The average price per m² in Roanne is 1 323 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 1,0 to 1,6 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 12 % over 5 years and rose 4,1 % over the last 12 months, with about 496 transactions per year.
Illustration of Roanne, from the quays of the Loire to the port on the Digoin canal.
Apartments in Roanne sell at an average price of around 1 323 €/m², based on prices actually recorded (DVF data, the French notarised sales database). Sub-prefecture of the Loire department, set on the left bank of the river and the second largest town in the department, Roanne is among the most affordable markets of French mid-sized towns. Prices run from about 736 €/m² in Parc des Sports to 1 470 €/m² in Centre. Houses trade at around 1 858 €/m², 40 % above apartments.
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 1 177 €/m² in 2021, the average price in Roanne reaches 1 323 €/m² in 2026, roughly +12 % 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 Roanne covered by Immover, ranked from the most expensive to the most affordable.
The Roanne market is that of an industrial mid-sized town with a very low entry ticket. With an average price of around 1 323 €/m² for an apartment, Roanne sits at the level of Saint-Étienne, the prefecture of the department, and far below Lyon. Houses, at around 1 858 €/m², trade 40 % above apartments: the gap is wide and reflects demand that focuses first on detached homes. The volume is comfortable for a town of this size, at 496 apartment sales a year.
The gap between districts is the striking fact: more than 100 % separates Centre from Parc des Sports. The large housing schemes of Mayollet and Parc des Sports form a market apart, between 736 and 865 €/m², while the rest of the town stays within a tight band of 1 141 to 1 470 €/m². Three districts should be read with caution for lack of volume: Halage, with 13 apartment sales a year, Parc des Sports with 13 and Mayollet with 14. On those three pages, take the average of the last two years rather than the movement of the most recent one alone. Clermont shows the strongest five-year rise, at 34 %, on 46 sales a year.
With an average price of around 1 323 €/m², Roanne sits well below the major French cities and among the most affordable mid-sized towns in the country. Its older shopping centre, its marina and its position in the north of the Loire department make it a stable market, carried by local demand.
Roanne grew on the left bank of the Loire, at the point where the river becomes navigable. That position made the town: the opening of the Roanne to Digoin canal in 1838, fifty-five kilometres and ten locks, placed it at the forefront of the French industrial revolution and opened the route to the Saône and to Paris.
Industry drew the districts. Textiles first, with the weavers' houses of Mulsant built from 1817, which became an official district in 1863. Then armaments, with the arsenal created in 1916 to make shells and guns, to the north-east. The industries of the 1930s around the Oudan basin fixed Mâtel. The large post-war housing schemes completed the outer ring, at Mayollet to the south-west and Parc des Sports to the north-east.
The geography of prices follows that pattern. Centre and Gare, around the rue Nationale and the Joseph-Déchelette museum, hold the top of the market, between 1 425 and 1 470 €/m². The outer neighbourhoods and the areas of detached housing form a consistent base, from 1 256 to 1 379 €/m². The large housing schemes bring up the rear, at 865 €/m² in Mayollet and 736 €/m² in Parc des Sports. The gap between the most expensive and the most affordable district exceeds 100 %.
The Roanne market is a local one. It is carried by households from the local employment area, the second largest in the Loire department, where mechanical engineering, technical textiles and healthcare still weigh heavily, and by first-time buyers for whom the entry ticket is one of the lowest in France for a sub-prefecture of this size. To these are added investors targeting rental yields well above those of the neighbouring cities, and households from Lyon or Saint-Étienne looking for a house less than two hours away by road. Detached houses account for a large share of transactions.
The average price in Roanne is 1 323 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 1 000 to 1 569 €/m² depending on the district. Property portals display asking prices, 10 to 20 % above prices actually recorded.
No, the gap exceeds 100 %. Centre and Gare show the highest average prices, between 1 425 and 1 470 €/m², while Parc des Sports sits at around 736 €/m² and Mayollet at around 865 €/m². Between the two, the outer neighbourhoods stay within a band of 1 256 to 1 379 €/m².
The town offers one of the lowest entry tickets in France for a sub-prefecture, an older shopping centre, a marina on the Digoin canal and road and rail links to Lyon and Saint-Étienne. Rental yields there are markedly higher than in the region's larger cities.
Over five years, the average price rises by about 12 %. Over the last twelve months, the town gains 4,1 %. The movement is not uniform: Fontquentin, Gare and Centre rise clearly while Halage falls back.
The town average is not enough: you have to start from the price in your own district, then adjust for the age of the building, the condition, the energy rating, the floor and, in the older centre, whether there is a lift or a parking space. The Immover valuation tool draws on the sales actually recorded 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).