The average price per m² in Saint-Martin-d'Uriage is 3 401 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 21 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Saint-Martin-d'Uriage, on the Belledonne hillsides.
In Saint-Martin-d'Uriage, the reference price used by Immover stands at 3 401 €/m². This average covers a housing stock made up overwhelmingly of detached houses, spread over terraced hillsides between the Sonnant valley and the slopes of Belledonne. Properties close to Uriage-les-Bains and villas with a view over the mountain range sit above this benchmark, while older homes or those further from amenities remain below it. This figure comes from DVF data, the French notarised sales database, covering transactions actually registered with notaries, and not from self-reported estimates.
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-Martin-d'Uriage market is driven first by its proximity to the Grenoble conurbation. Grenoble concentrates a dense employment area, with its university and scientific hubs, and its outskirts are sought after by households who want a hillside setting without moving far from work. The municipality, residential and family-oriented, benefits from this pressure on the eastern ring. The scarcity of building land on partly protected slopes and a housing stock made up mostly of houses sustain steady demand for well-located properties, especially those with a view over Belledonne.
The second driver is the natural setting and tourism. The Uriage-les-Bains spa resort, focused on skin care, and the nearby Belledonne ski areas, including Chamrousse, sustain leisure visits and the image of a holiday municipality. This dimension supports local shops and services, but it does not dominate the housing market, which remains above all a market of main residences. Characterful properties, whether old or with a view, remain the most contested, while the terrain naturally limits the development of large new-build schemes.
On the Belledonne hillsides, Saint-Martin-d'Uriage sits at an intermediate price level within the Grenoble ring: well above the city of Grenoble itself, slightly above the Chamrousse resort, but below the residential plateau of Meylan.
Since the Middle Ages, the territory of Saint-Martin-d'Uriage has been organised around the Château d'Uriage, which overlooks the Sonnant valley. A castle is recorded on this site as early as the thirteenth century, altered over the following centuries by the families who succeeded one another as lords of the estate. Below, the Sonnant valley shelters springs whose waters were already appreciated in Roman times. This castle and spa heritage explains why the municipality did not grow around a single town centre, but around several hubs spread between the historic village, perched on the hillsides, and the resort that later emerged on the valley floor.
Uriage-les-Bains developed as a spa resort in the nineteenth century, when the use of its mineral waters was organised methodically. The resort specialised in treating skin conditions, a dermatological focus that built its reputation. As an administrative peculiarity, Uriage-les-Bains has never been a municipality in its own right: the site is shared between Saint-Martin-d'Uriage and the neighbouring municipality of Vaulnaveys-le-Haut. The resort attracted spa visitors, hotels and a thermal park that shaped the valley floor, while the old village of Saint-Martin kept its rural character on the heights.
The Château d'Uriage holds a singular place in twentieth-century history: from 1940 it housed the École nationale des cadres, created under the Vichy regime and headed by Pierre Dunoyer de Segonzac, until it was dissolved at the end of 1942. Several of its former members, including Hubert Beuve-Méry, later the founder of the newspaper Le Monde, then went over to the Resistance. In 1989, the municipality ceded part of its high-altitude land, together with Séchilienne and Vaulnaveys-le-Haut, to allow the creation of the Chamrousse resort. Today, Saint-Martin-d'Uriage is above all a residential municipality on the Grenoble hillsides, oriented towards the nearby conurbation.
Saint-Martin-d'Uriage has around 5 587 inhabitants according to INSEE, the French statistics institute. The housing stock is clearly dominated by detached houses, which account for nearly three quarters of dwellings, against roughly a quarter of apartments, according to INSEE. Main residences make up the large majority of the stock, at around 84 %, while the share of second homes remains modest despite the presence of the spa resort. Owner-occupiers are a strong majority, slightly more than eight households in ten according to INSEE. This profile points to a market of settled families, often working people employed in the Grenoble conurbation, rather than a market of holiday homes or buy-to-let investment.
The reference price used by Immover in Saint-Martin-d'Uriage is 3 401 €/m². It is an average based on DVF data, meaning transactions actually registered with notaries. The real price of a property depends on its location on the hillsides, the view over Belledonne, its general condition and its proximity to Uriage-les-Bains. An online valuation helps refine this benchmark for your specific home.
The municipality is not limited to a single village centre. It includes the historic village of Saint-Martin, perched on the hillsides, the Uriage-les-Bains area on the valley floor around the thermal park, and many hamlets rising in tiers towards Belledonne. Properties with an open view over the mountain range and quick access to amenities generally sell above the municipal average, while more isolated or older homes remain more affordable.
Saint-Martin-d'Uriage belongs to the eastern ring of the Grenoble conurbation. The municipality is linked to Grenoble and to the valley municipalities by road, in around twenty minutes under normal conditions to the edge of the city. This proximity to the Grenoble employment area, its universities and its scientific hub accounts for a large share of residential demand: many buyers look for a hillside setting while working in the conurbation.
The local market is first and foremost a market of houses: according to INSEE, detached houses account for nearly three quarters of the municipality's dwellings. Apartments are found mainly around Uriage-les-Bains and in more recent developments, but remain a minority. A buyer looking for an apartment will therefore have a narrower choice than in central Grenoble, whereas a family looking for a house with land will find a suitable stock here, provided they accept the steep terrain.
Uriage-les-Bains brings the municipality amenities, a park, shops and a tourist reputation that support its residential appeal. The area close to the thermal park and services is sought after. Even so, the resort does not turn Saint-Martin-d'Uriage into a second-home market: the share of second homes remains limited according to INSEE, and demand comes mainly from households settling year-round. Proximity to the resort remains a quality-of-life asset rather than a speculative driver.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).