The average price per m² in Saint-Jean is 3 093 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 49 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Saint-Jean, a municipality in the north-eastern suburbs of Toulouse, in the Haute-Garonne department.
The average price recorded in Saint-Jean, in Haute-Garonne, stands at 3 093 €/m². This municipality in the north-eastern suburbs of Toulouse has a housing stock dominated by detached houses, alongside apartment buildings developed more recently. The average covers varied situations, from the estate house with a garden to the apartment close to the roads into Toulouse. Location, transport links, year of construction and energy performance explain most of the differences from one home to another. These figures come from DVF data, the French notarised sales database, which records transactions actually registered with notaries.
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-Jean market rests on its position as a residential municipality in the north-eastern inner ring of Toulouse, a few minutes from the conurbation's employment areas. Demand comes mainly from families and working people looking for a residential setting close to the central city, at prices in the middle range for the area. The strong population growth of the Toulouse conurbation sustains this pressure, which bears particularly on family houses, which become scarcer as the territory, already very largely built up, grows denser.
Proximity to Toulouse, the RN88 national road and the A68 motorway is a driver of value, making travel to the centre and to employment hubs easier. On the resale market, energy performance has become a marked negotiating criterion, particularly for older detached houses. The limited land available in a dense municipality restricts new-build supply and supports the prices of well-located existing properties. A correctly valued property stands out faster than one listed too high, even in a dynamic conurbation.
In the north-east of the Toulouse conurbation, near Toulouse and L'Union, Saint-Jean sits below the central city in terms of prices, in a range close to its neighbour Balma and above more affordable municipalities such as Aucamville.
Saint-Jean lies in the north-eastern suburbs of Toulouse, in the Haute-Garonne department, along the old Albi road. Its name dates back to the 12th century and refers to a place of prayer founded by the knights of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, the Hospitallers, on land they farmed at the locality of Estaquebiau, now a hamlet of the municipality. The territory belongs to the Toulouse countryside, a belt of fertile plains and gentle hillsides dotted with pink-brick farmhouses, gradually taken over by the urban growth of the conurbation.
Before the French Revolution, two communities forming a single parish shared, on either side of the Albi road, the area of the present-day municipalities of Saint-Jean and L'Union. In March 1791, the department administration merged them into a single municipality named Saint-Jean de Kyrie-Eleison. The history of the two localities then remained closely linked, until the decree of 4 December 1868 which ordered their division and gave Saint-Jean its autonomy and its status as a separate municipality. In 1866, the locality still had only a few hundred inhabitants, on a territory that was then largely rural.
From the second half of the 20th century, Saint-Jean shifted from rural village to residential town, driven by the expansion of Toulouse. The municipality became heavily urbanised along the RN88 national road, the old Albi road, and near the A68 motorway. Housing estates of detached houses have covered a large part of the territory, which is now very largely built up. The population now exceeds eleven thousand inhabitants on a small area, making it a dense municipality of Toulouse's inner ring, next to L'Union and the other municipalities in the north-east of the conurbation.
Saint-Jean has 11 261 inhabitants according to INSEE, the French statistics institute, on a dense territory of the north-eastern inner ring of Toulouse. The housing stock is mainly made up of detached houses, the house with a garden remaining a common format, alongside apartment buildings developed more recently along the main roads. The share of owner-occupiers is high, a usual profile in the suburban municipalities around Toulouse. Buyers are mostly families and working households from the conurbation, looking for a residential setting a few minutes from Toulouse and its employment areas. First-time buyers tend to turn to apartments and townhouses.
The average value recorded from notarised sales is 3 093 €/m² in Saint-Jean, in Haute-Garonne. This figure combines both apartments close to the main roads and estate houses with gardens, two different market realities. The type of property, its location within the municipality, transport links to Toulouse, year of construction and energy performance explain most of the differences around this average. For a reliable valuation, it is best to rely on comparable sales.
This page covers Saint-Jean, a municipality in the Haute-Garonne department located in the north-eastern suburbs of Toulouse, near L'Union. It should not be confused with the many French municipalities whose name begins with Saint-Jean-de, nor with other localities of the same name. The prices, market and urban setting presented here relate only to the Saint-Jean near Toulouse, part of the conurbation. Always check the municipality and the department before comparing listings.
Saint-Jean lies about eight kilometres north-east of the centre of Toulouse. The municipality is served by the RN88 national road, the old Albi road, and by the nearby A68 motorway, which joins the Toulouse ring road. Bus lines of the Tisséo network provide links to the nearest metro stations. The car remains widely used for daily journeys, with the traffic constraints at the north-eastern entrances to the conurbation.
Saint-Jean and L'Union formed a single municipality until the decree of 1868 that separated them, and today they remain two neighbouring municipalities in the north-east of the Toulouse area. They share a common history and a comparable position in the conurbation, on either side of the Albi road. The property markets of the two municipalities are similar, but each property must be valued according to its municipality, location and condition. Check the exact municipality stated on a listing before making any comparison.
The detached house remains a common format in Saint-Jean, inherited from the housing estates that covered the territory. It offers a garden and space, but older buildings often require energy renovation work. Apartments, more concentrated along the main roads and in recent residential developments, suit first-time buyers and those who value proximity to transport towards Toulouse. The choice depends mainly on your budget and your need for outdoor space.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).