The average price per m² in Marseille is 3 404 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 2,3 to 4,1 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 12 % over 5 years and rose 2,4 % over the last 12 months, with about 9,693 transactions per year.
Illustration of the city of Marseille.
The average price for apartments in Marseille stands at 3 404 €/m², based on actual notarised sales (DVF data, the French property-sales database). The city shows one of the sharpest contrasts in France between its arrondissements: from the northern districts, below 2 000 €/m², to the seafront areas of the 7th and 8th, above 4 500 €/m². Listing portals 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.
The Marseille market moves unevenly across areas. The centre and the east are recovering markedly, the southern coast holds its high levels, while a few central arrondissements are correcting after several years of growth.
The price per m² for each of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille, from the seafront 7th to the northern districts. Click an arrondissement to open its detailed page and its valuation.
Marseille followed a path against the grain of the other large French cities. While Lyon and Bordeaux were correcting after the rise in interest rates, the Marseille market kept rising, carried by a low starting price level, the arrival of new residents and the transformation of the centre by Euroméditerranée.
The gap between arrondissements remains the market's first feature. The 7th and 8th, along the coast, exceed 4 500 €/m², while the 14th and 15th arrondissements, in the north, stay around 1 600 to 1 750 €/m². This spread, one of the widest in France within a single municipality, makes the precise address a decisive factor in the price.
For a seller, the right price now depends as much on the arrondissement as on the condition of the property. Renovated, well-located apartments, especially near the sea or metro stations, sell quickly; homes needing refreshment, particularly in the older buildings of the centre, are negotiated down more.
France's second city by population, Marseille remains markedly more affordable than the other large metropolises. Its average price sits far behind Paris, Lyon or Nice, close to that of Toulouse, which continues to attract buyers and investors.
Founded around 600 BC by Greek sailors from Phocaea, Marseille is the oldest city in France. Its history was built around the port, from the ancient Vieux-Port to the Joliette docks laid out in the nineteenth century, which made the city a major gateway for Mediterranean and colonial trade.
The soap, oil and merchant industries shaped whole districts, while successive waves of immigration, Italian, Armenian, North African and Comorian, fed a cosmopolitan population. In the twentieth century, the decline of the historic commercial port left industrial wasteland north of the centre, long set apart from the property market's momentum.
Since the 2000s, the Euroméditerranée project, the arrival of the TGV which places Paris three hours away, the MuCEM and the 2013 European Capital of Culture title have revived the city's appeal. The Marseille property market remains one of the most uneven in France, between sought-after southern and coastal districts and still very affordable northern arrondissements.
The Marseille market brings together very different profiles depending on the area: first-time buyers and investors in the more affordable centre and northern districts, families seeking floor area and proximity to the sea in the 7th, 8th and 9th, and affluent buyers on the Corniche and around the Prado. Since the arrival of the TGV and the growth of remote working, a share of buyers come from Paris or other regions, drawn by a price level still moderate for a large coastal city. Rental yield, supported by the student and tourist presence, also attracts many investors.
The average price in Marseille is 3 404 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 2 290 to 4 138 €/m² depending on the arrondissement. Listing portals show asking prices, 10 to 20 % above the prices actually recorded at signing.
The 7th arrondissement, along the Corniche and around the Pharo, leads the market at 5 224 €/m², ahead of the 8th (Prado, beaches, Périer) at 4 509 €/m² and the 6th (Préfecture, Castellane) at 4 040 €/m². At the other end, the 15th, 14th and 3rd arrondissements, in the north and centre, remain the most affordable, below 2 000 €/m².
Yes. After a decade of growth, the average price rose by around 12 % over five years, driven by the Euroméditerranée project, the arrival of new residents from Paris and the appeal of the coast. The rise remains uneven across arrondissements: strong in the centre and the south, more moderate in the north.
The immover estimator cross-references the type, floor area, condition and arrondissement of your property against transactions actually recorded. In Marseille, the price gap between two neighbouring arrondissements can be considerable, so the exact address weighs heavily on the valuation.
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).