The average price per m² in Lux is 1 878 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 17 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Lux, a village on the southern outskirts of Chalon-sur-Saône.
In Lux, the reference price stands at 1 878 €/m² for an apartment. This level reflects the market of a residential village on the immediate outskirts of Chalon-sur-Saône, where the housing supply is small and dominated by the detached house. These values come from DVF data, the French notarised sales database, meaning transactions actually registered with notaries, not estimates based on listings. They give an order of magnitude: the number of sales remains low each year, so each property needs to be assessed according to its condition, its floor area and its location within the municipality.
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 Lux market is driven by residential pressure from the Chalon metropolitan area: the municipality benefits from the search for a village setting right next to Chalon-sur-Saône. Family houses with a plot remain the most sought-after segment, while the very low volume of transactions makes each sale decisive for reading the market. A single atypical transaction can move the average from one year to the next, which calls for interpreting prices with caution.
In the longer term, the price trajectory depends mainly on the appeal of Chalon-sur-Saône and its outskirts, from which Lux benefits directly. The scarcity of building land in a small municipality tends to support the value of existing houses. Energy performance is also becoming an increasingly decisive criterion: well-insulated homes gain value, while energy-inefficient properties are harder to sell.
Lux sits at the upper end of the range in its inner ring: its prices stand above those of Chalon-sur-Saône and Châtenoy-le-Royal, more urban, as well as those of Le Creusot, further away.
Lux is a village on the Saône plain, immediately south of Chalon-sur-Saône, of which it is today one of the inner-ring municipalities. No major river crosses its land, but it remains close to the Saône, the historic waterway of the region. Of ancient origin, the municipality has had an eventful administrative history: absorbed several times by its neighbour Sevrey between the late 18th and late 19th centuries, it was permanently re-established as an independent municipality in 1867.
Until the 1970s, Lux lived mainly from agriculture, which shaped the landscape of the plain and the rhythm of local life. The expansion of the Chalon metropolitan area then turned the municipality into a residential village, geared towards detached housing and workers employed in Chalon and in the neighbouring business parks. Since 2007, Lux has been twinned with a German municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, a sign of the community life of a village that has kept its own identity despite the proximity of the town.
Lux offers the local services of a suburban village, with the resources of a full metropolitan area a few minutes away. Most shops, amenities and jobs are in Chalon-sur-Saône and the adjoining municipalities, which are easy to reach by road. This position, between village calm and quick access to the town, shapes the residential appeal of Lux.
According to INSEE, the French statistics institute, Lux has around 1 885 inhabitants. The market is aimed first at local households: families and workers employed in Chalon-sur-Saône or in the business parks of the metropolitan area, looking for a quiet village right next to the town. The housing stock consists overwhelmingly of detached houses, which steers demand towards buying a main residence rather than buy-to-let or second-home investment. The low volume of transactions, typical of a small municipality, makes the market sensitive to the few sales that take place each year.
The reference price in Lux stands at 1 878 €/m² for an apartment. This figure comes from DVF data, the sales actually signed with notaries. It is an average based on a small number of transactions: a recent house or a home in need of renovation can differ markedly from this benchmark, depending on the floor area, the condition and the location of the property within the municipality.
As the village is small, demand focuses mainly on the suburban areas, where houses with a plot are sought after by families for the space and the quiet. Properties close to the roads towards Chalon-sur-Saône are valued for their easy access to the town. In such a small market, it is above all the specific features of the property, plot, condition and aspect, that make the difference.
Lux lies only a few kilometres south of Chalon-sur-Saône, to which it is connected by road in a few minutes. The municipality is part of the inner ring of the Chalon metropolitan area, which concentrates shops, services, employment areas and the railway station. This immediate proximity to a fully equipped hub is the main driver of the village's residential appeal.
The local market is almost exclusively a market for houses. The supply of apartments is very limited in a municipality of this size. For a buyer, the detached house with a plot is the dominant product, suited to family life on the outskirts of Chalon. Those looking for an apartment usually turn to the neighbouring town, which has more small apartment buildings.
As in any plain municipality close to a watercourse, it is wise to check whether a plot is exposed to flood risk and which rules apply. Part of the land remains agricultural, which restricts where building is allowed. Before any project, it is useful to consult the local urban planning scheme at the town hall to check whether a plot can be built on and the rules that apply to extensions.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).