The average price per m² in Neauphle-le-Château is 3 485 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 22 transactions are recorded each year.
Mood illustration of Neauphle-le-Château, a former canton town with medieval heritage, in the west of the Yvelines.
The average price recorded in Neauphle-le-Château stands at 3 485 €/m². That average brings together a stock where detached houses dominate, a little more than half of the total, alongside a significant share of apartments, located above all in the old village centre and in a few more recent developments. The gaps around that average come from the type of property, the floor area, the condition, the plot and the location: a property in the old centre, close to the église Saint-Nicolas and the remains of the feudal castle, does not trade like a suburban home in the outlying estates. Closeness to the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines business hub and access to Paris via the gare de Villiers-Neauphle-Pontchartrain also weigh on the appeal of certain sectors. These figures come from the DVF database, which records the sales actually signed before notaries, and give a municipal benchmark to be refined 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 Neauphle-le-Château market rests on its standing as a heritage town of the western Paris region, some thirty kilometres from Paris and immediately next to the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines business hub. Demand comes above all from families and working professionals, won over by the character of the old centre and by a small-town setting still marked by the Yvelines countryside, while staying connected to the employment areas and to Paris via the gare de Villiers-Neauphle-Pontchartrain. The historic character of the municipality, a former canton town, adds to its appeal for buyers after a place with character rather than a plain suburban estate.
Supply remains limited by the modest size of the municipality and by the preservation of the old centre, which constrains the scope for new building. On the resale market, the condition of the building, energy performance and closeness to the historic centre or to the main roads have become negotiating criteria in their own right. Buyers weigh the character of a town house near the église Saint-Nicolas against the more recent comfort of the outlying estates. The presence of apartments, more marked than in some neighbouring villages, opens the market to a wider range of budgets.
A former canton town between Plaisir and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Neauphle-le-Château sits above Plaisir and Maurepas, but below Villepreux, which is more highly rated.
Neauphle takes its name from a word of Celtic origin evoking a new temple, probably set at the end of the promontory where the church stands today. The Latin form Nealpha Castri is recorded as early as 1351, the qualifier Château distinguishing the municipality from its neighbour Neauphle-le-Vieux. The history of Neauphle-le-Château begins in the 11th century, when Simon I of Neauphle established a fortified feudal estate there. The town reached its commercial peak at the beginning of the 15th century: in 1403, king Charles VI reorganised its market, which became one of the five largest in Île-de-France. The stronghold that then dominated the town was partly destroyed in 1442 by English troops, during the Hundred Years War. The remains of that medieval fortress still bear witness today to that past as a strongpoint and a prosperous market town, inherited from the Middle Ages.
The built heritage of Neauphle-le-Château bears the mark of that medieval past. The église Saint-Nicolas, raised in 1118 by Simon III, constable of France, still stands at the centre of the old village and remains the oldest building in the municipality. Nearby, the remains of the feudal castle recall the original defensive purpose of the site, while the lanes and houses of the historic centre keep the layout of a fortified town turned rural market. Neauphle-le-Château also hosted, from 1798 to 1851, a station of the Chappe telegraph, the optical communication system that then linked Paris to the main provincial cities, a sign of the relay role the municipality long played on the roads west of Paris. That older fabric, still dense and preserved, sets Neauphle-le-Château apart today from the more recent suburban municipalities of its sector.
Now a municipality of the arrondissement of Versailles, in the department of the Yvelines, Neauphle-le-Château remained, until the 20th century, a rural town away from the main routes. Its name gained international resonance in early October 1978, when the ayatollah Khomeini, then in exile, settled in a property in the village: he received the world press there until his departure, on 1 February 1979, for a triumphant return to Iran. That episode remains present in local memory and lastingly links the name of the municipality to that page of contemporary history. Today, Neauphle-le-Château is a sought-after residential municipality of the western Paris region, some thirty kilometres from Paris, whose listed old centre sits alongside more recent suburban districts, in a setting still marked by the Yvelines countryside.
Neauphle-le-Château has 3 250 inhabitants according to INSEE, the French national statistics institute. The housing stock remains split between a majority of detached houses, a little more than half of the total, and a significant share of apartments, close to two dwellings in five. Main residences very largely dominate the stock, around nine dwellings in ten, the share of second homes being marginal. About seven households in ten own their home. That profile, combined with a preserved old centre and closeness to the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines business hub, attracts above all families and working professionals looking for a heritage setting at a reasonable distance from Paris. House buyers turn to the old village or the surrounding estates, while apartments suit households after a more measured budget or a smaller home.
The average price recorded in Neauphle-le-Château stands at 3 485 €/m², according to the sales registered before notaries and published in the DVF database. That figure brings together varied properties, from the suburban home of the old centre to the house in the outlying estates by way of the apartments in more recent developments. The type of property, the floor area, the condition, the plot and the location explain the greater part of the gaps around that average. For a reliable valuation, it is better to rely on sales of comparable properties than on the municipal average alone.
Neauphle-le-Château has no station on its own territory, but lies close to the gare de Villiers-Neauphle-Pontchartrain, served by Line N of the Transilien towards Paris-Montparnasse, as well as to several bus lines linking the town to the neighbouring stations. The municipality also benefits from its closeness to the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines business hub and to the main roads of the western Paris region. That position, some thirty kilometres from Paris, suits working people looking for the setting of an old town while staying connected to the capital and to the nearby employment areas.
Neauphle-le-Château has kept an old town centre laid out around the église Saint-Nicolas and the remains of its feudal castle, inherited from a past as a strongpoint and a prosperous market in the Middle Ages. The village, which hosted the ayatollah Khomeini during his exile in 1978-1979, keeps a marked heritage identity, with lanes and older houses that contrast with the more recent suburban districts on the outskirts. That historic small-town setting, surrounded by the Yvelines countryside, appeals to households after older character, at a reasonable distance from the employment hubs and from Paris.
The Neauphle-le-Château market gives pride of place to detached houses, which make up a little more than half of the stock, but it also counts a notable proportion of apartments, close to two dwellings in five. Buying a house matches the dominant profile of the municipality, with more frequent access to a garden or a plot, in particular in the outlying estates. Apartments, located above all in the old village centre or in a few recent developments, suit more measured budgets and smaller households. Your choice will depend above all on your budget and on your need for outdoor space.
Neauphle-le-Château is organised around its old town centre, grouped near the église Saint-Nicolas and the remains of the feudal castle, then spreads out into more recent suburban estates on the outskirts. The historic centre sectors stand out for their older fabric and their heritage character, while the outlying districts offer more recent houses with a garden. Closeness to Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and to the main roads remains a criterion for working buyers, to be weighed against the relative quiet of certain streets. Each sector has its own building and setting characteristics, to be examined closely according to your plans.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).