The average price per m² in Nice is 5 139 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 3,8 to 6 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 15,4 % over 5 years and rose 2,2 % over the last 12 months, with about 7,296 transactions per year.
Illustration of the city of Nice.
The average price for apartments in Nice stands at 5 139 €/m², based on DVF data (actual notarised sales), in line with the average published by the Notaires de France. Listing portals generally show asking prices 10 to 20 % higher, which do not reflect the final price negotiated at signing.
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.
Over twelve months, the Nice market does not move as one block. The working-class districts of the east and west are catching up, the heritage centre is stabilising and a few very expensive areas are easing slightly.
The price per m² for each of the 35 districts of Nice, from Mont Boron to Saint-Augustin. Click a district to open its detailed page and its valuation.
Nice remains one of the tightest markets on the Mediterranean coast. Geography plays a decisive role: hemmed in between the sea and the hills, the city offers little available land, which durably supports prices along the coastal strip and on the residential heights.
The gap between districts has widened. Mont Boron, the Carré d'Or and the centre form a top of the market around 7 000 to 7 800 €/m², while the districts of the west and far east remain below 4 000 €/m².
The dynamic of the last twelve months confirms a rebalancing: the working-class districts are catching up part of their gap. For a seller, the right price now depends less on the city average than on the trajectory specific to their own district.
Placed back in its setting, Nice appears as a point of balance on the French Riviera: markedly more affordable than the Cap-Ferrat municipalities, and in the average of the large Riviera cities.
Founded by the Greeks of Marseille under the name Nikaia, Nice was in turn an ancient trading post, a possession of the Counts of Provence and then, for more than four centuries, a city of the Duchy of Savoy. This long Sardinian anchorage, distinct from the rest of Provence, shaped its identity, its language and the colourful architecture of Old Nice (Vieux-Nice).
The city's attachment to France in 1860, ratified by plebiscite, opened its golden age. The European aristocracy made it their winter resort: the Promenade des Anglais, the Belle Époque palace hotels and the villas of Cimiez date from this period.
In the twentieth century the city changed scale. Its inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2021 completed its dual identity: prestigious seaside resort and fully fledged Mediterranean metropolis.
The Nice market is one of the most varied in the region: first-time buyers and young professionals to the east and north, families seeking space towards Fabron or Gairaut, wealth-focused and international buyers on Mont Boron and in Cimiez, and a significant share of second homes. In Nice, the right positioning depends as much on the target area as on the budget.
The average price in Nice is 5 139 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 3 750 to 6 027 €/m². Listing portals show asking prices, 10 to 20 % above the prices actually recorded at signing.
Mont-Boron, the Carré d'Or and Old Nice form the top of the Nice market, with an average price between 6 700 and 8 300 €/m². At the other end, areas such as Saint-Roch remain around 3 300 €/m².
Yes, but more slowly: around +3 % over twelve months against +18 % over five years. The working-class districts to the east and west are catching up part of their gap.
The immover estimator cross-references the type, floor area, condition and district of your property against transactions actually recorded.
Our prices come from the DVF file: transactions actually recorded at the notary. Listing websites show asking prices, generally 10 to 20 % above final sale prices. The detail of our method is set out on our Methodology page.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).