The average price per m² in La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles is 2 592 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 27 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles, in the western suburbs of Toulouse, in Haute-Garonne.
In La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles, the average price of apartments stands at 2 592 €/m², according to DVF data, the French notarised sales database, which records the transactions actually registered with notaries. This average covers a predominantly suburban housing stock, where detached houses and housing developments clearly outweigh apartment buildings, found mainly in a few schemes near the centre. The differences from one property to another come down to location, plot size, the condition of the home and its energy performance. This figure offers a reliable municipal benchmark, to be refined property by property using comparable sales.
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 market in La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles is closely tied to the dynamics of the Toulouse urban area. Driven by aerospace and the space industry, the metropolitan area attracts new workers every year who fuel housing demand in the western municipalities. La Salvetat, with its supply of houses on a more affordable budget than the central city, captures a share of these households. Its continuous population growth, from a few hundred inhabitants in the 1960s to more than eight thousand today, sustains strong demand for family properties with outdoor space.
On the supply side, the municipality combines an established stock of detached houses with new construction limited by the scarcity of buildable land, as the town becomes denser. Energy performance has become a negotiating criterion, particularly for houses from the 1970s and 1980s, which consume more energy. The lack of a rail link tempers the appeal for buyers without a car, while the proximity of Colomiers, Plaisance-du-Touch and the main roads to Toulouse supports values. A correctly valued and well-located property quickly stands out in this market of the Toulouse ring.
La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles sits at a price level close to its immediate neighbours Colomiers and Plaisance-du-Touch, and well below Toulouse, the heart of the metropolitan area.
La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles owes its name to a sauveté, one of the sanctuary lands founded in the Middle Ages around a church. The castle overlooking the plateau, above the Aussonnelle valley, was built between 1088 and 1096 by Raymond IV of Toulouse, known as Raymond de Saint-Gilles, as an observation and defence post. The municipality took the name La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles after 1167, when the capitouls of Toulouse moved their seat there for a time to escape a plague epidemic. This old, hilltop and defensive core explains the original position of the village before its recent expansion.
For centuries, La Salvetat remained a small rural village focused on farming, away from Toulouse. The official name La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles was only adopted on 9 January 1965, the municipality having until then been called simply La Salvetat. The growth of the Toulouse urban area then profoundly changed its nature: from 278 inhabitants in 1962, it rose to 1 615 in 1975, then to 5 779 in 1999. This demographic shift, over a few decades, came with the arrival of households working in Toulouse and seeking a quieter setting west of the city.
From the 1970s, La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles shifted to the suburban development that shapes today's town, with its housing developments grafted onto the old village. The population stands at 8 511 inhabitants according to INSEE, the French statistics institute, over an area of just under six square kilometres. The castle, listed as a historic monument in 2007 and damaged by Storm Klaus in 2009, remains the main heritage landmark of the municipality. With neither a railway station nor a metro, the town relies on the Tisséo bus lines that connect it to Toulouse and to neighbouring hubs, as a residential municipality of the western ring.
La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles has 8 511 inhabitants according to INSEE and forms a residential municipality in the west of the Toulouse area. Its housing stock consists almost entirely of main residences, around 94 per cent according to INSEE, a sign of a town lived in year-round rather than a holiday destination. Detached houses dominate by far, inherited from the wave of housing developments, and the share of owner-occupiers is high. Buyers are mainly families and working households employed in the urban area, looking for a house with a garden on a more measured budget than in Toulouse itself. First-time buyers find a compromise between floor area and price, at the cost of a strong dependence on the car.
The average price of apartments in La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles is 2 592 €/m², according to DVF data drawn from sales actually registered with notaries. This value remains a municipal average, mixing homes of varied ages and quality. Location, floor, the condition of the property, the presence of outdoor space and the energy rating explain most of the differences. In a predominantly suburban market, a reliable valuation relies on comparable sales rather than on the municipal average alone.
The local market is overwhelmingly geared towards detached houses, the result of the housing developments built since the 1970s. Apartments are far less numerous and are concentrated in a few schemes near the centre. For a family looking for space and a garden, a house matches the dominant profile of the municipality. An apartment may suit a first purchase or a tighter budget, but the choice remains limited. The suburban character of the town therefore guides most projects.
The municipality has neither a passenger railway station nor a metro on its territory. Travel relies mainly on the car and on Tisséo bus lines, including the 55, the 121 and the 343, which connect it to Toulouse and to neighbouring municipalities such as Plaisance-du-Touch and Colomiers. Journeys to the centre involve a connection with the Toulouse metro network and can take longer at peak times. This dependence on the car is a factor to build into a purchase project.
Demand focuses mainly on the residential neighbourhoods close to the centre, schools and shops, where everyday journeys are shorter. Recent housing developments, built to current energy standards, appeal to families mindful of heating costs. More outlying areas sometimes offer larger plots on a contained budget, but involve longer journeys. Peace and quiet, green spaces and proximity to amenities weigh heavily in buyers' decisions.
Property tax depends on the cadastral rental value of the property and on the rates voted by the municipality, the inter-municipal authority and the Haute-Garonne department. In a predominantly suburban area, it most often applies to houses with land, which affects the amount due. These rates change every year and should be checked with the town hall or on your latest tax notice before a purchase. Including this annual charge in the overall budget avoids unpleasant surprises.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).