The average price per m² in Mourenx is 1 101 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 1 670 €/m². About 34 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Mourenx, a new town of the Lacq basin, in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
The average price of apartments in Mourenx stands at 1 101 €/m², and that of houses at 1 670 €/m², based on DVF transactions, from the French notarised sales database, actually registered with notaries. A new town of the Béarn born in the 1950s with the working of the Lacq gas field, Mourenx shows a modernist layout of post-war housing estates, built to house the employees of the industrial basin. The property market there remains very affordable. The price of a home depends on its type, apartment or house, on its condition, on its energy performance and on its closeness to the employment hubs of the Lacq basin.
House : 1 670 €/m²
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 Mourenx market remains one of the most affordable in the Béarn, driven by the activity of the Lacq basin and by a large supply of collective housing inherited from the new town. This affordability attracts first-time buyers and investors in search of a rental yield.
The strength of Mourenx lies in its anchoring in a still-active industrial basin and in low prices that leave buyers room to manoeuvre. Demand splits between affordable apartments in the town centre and houses in the detached-housing areas and the neighbouring municipalities, where individual homes dominate.
Mourenx ranks among the most affordable markets in the Béarn.
Mourenx was a modest Béarn village before the discovery of the Lacq gas field, in the middle of the twentieth century, changed its destiny. The new town rose from the ground in the 1950s to house the thousands of employees drawn by the industrial boom.
The layout of Mourenx bears the mark of that period, with its towers and slab blocks designed according to the modernist principles of the post-war housing estates. The town long stood as a symbol of industrial France during the Trente Glorieuses, the post-war boom years, organised around the gas and chemical complex of Lacq.
The municipality today has 5 695 inhabitants. The Lacq basin has moved towards new chemical and energy activities, and Mourenx keeps an affordable residential fabric, surrounded by Béarn municipalities where the single-family house dominates.
Mourenx has 5 695 inhabitants and a housing stock marked by the collective blocks of the new town, complemented by houses in the detached-housing areas and in the surrounding municipalities. Buyers are mainly households from the Lacq basin, industry employees, first-time buyers and investors drawn by prices among the lowest in the Béarn. The market appeals to those looking for an affordable first purchase or a rental yield, as well as to families wanting a house without the price level of Pau. Local owners, settled there for a long time, remain numerous in the original collective stock.
The average price of apartments in Mourenx is 1 101 €/m² and that of houses 1 670 €/m², based on DVF transactions actually registered with notaries. These figures vary with the type of property, its condition, its energy performance and its location.
Mourenx is a new town built around the Lacq industrial basin, with a large share of collective housing. This plentiful supply and a relaxed local market keep prices among the most affordable in the Béarn, an advantage for first-time buyers and investors.
Both options coexist. The apartment, very present in the stock of the new town, remains the cheapest choice. The house, often located in the detached-housing areas or in the neighbouring municipalities, is aimed at families looking for outdoor space, at a price that stays moderate by the standards of the department.
The type of home, apartment or house, weighs heavily on value. General condition, energy performance, the floor, the presence of outdoor space and closeness to the employment hubs of the Lacq basin also count in the valuation of a property.
The best basis remains the DVF transactions actually registered with notaries for comparable properties. Our Immover valuation cross-checks that data with the precise characteristics of your home, its floor area, its type, its condition and its location, to give you a reliable and free price range.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).