The average price per m² in Lyon is 4 532 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 3,7 to 5,3 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market fell 11 % over 5 years and held steady over the last 12 months, with about 6,246 transactions per year.
Illustration of the city of Lyon.
The average price for apartments in Lyon stands at 4 532 €/m², based on DVF data (actual notarised sales), in line with the average published by the Notaires de France. Listing portals generally show asking prices 10 to 20 % higher, which do not reflect the final price negotiated at signing.
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.
After two years of decline, the Lyon market is recovering unevenly. The most affordable arrondissements and the sought-after areas rebound first, while the Presqu'île remains more cautious.
The price per m² for each of the 9 arrondissements of Lyon, from the 6th to the 9th. Click an arrondissement to open its detailed page and its valuation.
Lyon followed the national correction. After a peak at the start of the decade, rising interest rates pushed prices down by around 11 % between 2021 and 2024, before stabilising. The Lyon price level, the highest of the regional metropolises after Paris, made buyers sensitive to the cost of credit.
The hierarchy between arrondissements stayed stable. The 6th (Tête d'Or) and the Presqu'île (2nd) hold the top of the market, the Croix-Rousse (1st, 4th) follows, while the 9th, 5th and 8th arrondissements remain more affordable, between 3 800 and 4 000 €/m².
The 2026 recovery is gradual and uneven. For a seller, the right price now depends on the trajectory specific to their arrondissement and on the quality of the property: renovated, well-located homes sell, those needing work are negotiated down.
Placed on a national scale, Lyon is the most expensive regional metropolis after Paris, ahead of Bordeaux, Toulouse and Marseille, but stays well below the Paris level.
Founded at the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône, Lyon was one of the great cities of Roman Gaul before becoming, at the Renaissance, a leading trading and banking centre. The silk trade shaped whole districts, from Vieux-Lyon to the slopes of the Croix-Rousse and their workshop buildings.
The city is organised around the Presqu'île, between the two rivers, and spread eastwards through industrialisation and then the major developments of the twentieth century. The Part-Dieu district established itself as France's second business centre, around the station and its office towers.
Today Lyon combines a UNESCO-listed heritage, a diversified economy and a dense transport network. This appeal, together with a constrained housing supply in the central arrondissements, sustains prices well above the national average, without reaching Paris levels.
The Lyon market brings together varied profiles depending on the arrondissement: young professionals and first-time buyers in the more affordable 7th, 8th and 9th, families seeking floor area in the 3rd or the 6th, and wealth-focused buyers on the Presqu'île and around the parc de la Tête d'Or. Proximity to schools, transport and employment hubs weighs as much as the address. A share of buyers come from the region or other metropolises, drawn by a more moderate price level than Paris for a comparable quality of life.
The average price in Lyon is 4 532 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 3 664 to 5 280 €/m². Listing portals show asking prices, 10 to 20 % above the prices actually recorded at signing.
The 6th arrondissement, around the parc de la Tête d'Or, leads the market at 5 542 €/m², ahead of the Presqu'île (2nd, 5 230 €/m²) and the Croix-Rousse (1st and 4th). The 9th, 5th and 8th arrondissements remain the most affordable.
After a fall of roughly 11 % between 2021 and 2024, the Lyon market stabilised. Over twelve months, the change is broadly flat, with some arrondissements picking up (9th, 6th, 5th) and others still easing slightly.
The immover estimator cross-references the type, floor area, condition and arrondissement of your property against transactions actually recorded, for a range fitted to your area.
Our prices come from the DVF file: transactions actually recorded at the notary. Listing websites show asking prices, generally 10 to 20 % above final sale prices. The detail of our method is set out on our Methodology page.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).