The average price per m² in Peisey-Nancroix is 5 965 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 21 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Peisey-Nancroix, a Tarentaise mountain village linked to the Peisey-Vallandry ski area, at the foot of the Vanoise national park.
The average price recorded in Peisey-Nancroix stands at 5 965 €/m². This average covers a stock marked by the municipality's tourist role, where the apartments of the Plan-Peisey and Vallandry resorts sit alongside the chalets and old houses of the Peisey and Nancroix hamlets. The high share of second homes, typical of mountain municipalities, weighs on price levels. The gaps around this average come mainly from the altitude and aspect of the property, its proximity to the lifts of the area linked to Les Arcs, its floor area and its energy performance. A ski-in ski-out studio and a hamlet chalet do not belong to the same market. These figures come from the DVF database, which lists 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 Peisey-Nancroix market rests on its status as a mountain municipality linked to the Peisey-Vallandry ski area and, beyond it, to Paradiski via the Vanoise Express cable car. Demand comes largely from second-home buyers and leisure investors, drawn by direct ski access and by the setting of the Vanoise national park. Apartments close to the slopes, in the Plan-Peisey and Vallandry resorts, account for a good share of transactions and trade according to their aspect, their altitude and their distance from the lifts. The seasonality of the market, strong in the mountains, paces sales around the winter periods.
Supply is constrained by the relief and by the protection of the national park, which limit the extension of built-up areas and make building land scarce. In the second-hand market, the energy performance of chalets and of apartments from the first generations of resorts is becoming a bargaining point, in a context of renovation of mountain properties. Buyers weigh a ski-in ski-out apartment in a resort against a more spacious hamlet chalet further from the slopes. The large share of second homes supports price levels but exposes the market to shifts in tourist demand.
Linked to the Peisey-Vallandry ski area, Peisey-Nancroix shows a price level above that of Bourg-Saint-Maurice, in the valley, and of La Plagne Tarentaise, but well below that of Courchevel, a very high-end resort.
Peisey-Nancroix occupies the Ponturin valley, in the upper Tarentaise of Savoie. The name Peisey is linked to the late Latin pesetum, a place where spruces thrive, while Nancroix refers to the nant, the mountain stream. The valley, settled since Antiquity by the Ceutrones, developed community management of its mountain pastures very early, with elected representatives. In 1685, the inhabitants rebuilt their church, fitted with Baroque altarpieces characteristic of Savoyard art. Away from the village, the sanctuary of Notre-Dame des Vernettes, decorated with frescoes from 1733, remains a pilgrimage site visited every 16 July.
The history of the municipality is also a mining one. In 1802, Napoleon founded the Mont-Blanc School of Mines at Peisey, backed by the local silver and lead deposits. The workings supported part of the population until 1866, before being halted following floods and the exhaustion of the seam. This metalworking know-how spread beyond the valley, several villagers having founded bronze workshops in Paris. The present municipality was born in 1934 from the official union of the hamlets under the name Peisey-Nancroix.
Tourism began in the 1920s and gradually transformed the municipality. France's first single-seat ski lift was brought into service here in 1948. The Plan-Peisey resort opened in 1963, that of Vallandry in 1986; together they form the Peisey-Vallandry sector, linked to the Les Arcs ski area. In 2003, the Vanoise Express cable car spanned the valley to connect Les Arcs to La Plagne and create the Paradiski area. The municipality, bordered by the Vanoise national park, keeps a pastoral activity and is reached by road from Landry station, on the Tarentaise railway line.
Peisey-Nancroix has around 632 permanent inhabitants according to INSEE. Its residential profile is that of a mountain municipality with a strong tourist vocation: second homes make up a large share of the stock, alongside a core of main residences occupied by year-round inhabitants. Housing mixes the apartments of the Plan-Peisey and Vallandry resorts, often close to the slopes, with the chalets and old houses of the valley-floor hamlets. Buyers are largely leisure investors and families looking for a ski base, sensitive to the proximity of the lifts of the area linked to Les Arcs. Buyers settling year-round tend to target the chalets and houses of the hamlets, away from the most touristy areas.
The average price recorded in Peisey-Nancroix stands at 5 965 €/m², based on sales registered with notaries and published in the DVF database. This figure brings together varied properties, from resort studios to hamlet chalets. The type of property, altitude, aspect, proximity to the slopes, floor area and energy performance explain most of the gaps around this average. For a reliable valuation, it is better to rely on sales of comparable properties than on the municipal average alone.
The municipality is reached by road from the Tarentaise valley, a few kilometres from Bourg-Saint-Maurice. The nearest station is Landry, on the Tarentaise railway line, connected to Chambéry and to Paris during the winter season. From the Plan-Peisey and Vallandry resorts, the ski area gives access to Les Arcs, then to La Plagne via the Vanoise Express cable car. This dual access, by road and by lift, shapes the appeal of the municipality.
Peisey-Nancroix spreads through the Ponturin valley, on the edge of the Vanoise national park, an unspoilt high-mountain environment. The built heritage testifies to local history, with the church rebuilt in 1685 and its Baroque altarpieces, and the sanctuary of Notre-Dame des Vernettes with its frescoes from 1733. The former mining activity and the School of Mines founded in 1802 also mark the memory of the municipality. This setting, combining mountains, Baroque heritage and pastures, adds to the residential appeal of the village.
The Peisey-Nancroix market clearly distinguishes two types of property. Apartments are concentrated in the Plan-Peisey and Vallandry resorts, often close to the slopes, and suit use as a second home or as a seasonal rental investment. Chalets and houses are found more in the Peisey and Nancroix hamlets, on the valley floor, with more space and a more permanent character. Your choice will depend on your intended use, your budget and how much you value immediate proximity to the ski area.
The municipality is organised between the high-altitude resorts and the valley hamlets. Plan-Peisey and Vallandry bring together tourist housing and ski-in ski-out apartments, linked to the Les Arcs area. The hamlets of Peisey and Nancroix, lower in the Ponturin valley, keep a traditional fabric of chalets and mountain houses. The areas close to the lifts remain the most sought after for skiing use, while the hamlets attract buyers looking for quiet and year-round living.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).