The average price per m² in Landerneau is 2 296 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 72 transactions are recorded each year.
Mood illustration of Landerneau, on the Elorn, in the Finistère.
The average price for apartments in Landerneau stands at 2 296 €/m², based on the DVF transactions actually registered before notaries. That average covers a varied stock: older blocks in the centre packed around the Pont de Rohan and the Elorn, stone town houses in the former trading districts, and more recent dwellings on the heights and on the outskirts. Location, closeness to the quays and to the centre, floor level, the condition of the property and its energy performance make the value of a dwelling vary strongly. The position of Landerneau some fifteen kilometres from Brest, at the head of the Elorn estuary, supports demand from working households employed in the Brest conurbation, which bears on the prices of well-placed and well-served properties.
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 Landerneau market remains active for a town of this size, with some seventy apartment sales recorded each year in the DVF data, to which is added a large volume of houses. That activity owes to its role as the main town of the Elorn valley and to the closeness of Brest, which keep up steady demand for main residences. Supply consists above all of resales within the existing fabric, between the historic centre, town houses and low-rise districts, new building remaining more limited.
Several factors support that price level. The rail service towards Brest and Quimper, quick access to the Brest conurbation, the setting of the river and a historic centre rich in heritage keep up demand that reaches beyond the municipality alone. Conversely, prices more measured than in Brest and a market geared towards the main residence rather than towards buy-to-let or second homes cap the rise in values and place Landerneau at a level close to that of the medium-sized towns of the Finistère.
Landerneau sits at a level close to Brest, its large neighbour some fifteen kilometres away, part of whose demand it captures. The town remains slightly above Quimper, the capital of the Finistère, some fifty kilometres to the south.
Landerneau grew at the head of the Elorn estuary, on the boundary between the pays de Léon, to the north, and Cornouaille, to the south. That border position long marked the town: until 1801, the north bank of the Elorn came under the bishopric of Léon and the south bank under that of Cornouaille. First a holding of the lords of Léon, the town passed under the influence of the viscounts of Rohan in 1363, becoming one of their important seats.
The Pont de Rohan, which spans the Elorn in the town centre, is the symbol of Landerneau. Rebuilt in 1510 by Jean II de Rohan, it carried a tidal mill, a chapel and a prison, and is among the last inhabited bridges in Europe. The town prospered in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries thanks to the trade in linen cloth produced in the countryside of the Léon, exported to England, Spain, Flanders and the United Provinces. Busy on its quays, the port of Landerneau was among the leading ports of Brittany in the eighteenth century. The bridge as a whole and the fronts of the houses it carries have been listed as historic monuments since 2022.
Nicknamed the City of the Moon, in reference to the crescent in the coat of arms inherited from the lords of Léon and the Rohan family, Landerneau remains attached to its trading history. It was here that Édouard Leclerc opened his first shop in 1949. The town now houses the Fonds Hélène et Édouard Leclerc pour la culture, set up since 2011 in the former Capuchin convent, which has become an art exhibition venue drawing an audience well beyond the local area.
Landerneau has 16 363 inhabitants according to the INSEE census. The main town of the Elorn valley, some fifteen kilometres east of Brest, it acts as a hub of facilities and services for a rural and periurban catchment. Its property market is carried first of all by main residences: working households employed in Landerneau or in the Brest conurbation, first-time buyers drawn by prices more measured than in Brest, families looking for a house with a garden, and retired people attached to the setting of the town and the river. The historic centre and its old houses, the quays of the Elorn and the low-rise districts on the outskirts form distinct market segments, at contrasting price levels.
The average price for apartments in Landerneau is 2 296 €/m², based on the DVF transactions actually completed before notaries. That average covers wide gaps according to the district, the floor level, closeness to the centre and to the quays, the presence of outdoor space, the condition of the property and its energy performance. A renovated dwelling in the historic centre and an older apartment on the outskirts do not trade at the same level.
The value of a property depends above all on its location. The historic centre, around the Pont de Rohan and the quays of the Elorn, and the renovated old houses sit at the top of the range. The low-rise districts on the outskirts and dwellings in need of refreshing remain more affordable. Condition, floor level, parking and energy performance also bear on the final price.
Landerneau is served by the station on the Paris-Brest line, with high-speed and regional services, in particular towards Brest and Quimper. By car, the town is linked to Brest in about fifteen minutes by the N12 road. Brest-Bretagne airport is the nearest. That accessibility towards the Brest conurbation supports part of the residential demand.
The market gives a wide place to the detached house, in the old centre as in the low-rise districts on the outskirts, which matches the demand of families. Apartments, to which the benchmark price of 2 296 €/m² applies, are concentrated above all in the centre and in the more recent blocks. The choice depends on the budget, on the intended use and on whether outdoor space is sought.
In part. The town lies some fifteen kilometres from Brest and benefits from good road and rail links, which attracts households working in the conurbation and looking for prices more measured than in the metropolitan area. Landerneau nonetheless keeps its own employment base and its facilities, and does not work as a mere commuter town of Brest.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).