The average price per m² in Montigny-en-Gohelle is 1 330 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 19 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Montigny-en-Gohelle, a municipality of the coalfield, in Pas-de-Calais.
In Montigny-en-Gohelle, apartments trade on average at around 1 330 €/m², based on DVF transactions registered with notaries. This level, among the most affordable in the area, reflects the mining history of the municipality and a housing stock dominated by the brick of the miners' terraces and by workers' houses. Apartments are fewer here than houses, but the existing supply serves first-time buyers, investors and households on a tight budget, in an area where buying remains possible on modest incomes. Closeness to Hénin-Beaumont and Lens, the dense road network of the former mining country and rental demand supported by the local population shape the market. The condition of a property, its location within the municipality and its energy performance weigh heavily on value, in an older stock often in need of renovation.
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 Montigny-en-Gohelle market remains driven by local demand for home ownership and investment, supported by low entry prices. Workers' houses account for most of the sales, while apartments find buyers among first-time purchasers and landlords. The gradual transition of the coalfield, renovation grants and improvements to the living environment sustain steady activity at the scale of the municipality.
Several factors frame how values move. On one side, closeness to Hénin-Beaumont and Lens, the road links and the presence of rental demand support the market. On the other, the age of the stock, energy performance issues and the absence of pressure from the major cities limit price growth, which remains among the most moderate in the Hauts-de-France region.
Montigny-en-Gohelle sits slightly below Liévin and Hénin-Beaumont, its direct neighbour, whose markets remain close to its own. It stands more clearly behind Lens, the central town of the area, whose prices are a little higher at the scale of the coalfield.
Montigny-en-Gohelle is a municipality of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais coalfield, that vast industrial area shaped from the 18th to the 20th century by coal mining. Long a farming village of the Gohelle, the cereal plain of Pas-de-Calais, the municipality was transformed by coal extraction, which drew in a working population and overturned the landscape.
From that period, Montigny-en-Gohelle keeps a characteristic heritage: brick estates and terraces built to house the miners, regular rows of workers' houses and slag heaps that punctuate the horizon. This mining landscape, shared with neighbouring municipalities such as Hénin-Beaumont and Lens, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2012, in recognition of an exceptional human and industrial legacy.
The closing of the pits, completed at the end of the 20th century, left an area in transition. Part of the Hénin-Carvin conurbation authority, Montigny-en-Gohelle remains a working residential municipality of the area, marked by its industrial memory and by a property market that is among the most affordable in the region.
Montigny-en-Gohelle has 9 743 inhabitants. A former mining municipality of Pas-de-Calais, it brings together a mainly local population, attached to the area, and a property market geared to affordable home ownership. Buyers are mostly households from the Hénin-Beaumont and Lens area: first-time buyers purchasing their first home, families on a measured budget and investors drawn by low prices and steady rental demand. Workers' houses and renovated miners' terraces dominate, while the supply of apartments remains more limited and concentrated in the buildings of the centre.
The average price of apartments in Montigny-en-Gohelle is 1 330 €/m², based on DVF transactions actually completed before notaries. It is one of the most affordable levels in the area. The value of a home varies above all with its condition, its energy performance and its location within the municipality, the older stock inherited from the mining era often needing work.
The municipality is part of the former coalfield, an area marked by industrial transition and by a stock of workers' housing inherited from coal mining. Supply remains plentiful and demand, essentially local, is not under pressure from the major cities. This context keeps prices among the most affordable in the Hauts-de-France region.
The municipality adjoins Hénin-Beaumont and lies close to Lens, at the heart of a dense road network inherited from the former mining country. The A1 and A21 motorways give quick access to Lille, Arras and Douai, and the stations of Hénin-Beaumont and Lens serve the area. This accessibility supports the residential appeal of the municipality despite its distance from the major centres.
Low purchase prices and steady rental demand make the municipality attractive for investment, with potential yields above those of the large cities. The trade-off lies in the condition of the older stock, often energy-hungry, and in the need to choose the location carefully and to cost the works. An accurate valuation of the property and of its renovation is essential before any purchase.
The market is dominated by mining-type houses, brick terraces and estates, often suitable for renovation and well adapted to families. Apartments, which are fewer, are found mainly in the buildings of the centre and suit first-time buyers or investors. The choice depends on your plans, energy performance being a central criterion in an older stock.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).