The average price per m² in Saint-Chamond is 1 368 €/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 5 % over 5 years and rose 5,3 % over the last 12 months, with about 187 transactions per year.
Illustration of Saint-Chamond, the second town of the Loire department, in the Gier valley between Saint-Étienne and Lyon.
Apartments in Saint-Chamond sell at an average price of around 1 368 €/m², based on prices actually recorded (DVF data, the French notarised sales database). The second town of the Loire department, Saint-Chamond occupies the Gier valley, between the Monts du Lyonnais to the north and the Pilat massif to the south, 12 km from Saint-Étienne and 49 km from Lyon. Prices run from around 1 135 €/m² in Fonsala to nearly 1 632 €/m² in Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux. The former municipalities merged in 1964, on the heights, make up the top of the market, while the valley floor and its stock of older apartments stay more affordable. A house, at around 2 472 €/m², weighs as much as an apartment in this market.
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 1 303 €/m² in 2021, the average price in Saint-Chamond reaches 1 368 €/m² in 2026, roughly +5 % 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 Saint-Chamond covered by Immover, ranked from the most expensive to the most affordable.
The Saint-Chamond market is that of an industrial town in the Gier valley, part of the Saint-Étienne conurbation. With an average price of around 1 368 €/m² for an apartment, Saint-Chamond ranks among the most affordable markets in the region. That level reflects the setting of the valley and the type of stock, largely made up of older apartments. A house, at around 2 472 €/m², sells at a markedly higher level: this is a town where the suburban housing of the slopes weighs as much as the apartment blocks.
The relief draws the price map. The former village cores merged in 1964, Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Izieux and Saint-Julien, show the highest levels. The valley floor, from the town centre to the station and Le Creux, remains more affordable, with the largest sales volumes. With around 187 sales a year across the whole town, district averages rest on small numbers and move irregularly from one year to the next.
With an average price of around 1 368 €/m², Saint-Chamond is one of the most affordable markets in the Saint-Étienne conurbation. Its regional rail station on the Saint-Étienne to Lyon line, its closeness to the Pilat regional nature park and its stock of houses make it a town sought after by buyers and commuters.
Saint-Chamond is the second town of the Loire department by population. It spreads through the Gier valley, between the Monts du Lyonnais to the north and the Pilat massif to the south, halfway between Saint-Étienne and Lyon. That corridor position shaped its history: the river, then the railway and the A47 motorway, fixed industry and housing on the valley floor, while the slopes stayed more residential.
The town was built on industry. Saint-Chamond first lived on braid and shoelace making, an activity that gave it an international reputation in the nineteenth century, before the forges and steelworks, which became Creusot-Loire, shaped employment throughout the twentieth. Its present shape dates from 1964: Saint-Chamond merged with Izieux, Saint-Julien-en-Jarez and Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux. Sixty years on, those former municipalities remain districts of daily life with a strong identity, each with its village core and its church.
The geography of prices follows that relief. Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Izieux and Saint-Julien, on the heights, command the highest values. The valley floor, around the town centre, the station and Le Creux, along with the Fonsala district, remain the most affordable areas.
The Saint-Chamond market attracts first-time buyers, families and working people from the Gier valley, along with commuters towards Saint-Étienne and Lyon, since the station is served by frequent regional trains. Demand covers the houses of the slopes and the former village cores as much as the apartments of the centre. Prices, among the most moderate in the region, reflect the industrial setting of the valley and a housing stock made up mainly of older apartments.
The average price in Saint-Chamond is 1 368 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 1 038 to 1 567 €/m² depending on the district. Property portals show asking prices, 10 to 20 % above the prices actually recorded.
No. Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, to the south, shows the highest prices, around 1 632 €/m², followed by Izieux and Saint-Julien, the former village cores merged in 1964. Fonsala remains the most affordable area, around 1 135 €/m². The town centre, with the largest sales volume in the town, sits at around 1 244 €/m².
Saint-Chamond combines prices among the most affordable in the Saint-Étienne conurbation, a regional rail station on the Saint-Étienne to Lyon line and a valley setting backing onto the Pilat regional nature park. The average price, around 1 368 €/m² for an apartment, allows purchase plans that are hard to put together in the larger neighbouring cities.
The Saint-Chamond market is up around 5 % over five years for apartments. Levels remain low and volumes moderate, at around 187 sales a year, which makes district averages sensitive to recent transactions.
The town average is not enough: you need to start from the price in your own district, then adjust for property type, floor level, condition, aspect and whether the property stands on the valley floor or on the slopes. The gap between apartment and house is also wide. The Immover valuation tool 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).