 3,4 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 14 % over 5 years and fell 2,5 % over the last 12 months, with about 204 transactions per year.
Illustration of Istres, between the Étang de l'Olivier and the Étang de Berre.
Apartments in Istres sell at an average price of around 2 993 €/m², based on transactions actually recorded (DVF data, the French database of notarised property sales). A sub-prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône, within the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolitan area, Istres lies between the Étang de Berre and the Étang de l'Olivier, on the edge of the Crau plain, and is home to air base 125. Prices run from around 2 464 €/m² at Le Prépaou, in the south, the most affordable area, to nearly 4 530 €/m² at Trigance, a district of villas in the north. The residential areas of the north and the shore of the Étang de Berre make up the top of the market.
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.
After 2 633 €/m² in 2021, the average price in Istres reaches 2 993 €/m² in 2026, roughly +14 % over the period.
Change in the average price per m² over twelve months, district by district, based on the most recent DVF sales.
The average price per m² for an apartment in each district of Istres covered by Immover, ranked from the most expensive to the most affordable.
The Istres market is that of a sub-prefecture of the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolitan area, between the Étang de Berre and the Étang de l'Olivier. With an average price of around 2 993 €/m² for an apartment and around 3 370 €/m² for a house, Istres sits at a measured level, below the most sought-after stretches of the Provençal coast and the prized districts of the Marseille metropolitan area.
Geography draws the map of prices. Trigance, a district of villas in the north, and the residential areas of Les Tartugues and Le Cros de la Carrière hold the highest prices. Peyreguet and La Romaniquette, on the shore of the Étang de Berre, sit above the average, while Le Prépaou, La Pujade and the village of Rassuen remain the most affordable in the town.
With an average price of around 2 993 €/m², Istres sits at a measured level within the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolitan area, more affordable than the most prized stretches of the Provençal coast. Its setting between two lagoons, its air base and its job market make it a town sought after by first-time buyers, families and working people looking for housing at a contained cost.
Istres is a sub-prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône and the seat of its arrondissement, some forty kilometres west of Marseille and about ten north of Martigues. The town sits on a limestone plateau between the Étang de Berre, to the south and the west, and the Étang de l'Olivier, right in the centre, on the edge of the Crau plain. It belongs to the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolitan area.
Istres is a town of water and greenery, whose old centre looks down on the Étang de l'Olivier and its lake. It is home to air base 125 Istres-Le Tubé, one of the largest in France, which shapes its economy and its identity. Around the urban core, villages brought into the municipality keep a character of their own, such as Rassuen, to the east, which grew around a former soda works, and Entressen, to the west, towards the Crau plain.
The geography of prices follows this layout. The residential areas of the north, with Trigance and its villas, and the shore of the Étang de Berre are gaining value, while the districts of the south, such as Le Prépaou and La Pujade, and the village of Rassuen remain more affordable. The old centre and the large Les Beaumes area sit close to the town average.
The Istres market attracts first-time buyers, families, working people from the Étang de Berre basin and the air base, along with investors. Demand focuses on apartments in the centre, on villas and houses in the residential areas of the north and on more affordable properties in the districts of the south. Prices, measured by the standards of the Marseille metropolitan area, are sought after for the setting between two lagoons, the closeness of employment and a contained housing cost.
The average price in Istres is 2 993 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 2 298 to 3 412 €/m² depending on the district. Listing portals show asking prices, 10 to 20 % above the prices actually recorded at signing.
No. Trigance, a district of villas in the north, sits at the upper end of the range, at around 4 530 €/m², while Le Prépaou, in the south, remains the most affordable area, at around 2 464 €/m². The town centre and Les Beaumes sit close to the town average.
Istres combines a measured market, at around 2 993 €/m² for an apartment, a setting between the Étang de Berre and the Étang de l'Olivier, and a job market carried by air base 125 and the industries of the Étang de Berre. The town attracts buyers, families and working people looking for housing at a contained cost within the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolitan area.
The Istres market has risen by around 14 % over five years for apartments. Changes vary from one district to another, with the residential areas of the north and the lagoon shore well oriented, in a market where volumes remain moderate at district level.
The town-wide average price is not enough: you need to start from the price of your district, then adjust for the type of property, the floor, the condition, the aspect and the closeness of the lagoons. The Immover valuation tool draws on the actual sales closest to your address.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).