The average price per m² in Saint-Étienne is 1 322 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 1,0 to 1,5 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 4 % over 5 years and fell 0,8 % over the last 12 months, with about 2,286 transactions per year.
Illustration of Saint-Étienne, prefecture of the Loire, a UNESCO city of design with a mining past.
Apartments in Saint-Étienne sell at an average price of around 1 322 €/m², based on transactions actually recorded (DVF data, the French database of notarised property sales). It is one of the most affordable markets among the large French cities, far below neighbouring metropolitan areas such as Lyon. The gaps between districts run from around 1 093 €/m² at Montplaisir, the most affordable area, to nearly 1 482 €/m² at Fauriel, the most expensive area in the south-east of the city. The house market sits higher, at around 2 254 €/m². Over five years, prices have risen by about 4 %, and the city records roughly 2 286 apartment sales a year.
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 1 269 €/m² in 2021, the average price in Saint-Étienne reaches 1 322 €/m² in 2026, roughly +4 % 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-Étienne covered by Immover, ranked from the most expensive to the most affordable.
The Saint-Étienne market is one of the most affordable among the large French cities. With an average price around 1 322 €/m² for an apartment, it sits far below the metropolitan areas, starting with Lyon, less than an hour away. Over five years, prices have risen by about 4 %, a measured move, and the city records roughly 2 286 apartment sales a year, the sign of an active market.
Its geography shapes the price gaps. The south-east, around cours Fauriel and the Parc de l'Europe, concentrates the most prized areas, above 1 480 €/m². The city centre, Bergson and Bizillon, close to the shops, the campus and the facilities, form a core of the market around 1 400 €/m². The historic districts under renewal, such as Jacquard and Crêt de Roc, remain more affordable and carry most of the refurbishment momentum.
With an average price around 1 322 €/m², Saint-Étienne sits among the least expensive large cities covered by Immover. The prefecture of the Loire offers a very affordable entry-level market, far from the levels of Lyon and the large metropolitan areas, which makes it one of the most accessible large French cities for buying a main home or investing.
Saint-Étienne is the prefecture of the Loire, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, some sixty kilometres south-west of Lyon. With about 173 000 inhabitants, it is the second city of the region. It stretches along a valley crossed by the Furan, a river now largely underground, between the foothills of the Pilat to the south and the hills to the north. The centre is arranged around place de l'Hôtel de Ville, place Jean Jaurès and place du Peuple, linked by the Grand'Rue which crosses the city from north to south.
The city built its identity on industry: coal mining, whose memory is kept by the Couriot pit and its museum park, the arms and cycle factory with Manufrance, and ribbon weaving. That working-class past shaped the districts and the building stock. Saint-Étienne has reinvested in it: the former arms factory now houses the Cité du design, and the city is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities network for design, with an international Biennale whose reach extends well beyond France.
Saint-Étienne remains a football city, around AS Saint-Étienne and the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, nicknamed the Cauldron. It draws on Jean Monnet University and its Tréfilerie campus right in the centre, on the Châteaucreux high-speed rail station which links Paris in under three hours and Lyon in forty-five minutes, and on a tram network, one of the oldest in France. This fabric of facilities, combined with prices among the lowest of the large French cities, shapes an affordable property market.
The Saint-Étienne market attracts first-time buyers, families and investors drawn by very affordable prices for a large city with a full range of services. Demand focuses on period apartments in the centre, on properties close to the Tréfilerie campus and the Châteaucreux station, and on houses in the residential areas of the south-east. Price levels, among the lowest of the large French cities, make it an entry-level market and a sought-after ground for rental investment, carried by the student population.
The average price in Saint-Étienne is 1 322 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 966 to 1 511 €/m² depending on the district. Listing portals show asking prices, 10 to 20 % above the prices actually recorded at signing.
No. The gaps are marked: Fauriel, in the south-east, exceeds 1 480 €/m², while Montplaisir stays around 1 090 €/m². Between the two, the city centre, Bergson and Bizillon sit in an intermediate band, in the order of 1 400 €/m², and districts under renewal such as Jacquard or Crêt de Roc remain more affordable.
No, Saint-Étienne is one of the least expensive large cities in France. With an average price around 1 322 €/m² for an apartment, the city sits far below the French metropolitan areas, and in particular below nearby Lyon. It is an entry-level market, where buying a main home remains within reach, as well as a rental investment market.
Over five years, prices have risen by about 4 %. The Saint-Étienne market moves in a measured way, without the sharp rises of some metropolitan areas. Districts under urban renewal, such as Crêt de Roc, have a momentum of their own, carried by the refurbishment of period building stock.
The city average is not enough: you have to start from the price of your district, then adjust for the floor, the view, the condition of the property and the closeness of the tram, the campus or the station. 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).