The average price per m² in Saint-Genest-Lerpt is 1 938 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 2 632 €/m². About 37 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Saint-Genest-Lerpt, a residential municipality west of Saint-Étienne, in the Loire department.
The average apartment price in Saint-Genest-Lerpt stands at 1 938 €/m², based on transactions actually registered with notaries in DVF data, the French notarised sales database. The municipality remains dominated by detached houses: houses sell on average for around 2 632 €/m², a higher level that reflects the suburban fabric of the hillsides. This average covers a varied stock, between small apartment buildings in the village centre, detached homes on housing estates and older houses on the higher ground. The immediate proximity of Saint-Étienne and Roche-la-Molière, a few minutes away, sustains demand from households looking for a residential setting while remaining connected to the Saint-Étienne employment area. Aspect, plot size, the condition of the property, the presence of outdoor space and views over the hills cause the value of a home to vary widely. The terrain, which rises from the village centre towards the wooded hillsides, limits buildable land and pushes up the prices of the best-located properties.
House : 2 632 €/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 Saint-Genest-Lerpt market remains active for a municipality of this size, with a steady flow of sales registered each year in DVF data. This turnover stems from its role as a residential suburb west of Saint-Étienne: households buying their first home in the conurbation find houses with gardens here, a few minutes from Saint-Étienne. New supply remains limited by the hillside terrain, which reduces buildable land, and transactions focus on resales of detached houses and renovations within the existing fabric.
Several factors support this price level. The immediate proximity of Saint-Étienne and its employment area, a hillside setting greener than the town centre and the lasting appeal of the detached house sustain stable demand. Conversely, dependence on the Saint-Étienne market, whose prices remain among the most moderate of the large conurbations, and the lack of a local employment hub of its own limit the rise in values and keep the municipality at an affordable level by national standards.
Saint-Genest-Lerpt sits above Saint-Étienne, the neighbouring prefecture town whose central market remains very affordable, and at a level close to Roche-la-Molière, its immediate neighbour with a comparable suburban profile. The municipality remains more affordable, however, than Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, in the north of the conurbation, where residential demand is tighter.
Saint-Genest-Lerpt is a former parish set on the hillsides west of Saint-Étienne, whose name combines the village's patron saint and the locality of Lerpt, on the higher ground. For a long time rural and agricultural, the municipality lived to the rhythm of farms and hamlets scattered across the slopes overlooking the valley, before the industrial growth of the Saint-Étienne basin gradually brought it closer to the city.
In the 19th century, the proximity of the coal mines and factories of Saint-Étienne and the Ondaine valley gradually transformed the municipality. Families of workers and miners settled on the hillsides, at a distance from the pits and plants, and the village centre grew denser around its church and shops. Saint-Genest-Lerpt nevertheless retained part of its village character, between cultivated land and the first suburban houses.
In the 20th century, the spread of the Saint-Étienne conurbation turned Saint-Genest-Lerpt into a residential municipality on the western side of the city. Housing estates of detached homes spread up the slopes, driven by households seeking a greener setting than central Saint-Étienne while remaining a few minutes from its jobs and services. Part of Saint-Étienne Métropole, the metropolitan authority, the municipality now occupies a sought-after hillside position, between town and countryside.
Saint-Genest-Lerpt has 6 181 inhabitants. A residential municipality west of Saint-Étienne, it lives largely from its role as a suburb of detached homes, a few minutes from Saint-Étienne and Roche-la-Molière. Buyers are mainly households from the Saint-Étienne area, families and first-time buyers, looking for a house with a garden on the hillsides while staying connected to the jobs and services of the metropolitan area. The market is clearly dominated by detached houses, but also includes small apartment buildings and apartments in the village centre. Demand focuses on detached homes on housing estates and properties with outdoor space and views over the hills, in a more measured market than that of the most sought-after residential municipalities of the conurbation.
The average apartment price in Saint-Genest-Lerpt is 1 938 €/m², based on DVF transactions actually recorded by notaries. Houses, which make up the large majority of the stock, sell on average for around 2 632 €/m². These averages cover wide differences depending on the area, plot size, the condition of the property and the presence of outdoor space: a renovated detached house on the hillsides and an older apartment in the village centre are not at the same level.
Saint-Genest-Lerpt is a hillside municipality of mainly detached homes, where the detached house is the core of the market. Houses with gardens, often sought by families, push prices upwards, while the apartment stock, smaller and concentrated in the village centre, remains more affordable. The gap therefore stems from the very structure of the local housing stock, geared more towards houses than towards apartment buildings.
The municipality lies directly west of Saint-Étienne, a few minutes by car from the centre. It is connected by the conurbation's road network and served by the Saint-Étienne Métropole public transport network. Roche-la-Molière, the neighbouring municipality, is very close, and the Ondaine valley and Firminy can be reached in about fifteen minutes.
Largely, yes. The municipality works as a residential suburb of the Saint-Étienne conurbation: its demand comes from households who work in Saint-Étienne or in the Ondaine valley and are looking for a greener setting. The market therefore follows the broad trends of the area, while benefiting from the premium attached to hillside suburban areas, which are more sought after than the dense town centre.
The stock is clearly dominated by houses, which explains a more limited supply of apartments. A house with a garden matches the most common demand from families and sells above the level of apartments. An apartment in the village centre may suit a tighter budget or a first purchase. The choice depends above all on the intended use and the budget, in a municipality designed first and foremost for individual housing.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).