The average price per m² in Rousies is 827 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 1 486 €/m². About 15 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Rousies, in the Avesnois, south of Maubeuge.
In Rousies, the benchmark price stands at 827 €/m² for an apartment, a very affordable level that is primarily due to the municipality's small stock of apartments. The local market is in fact a market of houses, with a benchmark price close to 1 486 €/m² for detached houses, by far the dominant product in this Avesnois village of detached homes. These values come from DVF data, the French notarised sales database, meaning transactions actually registered with notaries, not estimates based on listings. They give an order of magnitude: each property still needs to be assessed according to its condition, location and floor area, particularly the houses with land that make up most sales.
House : 1 486 €/m²
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 Rousies market is first and foremost a market of houses, driven by demand from families and first-time buyers in the Maubeuge basin looking for a detached house with a garden. The low volume of apartments explains the very low price level in this segment, which carries little real meaning for the market as a whole, dominated by detached houses. The proximity of Maubeuge, its jobs and services sustains steady demand for houses, whose value depends mainly on condition, floor area and location.
In the longer term, energy performance is becoming a key factor: in an older brick stock, well-renovated houses gain value, while energy-intensive homes sell at a discount and weigh on prices. The municipality's trajectory remains tied to that of the Maubeuge conurbation and the Sambre valley, whose economic dynamism determines demand. The detached-house setting and the proximity of the Avesnois countryside support the residential appeal of Rousies.
Rousies sits in a moderately priced area of the Avesnois: its market remains below that of Maubeuge and of towns such as Valenciennes or Cambrai.
Rousies extends through the Avesnois, south of Maubeuge, over a hilly territory crossed by the Solre, a small river that joins the Sambre. Long part of Hainaut, the village was attached to France following an exchange concluded in Lille on 3 December 1699, then united with the provostship of Maubeuge by a declaration of Louis XIV registered in 1704. From the 14th century, the seigneury belonged to the great families of Hainaut, including that of the lords of Beaumont.
The history of Rousies is also military: on 28 October 1793, the battle of Rousies helped free Maubeuge from Austrian occupation during the Revolutionary Wars. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the proximity of Maubeuge and its industrial basin shaped the municipality, which hosted small-scale industry and workers' housing. The architect Adolphe Danis designed several residences there in the early 20th century, including engineers' houses listed in the heritage inventory.
Today, Rousies is a residential municipality in the Sambre valley, part of the Maubeuge Val de Sambre inter-municipal authority. It has nearly 4 000 inhabitants and retains a detached-house profile, in an area of the Avesnois marked by bocage hedgerow landscapes and the proximity of the Mormal forest. Less than ten kilometres from the Belgian border, it benefits from the services and jobs of the Maubeuge conurbation.
According to INSEE, the French statistics institute, Rousies has around 3 980 inhabitants, a broadly stable population. The market is aimed first at households from the Maubeuge basin: families and first-time buyers looking for a house with a garden in a quieter setting than the town centre, while staying close to the jobs and services of the conurbation. The stock consists very largely of detached houses, suburban homes and brick townhouses, which steers demand towards buying a main residence. The supply of apartments remains marginal, which explains the low price level observed in this segment and the central role of houses in local transactions.
The benchmark price in Rousies stands at 827 €/m² for an apartment. This figure comes from DVF data, the sales actually signed before notaries, and covers a very limited segment of apartments in the municipality. As the local market is above all a market of houses, this level reflects only a small part of transactions: the value of a house with land depends mainly on its floor area, condition and location.
Rousies is a village of detached houses: the most sought-after areas are quiet residential streets, with houses that have a garden. Proximity to schools, local shops and routes towards Maubeuge is an important criterion for buyers. Older brick townhouses, inherited from the area's working-class past, complete a supply geared towards main residences.
Rousies lies south of Maubeuge, a few kilometres away, which gives access to the shops, services and railway station of the conurbation. The municipality is close to the main roads of the Sambre valley and less than ten kilometres from the Belgian border. This position makes journeys to Maubeuge easier and, for some working people, to neighbouring Belgium.
In Rousies, the question hardly arises: the market is very largely a market of houses. The supply of apartments is marginal, which explains the low price shown for this segment. For a buyer, the detached house with a garden is the dominant product, suited to family life in this Avesnois setting. Apartments account for only a small share of sales.
The municipality lies in a bocage area of the Avesnois, which frames urbanisation and steers construction towards designated zones. Part of the older brick housing may require work, particularly energy renovation. Before any project, it is useful to consult the PLU, the local urban development plan, at the town hall to check whether a plot can be built on and which rules apply.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).