The average price per m² in Cité 9 (Lens) is 1 600 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 1,3 to 1,9 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 13 % over 5 years and rose 18,0 % over the last 12 months, with about 13 transactions per year.
Cité 9 (Saint-Théodore), a miners' estate in the west of Lens, facing the Louvre-Lens.
Apartments in the Cité 9 district, in Lens, sell at an average price of around 1 600 €/m², based on prices actually recorded (DVF transactions). Between 1 340 and 1 859 €/m² covers half of the sales, the gap depending on the type of property, the condition, the energy performance and the heritage character of the buildings. Five-year change: +13 %.
Prices from the DVF file (Demandes de valeurs foncières, published by the DGFiP), transactions actually recorded at the notary, aggregated at district level using the IRIS zoning of INSEE. Cross-referenced with the Notaires de France - INSEE indices. Learn more about our methodology.
After 1 413 €/m² in 2021, the average price in the Cité 9 district of Lens reaches 1 600 €/m² in 2026, roughly +13 % over the period.
Local shops remain limited: everyday shopping is done above all in the centre of Lens, very close by.
The Louvre-Lens, the Saint-Théodore church, the corons of the estate and the former yard of pit 9 give the district its structure.
The Louvre-Lens, set up on former pit 9, and its park make the area a major cultural hub of the town.
Cité 9 (Saint-Théodore), west of Lens, facing the Louvre-Lens. Google Maps map.
Cité 9, or cité Saint-Théodore, is a miners' estate in the west of Lens, built by the Société des mines de Lens around pit 9. It owes the name Saint-Théodore to one of the directors of the company. Its church, the work of the architect Louis-Marie Cordonnier, and its layout of corons, the terraced miners' rows, make it a characteristic ensemble, listed as UNESCO World Heritage.
The area was given a second life by the opening of the Louvre-Lens in 2012, set up just opposite, on the former yard of pit 9. The corons of the estate have been renovated and one of them, on rue Paul Bert, turned into a hotel and restaurant. To the west and north-west the district continues into a residential fabric of miners' cottages and small blocks.
On the market, Cité 9 sits at around 1 600 €/m² for an apartment, an affordable level for Lens, on a volume of around 13 sales a year that makes the average sensitive to recent transactions. Demand focuses largely on the estate houses of the area.
Cité 9 attracts first-time buyers, families and buyers drawn to the heritage setting and to the closeness of the Louvre-Lens. Demand focuses above all on renovated miners' cottages and on the apartments of the area, at prices among the most measured in the town. The UNESCO listing and the presence of the museum support the appeal of the district.
The average price at Cité 9 is 1 600 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 1 340 to 1 859 €/m² depending on the building, the floor and the condition.
Cité 9, or cité Saint-Théodore, covers the west of Lens, facing the Louvre-Lens, on and around the former yard of pit 9. It is a miners' estate listed as UNESCO World Heritage.
Cité 9 sits at around 1 600 €/m² for an apartment, an affordable level for Lens, on a volume of around 13 sales a year. Prices vary with the type of property, the condition and the heritage character of the buildings.
The setting: a miners' estate listed by UNESCO, its Saint-Théodore church and its renovated corons, facing the Louvre-Lens, opened in 2012 on former pit 9. It is a heritage area sought after for its identity.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).