The average price per m² in Montsoult is 2 738 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 17 transactions are recorded each year.
Mood illustration of Montsoult, in the north of Île-de-France, in the Val-d'Oise.
In Montsoult, apartments trade on average at around 2 738 €/m², according to the DVF transactions registered before notaries. That level places the municipality among the most affordable in this sector of the Val-d'Oise, where several neighbouring towns show higher values. A suburban village backing onto the forest, Montsoult has mostly detached houses, but its supply of apartments, carried by developments near the station, appeals to households working in Paris or in the north of the conurbation. The direct service by the Transilien towards Paris-Nord, the green setting and prices below those of the bordering municipalities support demand. The condition of the property, the storey, the presence of outdoor space or a parking place and the distance to the station weigh on the value of a home.
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 Montsoult market is supported by its standing as a residential municipality of the northern suburbs and by its direct service towards Paris. Detached houses concentrate most of the sales, while the apartments near the station attract first-time buyers and small households. Demand comes above all from working people employed in the conurbation and looking for a greener, more affordable setting than the neighbouring municipalities.
Several factors frame the way values move. The rail link towards Paris-Nord, the closeness of the forest massifs and a favourable price gap compared with the bordering towns support the appeal of the municipality. Conversely, its modest size, a limited supply of apartments and the weight of the detached house in the stock temper the scale of the swings in a village market.
Montsoult sits below Domont and Taverny, two neighbouring municipalities whose markets remain above it. The gap is wider still with L'Isle-Adam, a sought-after town of the Oise valley, whose prices are among the highest in this sector of the Val-d'Oise.
Montsoult is a former village of the plaine de France, whose name appears in Latin texts of the Middle Ages. The territory came under the powerful barony of Montmorency, one of the great lordships of the Paris region, before remaining for a long time a small rural municipality turned towards farming, away from the main routes.
The arrival of the railway, at the end of the 19th century, changed things. The station, opened in 1877 by the Compagnie du Nord and extended shortly afterwards by a branch line towards Luzarches, placed Montsoult on the rail network linking Paris to the north of Île-de-France. That service began the gradual transformation of the village into a residential municipality of the northern suburbs.
Through the 20th century, Montsoult kept its village scale while taking in suburban housing, on the edge of the Isle-Adam forest. Part of the intercommunal authority of the north of the Val-d'Oise, the municipality today combines a green setting, the closeness of the forest massifs and a direct rail link with Paris, assets that shape its residential appeal.
Montsoult has 4 023 inhabitants. A residential village in the north of Île-de-France, it attracts families and working people employed in Paris or in the conurbation, drawn by a green setting at a reasonable distance from the capital. Buyers are looking above all for the detached house with a garden, but the supply of apartments, concentrated near the station, answers demand from first-time buyers, couples and single people. The direct link by the Transilien and prices more measured than in the neighbouring municipalities make Montsoult a gateway into this sector of the Val-d'Oise.
The average price of apartments in Montsoult is 2 738 €/m², according to the DVF transactions actually completed before notaries. That average varies with the condition of the home, the storey, the presence of outdoor space or a parking place and closeness to the station. A recent apartment near the Transilien and an older home further away do not trade at the same level.
Montsoult is served by the Montsoult-Maffliers station, on Line H of the Transilien, which links directly to Paris-Nord. That rail link is one of the main assets of the municipality for people working in the capital. By car, the sector is also connected to the rest of Île-de-France by the road network of the north of the Val-d'Oise.
Montsoult has kept a village character and a modest size, without the level of services or the residential standing of some nearby municipalities. Its market therefore remains more accessible than that of better-equipped or more sought-after neighbouring towns, while offering the same rail service towards Paris and a comparable natural setting, on the edge of the forest.
The stock is dominated by detached houses with a garden, in a suburban fabric typical of the northern suburbs. Apartments, fewer in number, are concentrated in developments near the station and suit first-time buyers and small households. The choice depends on your plans, between the comfort of a house and the convenience of a home close to transport.
For a household working in Paris or in the conurbation, Montsoult combines a green setting, the closeness of the forest and a direct link by the Transilien, at prices more accessible than in the neighbouring municipalities. Before buying, compare properties by their location, their condition and their distance to the station, and have the home valued to place a price against the real market.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).