The average price per m² in Monteux is 2 813 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 37 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Monteux, a municipality of the Comtat Venaissin between Carpentras and Avignon, in the Vaucluse.
The average apartment price in Monteux stands at 2 813 €/m², based on DVF transactions actually registered before notaries (DVF is the French record of notarised property sales). The municipality remains largely turned towards detached houses: houses change hands there at an average of around 3 109 €/m², in a Provençal suburban fabric of villas and mas farmhouses. That average covers a varied stock, between apartments in the old centre organised around the belfry, recent developments and residential estates on the edge. The position of Monteux, in the plain of the Comtat Venaissin between Carpentras and Avignon, and the growth of its leisure park and theme park sustain demand from households of the Avignon and Carpentras area. The aspect, the presence of outdoor space, the quality of construction and the closeness of the Côtes du Rhône vineyards make the value of a property vary. The plain setting, more open to land supply than the hillside municipalities, moderates price pressure.
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 Monteux market remains active, with a steady flow of sales recorded each year in the DVF data. That turnover comes from its suburban position in the Comtat Venaissin: households of the Avignon and Carpentras area find there houses with outdoor space at a more accessible level than in the most highly rated municipalities around Avignon. The growth of estates and developments has fed a steady supply, while the old centre and the surrounding vineyards keep their character.
Several factors support that price level. Closeness to Avignon and Carpentras, the road links, the Provençal setting and the profile gained through the leisure park and the theme park sustain demand that goes beyond the local area alone. Conversely, the plain setting, more open to buildable land than the hillside municipalities, and competition from neighbouring municipalities moderate price pressure and keep Monteux at an intermediate level for the area.
Monteux sits above Avignon, the neighbouring prefecture town whose average market is held down by some districts, but clearly below L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, a tourist municipality of the Comtat prized for its setting and its antique dealers. The town remains more expensive than Cavaillon, in the south of the plain, whose market is more affordable.
Monteux is an old town of the Comtat Venaissin, a territory long attached to the Papal States until it joined France at the Revolution. Its belfry, a remnant of a former castle, still dominates the old centre and recalls the medieval past of the municipality. The village developed in the fertile plain that extends south of Carpentras, on irrigated land suited to market gardening.
The municipality is the birthplace of Saint Gens, a twelfth-century hermit venerated for having, according to tradition, obtained rain during a great drought. That local cult, still alive through a pilgrimage, roots Monteux in the religious history of the Comtat. Over the centuries, farming shaped the landscape: market gardens, orchards and Côtes du Rhône vines draw an intensively cultivated plain, long known for its early produce and its horticulture.
In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Monteux shifted towards a Provençal suburban profile. The closeness of Avignon and Carpentras, the road links and the appeal of the setting brought the building of housing estates and developments, while the municipality invested in a vast leisure park around a lake and developed a theme park. That local tourism, backed by the market-garden and wine-growing tradition, now completes the local economy.
Monteux has 13 301 inhabitants. A municipality of the Comtat Venaissin, halfway between Carpentras and Avignon, it combines an old centre organised around its belfry, a farming plain given over to market gardening and Côtes du Rhône vines, and a growing residential edge. Buyers are mainly households of the Avignon and Carpentras area, families and working people looking for a house with outdoor space in an affordable Provençal setting. The market is turned towards detached houses, mas farmhouses and villas, but also counts apartments in the centre and in recent developments. The leisure park and the theme park have strengthened the profile of the municipality and support a share of local tourism, in a market more measured than that of the most highly rated municipalities around Avignon.
The average apartment price in Monteux is 2 813 €/m², based on DVF transactions actually completed before notaries. Houses, which make up most of the municipality, sell on average at around 3 109 €/m². These averages cover gaps depending on the area, the size of the plot, the condition of the property and the presence of outdoor space: a recent villa with a garden and an older apartment in the centre are not at the same level.
Monteux stretches across the plain of the Comtat Venaissin, where land is more available than in the hillside municipalities. That setting favoured the growth of housing estates and villas, so much so that detached houses dominate the market. Apartments, concentrated in the old centre and a few recent developments, remain a minority. That structure explains the central place of mas farmhouses, villas and bungalows in transactions.
Monteux holds a central position in the plain, about fifteen kilometres from Avignon to the south-west and a few kilometres from Carpentras to the north-east. The municipality is linked by the road network of the Comtat Venaissin. Avignon, with its high-speed and city-centre stations, puts Monteux within reach of connections towards Marseille, Lyon and Paris, which strengthens its appeal for working people of the area.
They strengthen above all the profile and appeal of the municipality. The leisure park around the lake and the theme park have made Monteux a local destination well known in the Vaucluse, which supports the image of the town and a share of tourist activity. The effect on residential property prices remains indirect: housing demand comes first from the suburban position between Avignon and Carpentras.
The stock is dominated by houses, which explains a more limited supply of apartments. A villa or a mas farmhouse with outdoor space matches the most common demand from families and sells above the level of apartments. An apartment in the centre or in a recent development can suit a more contained budget. The choice depends above all on the intended use and the land you are looking for, in a municipality designed for individual housing.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).