The average price per m² in Portet-sur-Garonne is 2 262 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 22 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Portet-sur-Garonne, a municipality at the confluence of the Garonne and the Ariège, at the southern gates of Toulouse in the Haute-Garonne department.
The average price recorded in Portet-sur-Garonne stands at 2 262 €/m². This average covers a housing stock dominated by detached houses, spread between the old centre and residential estates mostly built after 1970, and a minority of apartments concentrated in a few more recent developments. Variations around this average depend on the type of property, floor area, general condition, the presence of a plot of land and location, notably proximity to the town centre, the main roads or the quietest residential areas near the nature reserve at the confluence. These figures come from DVF data, the French notarised sales database, which records the sales actually signed before notaries, and provide a municipal benchmark to be refined property by property according to the type of project and the area targeted.
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 Portet-sur-Garonne market rests on its status as a residential and commercial municipality on the southern outskirts of Toulouse, at the confluence of the Garonne and the Ariège. Demand comes mainly from families and working people employed in Toulouse, attracted by prices well below those of the metropolitan area and by direct links to the city centre, via Portet-Saint-Simon station and the L5 bus line connected to the metro. The historic retail hub of the municipality, born with one of the first large hypermarkets in Europe in 1972, continues to shape the local economy and to sustain residential activity that has been continuous for several decades.
Supply remains shaped by a predominantly suburban and relatively recent building stock, with most homes built after 1970. In the resale market, the energy performance of houses and proximity to main roads or business zones have become negotiating criteria in their own right. Buyers weigh up links to Toulouse, the quiet of the areas close to the nature reserve at the confluence and the size of the plot. The significant share of detached houses opens the market to buyers looking for space, at prices that remain affordable given the proximity of Toulouse.
At the confluence of the Garonne and the Ariège, Portet-sur-Garonne shows prices below those of Cugnaux, Ramonville-Saint-Agne and Toulouse, its three closest neighbours.
Portet-sur-Garonne takes its name from the medieval Latin Portellum, a diminutive of portus, which refers to a ford across the Garonne. Located on the linguistic border between Gascon and Languedocien Occitan, the village bore two forms of its name, Portèth and Portèl, before officially becoming Portet-sur-Garonne in 1921. As early as 961, the locality came under the counts of Toulouse. In 1391, it obtained a charter of customs that organised community life and set the practices of the town. The crossing of the Garonne, long provided by a ferry that still operates today between April and September, drew merchant traffic between the two banks from an early date and shaped the settlement of a crossroads town, on the route linking Toulouse to the Comminges and the Ariège valley.
The Saint-Martin church, built in the 14th and 15th centuries, was partly destroyed during the Hundred Years' War before being rebuilt in the 16th century. It retains a bell-gable (clocher-mur) with five bells, a nave whose ceiling is painted as a blue sky decorated with medallions of saints, and a statue of the Assumption on its outer façade. The Château de la Creuse, remodelled around 1585 by Guillaume Mestre, has a classical brick façade with stone keystones and two Renaissance-style corner turrets; it became the residence of General Ritay, a baron of the Empire, and was listed as a historic monument in 1979. The boundary pyramid between Guyenne and Languedoc, recorded as early as 1701 and listed in 1973, is one of the last three of these provincial markers preserved in the region and recalls the former boundary that crossed the municipality.
Portet-sur-Garonne went through several military episodes: the passage of the Black Prince's army in 1355, the siege and capture of the town by Matignon in 1595, then, in 1814, an attempt by English troops to cross the Garonne, foiled by General Ritay, then living at the Château de la Creuse. The 20th century profoundly transformed the municipality, still rural with fewer than 900 inhabitants in 1934: the arrival in 1972 of one of the first large hypermarkets in Europe triggered continuous population growth and made the town a retail hub of the southern Toulouse area, long the seat of a canton bearing its name until the 2015 cantonal reform. Today a residential and commercial municipality on the southern outskirts of Toulouse, Portet-sur-Garonne is organised around the confluence of the Garonne and the Ariège, designated a regional nature reserve in 2015.
Portet-sur-Garonne has 9 782 inhabitants according to INSEE, the French statistics institute. The housing stock consists overwhelmingly of detached houses, around eight homes in ten, against two in ten apartments, a marked profile for a municipality so close to Toulouse. Just under six households in ten own their home. The building stock is relatively recent, with most homes built after 1970, as the municipality grew around its retail hub and its links to Toulouse. This profile attracts families and working people employed in Toulouse, drawn by prices below those of the metropolitan area and by quick access to the city centre, as well as first-time buyers looking at the houses on residential estates or the apartments in the most recent developments.
The average price recorded in Portet-sur-Garonne stands at 2 262 €/m², based on sales registered with notaries and published in the DVF database. This figure combines a variety of properties, houses as well as apartments. The type of property, floor area, condition, land, energy performance and location explain most of the variation around this average. For a reliable valuation, it is better to rely on sales of comparable properties than on the municipal average alone.
Portet-sur-Garonne has the Portet-Saint-Simon station, served by TER Occitanie regional trains to Toulouse-Matabiau. The municipality is also connected to the Toulouse metro by the L5 bus rapid transit line, opened at the end of 2019, which links the station to Empalot metro station. The A64 motorway and the N20 national road cross the territory, and a free ferry makes it possible to cross the Garonne from April to September. These multiple links weigh heavily on the residential appeal of the municipality for people working in Toulouse.
Portet-sur-Garonne lies at the confluence of the Garonne and the Ariège, an area designated a regional nature reserve since 2015 that offers a natural setting on the edge of the municipality. The old centre retains the Saint-Martin church, the Château de la Creuse and the boundary pyramid between Guyenne and Languedoc, three historic monuments. The town also remains marked by its retail hub inherited from one of the first large hypermarkets in Europe, opened in 1972. This setting suits households looking for a balance between proximity to Toulouse, nature and local shopping facilities.
The Portet-sur-Garonne market is largely made up of detached houses, which account for around eight homes in ten, against two in ten apartments. Buying a house matches the dominant profile of the municipality, with a plot of land and a residential setting inherited from urban development that largely took place after 1970. Apartments, found in a smaller number of developments, suit more modest budgets and small households seeking proximity to Toulouse. Your choice will depend mainly on your budget and your need for outdoor space.
Portet-sur-Garonne is organised around its old centre, close to the Saint-Martin church and the crossing over the Garonne, and then extends into residential estates of detached houses, the vast majority built after 1970. The most sought-after areas are often those close to the nature reserve at the confluence, away from the main roads and the historic retail zone. Proximity to Portet-Saint-Simon station and to the L5 bus line to the Toulouse metro remains a strong criterion for working people. Each area has its own building characteristics, to be examined closely according to your project.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).