The average price per m² in Saint-Vit is 1 873 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 18 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Saint-Vit, in the Doubs valley west of Besançon.
In Saint-Vit, the reference price stands at 1 873 €/m² for an apartment. This level reflects a lowland residential market, measured and affordable, where detached houses dominate and apartments come up only occasionally. These values come from DVF data, the French notarised sales database, meaning transactions actually registered with notaries rather than estimates drawn from listings. They give an order of magnitude: each property still needs to be assessed according to its condition, its location and its proximity to services and the railway station.
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-Vit market is driven by the spread of the Besançon conurbation: the search for reasonably priced housing, well connected to the city by road and rail, supports demand for family houses. Steady population growth keeps the market active for good-quality properties with land, while older homes needing renovation sell more slowly. The moderate annual volume of transactions makes each sale sensitive to the specific features of the property, its condition, location and proximity to the station, more than to a general trend.
In the longer term, the price trajectory depends on two factors. On the one hand, the proximity of Besançon and the rail service durably support the appeal of the municipality to commuters and first-time buyers. On the other, energy performance is becoming decisive: well-insulated properties gain value, while energy-inefficient homes sell at a discount. The availability of building land, greater than on the immediate outskirts of Besançon, nevertheless moderates the pressure on prices.
Saint-Vit sits at the lower end of the range in its area: its prices remain below those of Besançon and Pontarlier, while exceeding those of a municipality such as Baume-les-Dames.
Saint-Vit lies on a plain in the west of the Doubs department, some twenty kilometres from Besançon, in a landscape bordered by the Ognon to the north-west and close to the courses of the Doubs and the Loue. The site has been occupied for a long time: in Roman times, the settlement stood at a crossroads of roads linking Vesontio, today's Besançon, to the rest of Gaul. This position as a place of passage marked its history, between cultivated plain and valley villages.
For a long time, the development of Saint-Vit was held back by the proximity of Besançon, which drew in economic activity. The turning point came from the 1960s: the municipality then grew rapidly, rising from just over 1 500 inhabitants in the late 1960s to more than 5 000 today. Saint-Vit has become a residential municipality on the outskirts of Besançon, driven by families settling there and by the spread of the conurbation.
The town offers the local services of a small town: shops, schools, facilities and a railway station on the line linking Besançon to Dijon. This level of amenities, combined with a plain and valley setting, makes it a secondary hub for the surrounding rural municipalities and a base for people working in the Rhin-Rhône metropolitan area.
According to INSEE, the French statistics institute, Saint-Vit has around 5 133 inhabitants, a population that has grown strongly since the 1960s. The market is aimed first at local households: families and working people employed in Besançon or the neighbouring employment area, and first-time buyers looking for reasonably priced housing within reasonable distance of the city. The housing stock consists mainly of detached houses with land, which steers demand towards buying a main residence rather than investment. The railway station and the proximity of Besançon support the appeal of the municipality to commuters.
The reference price in Saint-Vit stands at 1 873 €/m² for an apartment. This figure comes from DVF data, the sales actually signed before notaries. It is an average: depending on the floor area, condition and location, a recent house with land or an older home in need of renovation can depart noticeably from this baseline.
The town centre concentrates the shops and part of the older buildings, valued for everyday convenience and access to the station. Around it, detached housing estates offer houses with gardens, sought after by families for space and quiet. Proximity to the station and schools is a criterion that matters for buyers who work in Besançon.
Saint-Vit lies some twenty kilometres west of Besançon, linked by road and by a station on the Besançon-Dijon railway line. This dual road and rail access explains its role as a residential municipality on the outskirts of Besançon and its appeal to working people who commute daily to the city.
The local market is first and foremost a market for houses. Apartments exist, mainly in the centre and in a few small residences, but supply remains limited. For a buyer, the detached house with land is the dominant product, suited to family life in a lowland setting. An apartment may suit a first purchase or a home close to the station, but most transactions involve detached houses.
The presence of rivers, including the Doubs and the Ognon, means checking whether a plot is exposed to flood risk depending on the area. Part of the territory remains agricultural, which limits where building is allowed. Before any project, it is worth consulting the local urban development plan at the town hall to find out the rules that apply to a plot and the areas affected by a risk.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).