The average price per m² in Olivet is 2 544 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 154 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Olivet, on the banks of the Loiret south of Orléans, in the Loiret department.
The average price recorded in Olivet, in the Loiret department, stands at 2 544 €/m². This average covers a housing stock dominated by houses: according to INSEE, the French statistics institute, houses make up 53,6 % of dwellings against 44,8 % apartments, in a residential municipality of the southern suburbs of Orléans. The average level recorded for houses and villas is higher, at around 2 950 €/m², with detached houses and properties close to the banks of the Loiret pulling values upwards. Closeness to Orléans, transport links and the riverside setting explain most of the gaps. The figures come from DVF data, the French notarised sales database, which records the transactions actually registered with notaries.
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 Olivet market is that of an affluent residential suburb of Orléans. As the second most populous municipality in the Loiret, it attracts demand from families and working people looking for a house with a garden a few minutes from jobs in Orléans, in a green riverside setting. Population growth, of around 7 % since 2017 according to INSEE, supports this demand, while the housing stock remains mainly made up of detached houses and little geared to second homes.
New supply is constrained by geography and regulation. The banks of the Loiret, the listed Loire Valley and the areas exposed to flood risk limit buildable land, which concentrates part of the activity on the resale of detached houses and on renovation. Properties close to the river and in the most sought-after areas sell above the municipal average, while apartments closer to Orléans offer more accessible entry prices. Membership of Orléans Métropole firmly anchors Olivet in the market of the wider urban area.
A residential suburb of Orléans, Olivet sits just below the central town and on a par with the mid-sized Loire Valley towns selected here, well above a prefecture town such as Bourges. Closeness to Orléans and the Loiret setting support its values.
The name Olivet refers to the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem: in the 12th century, King Louis VII gave the church of Saint-Samson to the abbey of Mont Sion, in 1147, and the monks brought the place name with them. The municipality then appears in the texts as Apud Olivetum in 1274, then De Oliveto at the end of the 13th century. The territory extends along the left bank of the Loire, around the Loiret, a river thirteen kilometres long which is not a conventional tributary but a resurgence of the Loire, fed by springs.
The Loiret shaped the historical economy of Olivet. As early as the 10th century, the river carried five or six weirs and as many watermills, inherited from monastic builders, which ground grain and powered various industries. During the Belle Époque, these mills gradually lost their activity: from a place of work, the river became a place of leisure, and the mills were converted into homes. The riverside dance halls on the banks of the Loiret, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, extended this role as a resort on the doorstep of Orléans.
Long a place of holiday homes and market gardening, Olivet grew strongly from the 1950s, driven by the expansion of the Orléans urban area. It is today the second most populous town in the Loiret and part of Orléans Métropole, the metropolitan authority. The Parc Floral de la Source, laid out in the neighbouring district of Orléans-la-Source, completes, a few minutes away, the natural setting that gives the area its reputation.
According to INSEE, Olivet has 23 507 inhabitants and a stock of 11 770 dwellings, of which 93,2 % are main residences, with a very low share of second homes (1,7 %) and 5,2 % vacant dwellings. The stock is mainly made up of detached houses: 53,6 % houses against 44,8 % apartments, which sets Olivet apart from a denser central town. Among households living in their main residence, 55,1 % are owner-occupiers. Buyers are mostly families and working people from the Orléans urban area, looking for a house with a garden a few minutes from the centre, as well as households drawn by the setting of the Loiret riverbanks. Population growth, around 7 % since 2017, sustains strong residential demand.
The average price recorded is 2 544 €/m², calculated from transactions registered with notaries and published in the DVF database. It is a municipal average, which mixes the apartment close to Orléans with the house in a residential neighbourhood. The average level recorded for houses and villas reaches around 2 950 €/m². Location within the municipality, closeness to the banks of the Loiret, plot size and year of construction explain most of the gaps. A sound valuation relies on comparable sales, not on the municipal average alone.
Olivet lies about four to five kilometres south of Orléans, on the banks of the Loiret, and belongs to Orléans Métropole. The municipality is linked to central Orléans by road and served by the urban area's public transport network. This immediate closeness to the Orléans employment hub, combined with a green riverside setting, explains a large part of its residential appeal and weighs on property values.
Supply is rather favourable to houses, which is unusual in a municipality within an urban area. According to INSEE, houses account for 53,6 % of dwellings against 44,8 % apartments. There is a varied fabric of detached houses, from properties close to the Loiret to more recent houses on housing estates. Floor areas, plots and energy performance vary widely, so the valuation of a house depends more on its own features and location than on the municipal average.
The Loiret, a resurgence of the Loire thirteen kilometres long, borders the municipality with its old mills converted into homes, its riverside dance halls and its tree-lined banks. This setting makes it a sought-after area, where properties close to the river stand out from the rest of the stock. Value does not depend on floor area alone: the view, access to the water and tranquillity count, which makes the valuation of a property on the Loiret banks a specific exercise.
Olivet belongs to the Loire Valley, an area listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and part of the territory near the Loire and the Loiret is exposed to flood risk, governed by a risk prevention plan that can restrict some construction. Before a purchase, it is worth checking the property's zone and the applicable easements. As for use, renting out a furnished holiday let requires formalities at the town hall, and local taxation is worth anticipating.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).