The average price per m² in Morillon is 4 338 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 78 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Morillon, a village resort in the Giffre valley, in Haute-Savoie.
In Morillon, apartments sell for an average of 4 338 €/m², based on the transactions actually registered in the DVF database kept from notarised sales. This level reflects the status of a Grand Massif village resort: more measured than that of the large neighbouring resorts such as Samoëns or Les Carroz d'Arâches, but well above the towns at the bottom of the Arve valley. The housing stock mixes traditional chalets, apartments in tourist residences and more recent schemes close to the lifts. The altitude of the property, its aspect, its distance from the gondola and the lake, and its energy performance explain most of the gaps from one property to another. Second-home buyers, both French and foreign, support prices in a small market where well-placed properties rarely change hands. These figures, drawn from sales signed before notaries, give a reliable municipal benchmark; a precise valuation then relies on comparable sales, examined property by property.
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 Morillon market is a small resort market, with a few dozen sales a year. French and international demand for second homes is its main engine. It concentrates on properties close to the lifts and the lake, while homes further away or energy-hungry are negotiated harder. Energy performance has become a serious talking point in a stock where old chalets and recent developments sit side by side.
Membership of the Grand Massif, one of the large ski areas of the Northern Alps, anchors the appeal of the municipality over the medium term. The question of snow cover at moderate altitude and the control of running costs nonetheless weigh on buyers' decisions. For a seller, a well-located and properly presented property finds a buyer, whereas an over-ambitious price lingers in a market where supply stays scarce but demand is selective.
Morillon plays the family village card against more sought-after neighbouring resorts such as Samoëns or Les Carroz d'Arâches (Arâches-la-Frasse), while Cluses, at the bottom of the Arve valley, belongs to a conventional residential market.
Morillon lies at around 700 metres of altitude in the Haut-Giffre valley, in the Faucigny country, on the slope rising towards the mountain pastures of the Grand Massif. The old village has kept its wood and stone houses, its 15th-century Saint-Christophe church and several old chapels scattered through the hamlets, witnesses to a long rural and pastoral past.
Long turned towards mountain farming, the municipality opened up to tourism during the 20th century. In 1981 it joined the Grand Massif ski area, which also links Flaine, Les Carroz, Samoëns and Sixt, and gives access to a vast network of slopes. Its landscaped lake and its gondola make it today a family resort, more discreet than its neighbours but connected to the same large ski area.
This dual identity, authentic village and ski resort, shapes local life: a small permanent population, a seasonal influx in winter and summer, and housing shared between year-round residents and second-home owners who come looking for the air of the Northern Alps.
Morillon has a little over 700 year-round inhabitants, a figure that swells sharply in season. The property market here is dominated by second homes: French families and foreign buyers looking for a ski base at a more affordable price than in the most sought-after resorts of the valley. To these are added working people employed in Cluses, in the Arve valley or towards Geneva, who want a mountain setting within reasonable reach of their job. Properties close to the lifts and the lake concentrate demand.
The average apartment price in Morillon is 4 338 €/m², based on DVF sales actually completed before notaries. This average covers varied realities, from the studio in a tourist residence to the renovated chalet. Altitude, aspect, proximity to the lifts and the lake, general condition and energy performance weigh heavily on the final price. In a small resort market like this one, a reliable valuation rests on comparable sales rather than on the municipal average alone.
Morillon attracts a loyal second-home clientele, supported by its membership of the Grand Massif and by prices more affordable than in the flagship resorts nearby. The number of properties available remains limited, which supports the value of well-located homes. As everywhere in the mountains, aspect, access to the slopes and energy quality make the difference at resale. A case-by-case valuation is essential before buying or selling.
In a resort, the price gap comes first from location: distance to the gondola, view over the peaks, proximity to the lake and the village centre. Then come altitude, sun exposure, the condition of the property and its energy rating, which has become a real bargaining point. A detached chalet, an apartment in a recent development and an older studio do not sit in the same segment. Each comparable sale helps to set the right price.
Property in Morillon remains tied to the appeal of the mountains, in winter as in summer. The ski season supports demand for second homes, but the Grand Massif area and the natural setting also attract summer visitors, walkers and families. This dual season limits dependence on snow cover in a single period. The market nonetheless stays small, with few transactions a year, which makes every valuation sensitive to the precise features of the property.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).