The average price per m² in Le Plessis-Bouchard is 3 148 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 4 304 €/m². About 52 transactions are recorded each year.
Mood illustration of Le Plessis-Bouchard, in the Val-d'Oise.
In Le Plessis-Bouchard, the average price of an apartment stands at 3 148 €/m². That average reflects a residential municipality of the Val-d'Oise, developed in the 20th century around a former village, where small blocks of flats sit alongside numerous detached houses. The market for houses is higher, at around 4 304 €/m², a sign of demand oriented towards suburban detached housing. These figures rest on DVF data, which records the transactions actually registered before notaries, and not on listings. They give a starting benchmark, to be refined according to the district, the condition, the storey and the floor area of your property.
House : 4 304 €/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 Le Plessis-Bouchard market fits into the dynamic of the inner northern suburbs of Paris, where the detached house remains much in demand. The municipality benefits from a quiet residential setting, a dominant suburban fabric and a rail service to Paris, three assets that keep up steady demand from families and working households. The relative scarcity of houses, in an already largely built-up fabric, supports prices on that segment. Small blocks of flats, for their part, offer a more affordable way into the area for first-time buyers.
The appeal of the municipality depends closely on transport and on the closeness of the Paris-region employment hubs. Changes in the northern suburban network and the pressure of the Paris market on the bordering municipalities shape local demand. On older stock, energy performance is becoming an ever more decisive criterion, which sets renovated properties apart from homes in need of modernising. For an owner, these trends confirm the value of an up-to-date valuation, based on the real transactions in the sector, rather than on a simple municipal average that hides the gaps between districts.
Le Plessis-Bouchard sits in the middle of the range for the residential municipalities of this sector, at a level close to Franconville, below that of Ermont, and below a dearer municipality such as Cormeilles-en-Parisis.
The name Le Plessis-Bouchard appears in the 14th century. The word plessis comes from the Old French plaissié, which refers to an enclosure made of interwoven branches, and the qualifier Bouchard recalls the Montmorency family, whose eldest sons bore that first name. The place was then only a small hamlet set in a clearing. From the 12th century, the hamlet of Le Plessis came under the neighbouring parish of Saint-Leu, in the diocese of Paris. A chapel dedicated to saint Nicolas is recorded there in 1122, before Maurice de Sully, bishop of Paris, raised it to a parish church in 1192. From those origins the municipality keeps a village identity.
The church of Saint-Nicolas sums up on its own the eventful fate of the municipality. Damaged during the French Revolution, it was restored in the 19th century and remains the heritage landmark of the old village. For a long time, Le Plessis-Bouchard remained a small rural place, ringed by woods. It was only in the second half of the 19th century that the woodland was cleared and the land brought into cultivation, which allowed the population to grow. The number of inhabitants then doubled, reaching around four hundred people at the beginning of the 20th century. From that period the municipality keeps an old core, around the church and the streets of the old village.
The 20th century deeply transformed Le Plessis-Bouchard, above all in its second half. Numerous building estates, small blocks of flats and individual houses densified the municipality, which took on a distinctly residential character around its former village. The arrival of the railway, with the Franconville-Le Plessis-Bouchard station, served by Line H of the Transilien and the RER C, tied the municipality into the northern suburban network of Paris and sped up its urbanisation. Today, Le Plessis-Bouchard has 8 518 inhabitants and presents itself as a suburban municipality of the Paris conurbation, appreciated for its quiet setting and its transport links.
Le Plessis-Bouchard has 8 518 inhabitants, according to INSEE, the French national statistics institute, in a municipality with a firmly residential character. The housing stock is dominated by main residences and by a large share of detached houses, completed by the small blocks of flats built in the 20th century schemes. Owner-occupiers are well represented, the sign of settled family housing. Buyers are mostly working households from the Paris conurbation, looking for a quiet, well-served suburban setting, and families wanting to move up to a detached house in the inner suburbs. The closeness of the stations and of the routes towards Paris keeps demand steady, driven by people working in the capital and its region.
In Le Plessis-Bouchard, the average price of an apartment stands at 3 148 €/m², according to DVF data drawn from notarial transactions. Houses trade higher, at around 4 304 €/m², a reflection of a market turned towards detached housing. These averages vary with the district, the condition of the property, its floor area and its closeness to the stations. An online valuation makes it possible to refine that benchmark for your home.
The municipality remains marked by the detached house, much sought after by families and offered at a higher level than the apartment. Small blocks of flats, more affordable, suit first-time buyers and households at the start of their path better. The choice depends on the budget, on space needs and on how close to the stations you want to be. An individual valuation helps compare the two markets precisely for a given property.
The municipality is served by the Franconville-Le Plessis-Bouchard station, on Line H of the Transilien and the RER C, which links it to the gare de Paris-Nord and to the rest of the conurbation. The road routes towards Paris and La Défense complete these links. That access to the northern suburban network is a major criterion for buyers and supports the residential appeal of the municipality.
The old village, around the church of Saint-Nicolas, keeps a period character that is appreciated. The suburban districts developed in the 20th century attract families looking for quiet and a garden. Closeness to the station and to the shops weighs on demand from one sector to another. Each district has its own price level, which a targeted valuation can pin down before a purchase or a sale.
Prices in Le Plessis-Bouchard sit in the middle of the range for the residential municipalities of this part of the Val-d'Oise, close to those of Franconville and a little below municipalities such as Ermont or Cormeilles-en-Parisis. The market for houses there is particularly sought after. The gaps between municipalities come mainly from transport links, from the type of building and from the quality of the districts. A local valuation remains the best way to place a specific property.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).