The average price per m² in Les Mureaux is 2 057 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 2 857 €/m². About 86 transactions are recorded each year.
Mood illustration of Les Mureaux, in the loop of the Seine, in the Yvelines.
In Les Mureaux, the average price of apartments stands at 2 057 €/m², according to the sales actually recorded in the DVF database, which lists the transactions completed before notaries. The town sits in the lower half of prices in the Yvelines, below the neighbouring residential municipalities of the loop of the Seine. The market for houses trades higher, at around 2 857 €/m², in the suburban sectors. The stock mixes post-war housing estates left by industrial urbanisation, town houses and detached homes on the outskirts. Closeness to the station, the sector, the condition of the property and its energy performance make values vary from one dwelling to another. These figures, drawn from notarial transactions, give a municipal benchmark; a reliable valuation then rests on comparable properties.
House : 2 857 €/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 Les Mureaux market is that of a working-class town in the west of the Yvelines, driven by first-time buyers and families looking for affordable housing well connected to Paris. Urban renewal programmes have changed some districts, while the suburban sectors remain the most sought after. Energy performance weighs heavily on the oldest dwellings of the housing estates, which are often traded at a discount.
The rail service to Paris and the presence of a leading industrial centre support demand over the medium term, in particular for buyers pushed out by prices in the neighbouring municipalities. For a seller, a renovated and energy-efficient house or apartment stands out clearly, while an energy-hungry property has to build in the cost of works to find a buyer within reasonable timescales.
Les Mureaux sits below the neighbouring municipalities of the loop of the Seine such as Poissy, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine or Verneuil-sur-Seine, which are more residential.
Les Mureaux grew inside a wide loop of the Seine, in the west of the Yvelines, on a site long given over to farming and market gardening and bordered by the river. The municipality lived off the land and the river before industry upset its fate in the 20th century, in particular with the arrival of aeronautics and then of aerospace.
The town became one of the leading places of French aeronautical and space manufacturing: major parts of the European Ariane launchers are assembled there. That advanced industry drew a large workforce and transformed the municipality, with the building of post-war housing estates meant to house the employees in the decades that followed the war.
Marked by those large housing districts and by the shifts in industry, the town has been the subject of substantial urban renewal programmes. Les Mureaux keeps today that double face, between a leading industrial centre turned towards space and a working-class municipality of the loop of the Seine seeking to make the most of its riverbanks and of its links to Paris.
Les Mureaux has more than 34 000 inhabitants and forms one of the larger towns in the west of the Yvelines. The property market there is carried by popular and family demand: first-time buyers drawn by some of the lowest prices in the loop of the Seine, households looking for an affordable house, employees of local industry. The good rail service to Paris widens the pool of buyers, in particular those pushed out by prices in the neighbouring municipalities. The stock of suburban houses and the renovated sectors make up the most sought-after segments of the market.
The average price of apartments in Les Mureaux is 2 057 €/m², according to the DVF transactions registered before notaries. That average covers contrasting situations, from the dwelling in a housing estate to the apartment in a renovated sector. The general condition, the energy performance, the storey, the sector and closeness to the station explain the gaps. For a specific property, a reliable valuation rests on comparable sales.
Yes. In Les Mureaux, houses trade at a level above that of apartments, at around 2 857 €/m², in the suburban sectors of the municipality. A house with a garden, well placed, is a property sought after by families looking to become owners in the loop of the Seine on a contained budget. That gap between houses and apartments is common in towns of this profile.
Yes. The municipality has a station on the line that follows the Seine and links the west of the Yvelines to Paris, with regular services to the capital and its western side. That service allows working people to hold a job in Paris or in the neighbouring hubs while living in Les Mureaux, where housing is markedly cheaper. Road access towards the A13 completes the picture.
Les Mureaux carries the legacy of an industrial urbanisation and of post-war housing estates, which keeps prices below those of the neighbouring residential municipalities of the loop of the Seine. In return, the town offers affordable housing and a good service to Paris. That price gap makes it a way into ownership for first-time buyers and for families of the western Paris region.
Les Mureaux is home to a major site of the French aerospace industry, where parts of the European Ariane launchers are assembled. That advanced activity is an important employer in the area and a strong marker of the town's identity. It supports local jobs and a demand for housing linked to the employees of the sector, while giving the municipality an industrial standing that goes beyond its size.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).