The average price per m² in Saint-Quentin-de-Baron is 2 293 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 30 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Saint-Quentin-de-Baron, in the Entre-deux-Mers, in Gironde.
In Saint-Quentin-de-Baron, the average price of apartments stands at 2 293 €/m², based on the sales actually registered in the DVF database of the notaries. The housing stock of this municipality of the Entre-deux-Mers remains overwhelmingly made up of houses; apartments are few there, which makes the average sensitive to the small number of transactions. The location along the RD936, the size of the plot, the condition of the property and its energy performance rating make prices vary. These notarial figures give a municipal benchmark; a reliable valuation then rests on comparable properties, assessed case by case.
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-Quentin-de-Baron market is carried by the residential expansion of the east of the Bordeaux conurbation. The price level of the right bank of Bordeaux pushes families to look further east for houses with land within a controlled budget. The municipality, which has more than tripled its population since the 1970s, continues to attract through the combination of a rural setting, a wine-growing fabric and direct road access to Bordeaux by the RD936. This sustained demand, in a shallow market of houses, keeps prices firm despite the distance from the metropolitan centre.
As everywhere, energy performance has become a decisive price factor: an energy-hungry property now trades at a discount, while a renovated and well-rated house finds a buyer quickly. The small number of annual transactions makes the local market sensitive to the features of each property sold, which can shift the average from one year to the next. The continuation of the Bordeaux outward spread and the cost of credit are the main factors to watch in order to anticipate how the market of the municipality will develop in the coming years.
A rural municipality of the Entre-deux-Mers, Saint-Quentin-de-Baron shows a price level below that of the right-bank municipalities of the Bordeaux conurbation such as Lormont or Artigues-près-Bordeaux, and well below Bordeaux.
Saint-Quentin-de-Baron occupies a plateau of the Entre-deux-Mers, between the Dordogne and the Garonne, some twenty-five kilometres east of Bordeaux. The site has been frequented since prehistory: the rock shelter of Lespaux has yielded traces of occupation going back to the Mousterian period. The Gallo-Roman period is attested by a sestertius of 177, struck with the effigy of Faustina, as well as by fragments of amphorae and of tiles found across the territory. The name of the municipality refers to saint Quentin, who evangelised Gaul in the third century, completed by the mention of Baron, the name of a neighbouring municipality.
Medieval occupation can be read in the fortified site of Bisqueytan and in the Romanesque churches built around the valley from the end of the eleventh century. The church of Saint-Quentin, whose earliest construction dates from the twelfth century, combines Romanesque architecture with Flamboyant Gothic elements added later; a side aisle was attached to it in 1522. It has been listed as a historic monument since 2004. The château de Bisqueytan, mentioned as early as 1313, was restored in 1476 after the Hundred Years' War, and its dovecote is among the protected elements. The town hall, in neoclassical style, dates from 1879.
Long a rural and wine-growing municipality, Saint-Quentin-de-Baron produces wines of the Entre-deux-Mers appellation, on hillsides given over to the vine. Crossed by the RD936, the road linking Bordeaux to Bergerac, it has seen strong population growth linked to the closeness of the Bordeaux metropolitan area. Its population, 730 inhabitants in 1968, reached 958 inhabitants in 1999, passed the threshold of 2 000 in 2012 and stands at 2 713 inhabitants in 2023. This residential development, carried by the arrival of families looking for a country setting within reasonable reach of Bordeaux, has shaped the present face of the village, between old centre and more recent housing estates.
Saint-Quentin-de-Baron has 2 713 inhabitants, according to INSEE, the French statistics institute, a population that has more than tripled since the 1970s. The housing stock consists overwhelmingly of houses, apartments being rare there. Main residences form the bulk of the stock, second homes remaining marginal, the sign of a municipality lived in year-round rather than a tourist one. According to INSEE, owner-occupiers are in the majority, at around 57 % of main residences. Buyers are above all families and working households employed in the Bordeaux conurbation, drawn by a rural setting and by prices more affordable than on the right bank of Bordeaux, at a distance that remains compatible with a daily commute.
The average price of apartments in Saint-Quentin-de-Baron is 2 293 €/m², based on the DVF transactions completed before notaries. As the housing stock consists above all of houses, this average rests on a small number of apartment sales and should be read with caution. The location, the floor area, the condition of the property and its energy performance rating explain most of the gaps. For a house, value is judged on comparable sales rather than on this average alone.
The local market is almost exclusively a market of houses. The municipality, rural and wine-growing, has very few apartment blocks: supply is concentrated on village houses, country houses and estate-built homes. Apartments, few in number, often correspond to homes fitted out within the older building stock. A buyer here generally looks for a house with land, which orients most of the transactions and of the demand.
The municipality is crossed by the RD936, the historic road linking Bordeaux to Bergerac, which gives access to the Bordeaux conurbation by car, some twenty kilometres to the west. This road accessibility is one of the drivers of residential appeal: many inhabitants work in the metropolitan area and live here for the setting. Public transport services remain limited, as is often the case in the municipalities of the Entre-deux-Mers, which makes the car essential day to day.
In a market of houses, the size of the plot, the living area, the general condition and the energy performance rating of the property weigh heavily. A renovated house with a good energy performance rating trades better than an older property to be brought up to standard. Closeness to the village centre, to the schools and to the RD936 also plays a part. The wines of the Entre-deux-Mers and the setting of vineyard hillsides add to the appeal of the area, without translating directly into a price per square metre.
Yes, in a municipality of the Entre-deux-Mers the vine is present around the homes. Before buying, it is useful to check with the town hall the local planning scheme, the classification of the plots and the closeness of vineyards in production, which can bring rules on treatments and on land use. For a property including land or a wine store, the operating conditions and the status of the agricultural land deserve careful examination before any commitment.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).