The average price per m² in Malzéville is 1 904 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 56 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Malzéville, a plateau municipality north-east of Nancy, in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
In Malzéville, the average price of apartments comes to 1 904 €/m², based on DVF data, the French notarised sales database, which records transactions actually registered with notaries. This average covers a varied housing stock: residential buildings near the Meurthe, older apartments in the town centre inherited from its wine-growing and farming past, and more contemporary homes on the hillsides rising towards the plateau. The municipality's position, backing onto the Malzéville plateau and directly next to Nancy, sustains demand from households looking for a greener setting without moving away from the metropolitan area. The floor, the aspect, the view over the valley, the presence of outdoor space and the condition of the property make the value of a home vary markedly. We observe that well-located renovated properties, near the routes into Nancy and the natural areas of the plateau, sell above this average, while older homes needing renovation remain more affordable.
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 Malzéville market remains steady for an inner-suburb municipality, with a constant flow of apartment sales recorded each year in the DVF data. This turnover is due to the immediate proximity of Nancy, which fuels demand from households looking for a greener setting without leaving the metropolitan area. New supply remains limited: the urban fabric is already largely built up and the protected areas of the plateau restrict sprawl, which concentrates transactions on resales and renovations in the town centre and on the hillsides.
Several factors support this price level. Membership of the Métropole du Grand Nancy, the view over the Meurthe valley, the large natural areas of the plateau and a favourable price gap compared with the centre of Nancy sustain solid demand. Conversely, the share of older apartments needing renovation and the inner-suburb positioning keep the average below that of Nancy and of the most sought-after residential municipalities of the conurbation.
Malzéville sits below Nancy, the central city of the metropolitan area, and Villers-lès-Nancy, a sought-after residential municipality in the south of the conurbation. It stands at a level close to that of Laxou, another municipality on the Nancy fringe, within a price range consistent with the inner suburbs.
The origins of Malzéville go back to the Gallo-Roman period, several remains of which have been uncovered within the municipality. In the Middle Ages, the village developed around expanding agriculture and a small town under the influence of local lords and religious institutions. Like many villages on the hillsides of the Meurthe valley, Malzéville has a wine-growing past, still visible in its old houses and their characteristic cellars.
The municipality backs onto the Malzéville plateau, a vast limestone expanse of around 557 hectares which peaks at 384 metres and overlooks Nancy to the north-east. This plateau, occupied since protohistoric times (burial mounds, ancient walls, pottery), forms the largest limestone grassland in Lorraine and has been part of the Natura 2000 network since 2006. On the edge of the plateau, the Sainte-Geneviève hill, surrounded by natural cliffs and once protected by a rampart, towers over the whole Meurthe valley.
Over the 20th century, Malzéville turned into a residential municipality of Nancy's northern suburbs, while keeping its natural areas and hillsides. Now part of the Métropole du Grand Nancy, the Nancy metropolitan authority, it combines a local urban fabric, wooded slopes and protected areas, a few minutes from the centre of Nancy.
Malzéville has 7 820 inhabitants. Directly next to Nancy and part of the Métropole du Grand Nancy, it attracts residents looking for a greener setting than the city centre, with the proximity of the plateau and the hillsides. Buyers are mainly households from the Nancy area: first-time buyers drawn by prices that are moderate compared with Nancy, families seeking outdoor space or a view over the valley, and people working in the metropolitan area. Apartments in the town centre and houses on the hillsides account for most of the demand, in a fairly steady inner-suburb market.
The average price of apartments in Malzéville is 1 904 €/m², based on DVF transactions actually recorded by notaries. This average covers differences depending on the floor, the aspect, the view over the valley, the presence of outdoor space and the condition of the property. A renovated apartment close to the routes into Nancy and an older home needing renovation are not at the same level.
The municipality benefits from the direct proximity of Nancy while showing lower prices than the centre of the metropolitan area. This gap is explained by an inner-suburb position, a more varied housing stock and a large share of older apartments. Well-located renovated properties nonetheless narrow this gap and sell at higher prices.
Malzéville borders Nancy to the north-east, on the other side of the Meurthe, and belongs to the same metropolitan authority. Journeys to the centre of Nancy take a few minutes by car, and the municipality is served by the Grand Nancy public transport network. This proximity is a driver of residential demand.
Yes, in part. The plateau and the Sainte-Geneviève hill offer large protected natural areas on the edge of the town, a quality-of-life asset sought by buyers. Homes close to these areas or with a view over the valley tend to sit at the top of the range, without turning the market into an upmarket sector.
The benchmark price of 1 904 €/m² relates to apartments, which are well represented in the town centre and near the Meurthe. Houses, often on the hillsides, suit buyers looking for space and outdoor areas, and generally sell above apartments. The choice depends mainly on the budget and the intended use, main residence or investment.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).