The average price per m² in Orléans is 2 582 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 2,0 to 3,0 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 2 % over 5 years and rose 0,8 % over the last 12 months, with about 1,200 transactions per year.
Illustration of Orléans, the prefecture of the Loiret on the banks of the Loire, the city of Joan of Arc.
Apartments in Orléans sell at an average price of around 2 582 €/m², based on transactions actually recorded (DVF data for 2024-2025, the French database of notarised property sales). It is an affordable market for a large city, well below most French metropolitan areas. Gaps between districts run from around 1 884 €/m² at La Source, the most affordable area in the south, to nearly 3 073 €/m² in the historic centre, on the north bank of the Loire. The market for houses sits a little higher, at around 2 771 €/m². Over five years prices have stayed broadly stable, with a rise of around 2 %.
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.
After 2 527 €/m² in 2021, the average price in Orléans reaches 2 582 €/m² in 2026, roughly +2 % over the period.
Change in the average price per m² over twelve months, district by district, based on the most recent DVF sales.
The average price per m² for an apartment in each district of Orléans covered by Immover, ranked from the most expensive to the most affordable.
The Orléans market is one of the most affordable among the large French cities. With an average price of around 2 582 €/m² for an apartment, it sits well below most metropolitan areas. Over five years prices have stayed broadly stable, with a rise of around 2 %, without the swings seen elsewhere.
Its distinctive feature is the Loire, which cuts the city in two. The north bank holds the most expensive districts, led by the historic centre, above 3 000 €/m². The south bank, with Saint-Marceau and then La Source, offers more measured prices. La Source, a large district in the south, remains the most affordable area despite a recent rise linked to its urban renewal.
With an average price of around 2 582 €/m², Orléans sits well below most of the large cities covered by Immover. The prefecture of the Loiret remains an affordable market for owner-occupiers, far from the levels of the big metropolitan areas, which makes it one of the most accessible large cities in which to buy a main residence.
Orléans is the prefecture of the Loiret and the regional capital of Centre-Val de Loire, on the Loire, about a hundred kilometres south of Paris. The city is laid out on both sides of the river: the north bank holds the historic centre, with Place du Martroi and its equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, the Sainte-Croix cathedral and rue Royale with its arcades running down to the Loire; the south bank opens onto Saint-Marceau, a residential district, then onto Orléans-la-Source further south.
Orléans remains inseparable from Joan of Arc, who lifted the siege of the city in 1429. The Joan of Arc festivities, held each year at the start of May, are among the oldest commemorations in France. That past can be read in the old centre, around the house of Joan of Arc, rue de Bourgogne, one of the longest and oldest streets in the city, and the gothic cathedral looking down rue Jeanne d'Arc.
Largely rebuilt after the destruction of the Second World War, Orléans has modernised while preserving its heritage, and holds the Ville d'art et d'histoire label for towns of art and history. The TAO tramway, with its north-south line A serving La Source and its east-west line B crossing the inner centre, now shapes how people move around. With around 117 000 inhabitants, its university at La Source and a diversified economy, the city offers a big-city property market that has remained affordable.
The Orléans market attracts first-time buyers, families and working households looking for an affordable large city, well connected to Paris and equipped with every service. Demand focuses on older apartments in the historic centre, on suburb houses on the north bank and on the detached homes of Saint-Marceau, south of the Loire. Measured prices, below most French metropolitan areas, make it a market for owner-occupiers where buying a main residence remains within reach.
The average price in Orléans is 2 582 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 2 000 to 3 000 €/m² depending on the district. Listing portals show asking prices, 10 to 20 % above the prices actually recorded at signing.
No. The gaps are noticeable: the historic centre, on the north bank of the Loire, goes above 3 000 €/m², while La Source, in the south, stays at around 1 900 €/m². Between the two, the north bank districts and Saint-Marceau, on the south bank, sit in a middle range, of the order of 2 200 to 2 900 €/m².
No, Orléans remains an affordable market for a large city. With an average price of around 2 582 €/m² for an apartment, the city sits well below most French metropolitan areas. It is a market for owner-occupiers, where buying a main residence remains within reach, in particular in southern areas such as La Source.
Over five years prices have stayed broadly stable, with a rise of around 2 %. The Orléans market has not seen the sharp increases of some large cities; it moves in a measured way, which makes it a readable market for buying as well as for selling.
The city-wide average is not enough: you have to start from the price in your district, then adjust for the floor, the view, the condition and how close it is to the tram or the Loire. The Immover estimator draws on the actual sales closest to your address.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).