The average price per m² in Troyes is 1 762 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 1,3 to 2,0 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 4 % over 5 years and fell 6,1 % over the last 12 months, with about 801 transactions per year.
Illustration of Troyes, the prefecture of the Aube, former capital of the counts of Champagne.
Apartments in Troyes sell at an average price of around 1 762 €/m², based on transactions actually recorded (DVF data, the French database of notarised property sales). Former capital of the counts of Champagne, the town owes its shape to the line of its ramparts, which draws a champagne cork around 53 hectares of historic centre. Prices run from around 1 373 €/m² at Les Marots, at the north-western tip, to nearly 2 563 €/m² in the Centre-ville, at the heart of the cork, where the half-timbered houses and the shops are concentrated. The Gare area, to the west, and the Cathédrale district, north of the canal, sit at around 1 930 €/m² and 1 882 €/m² respectively. Houses, at around 2 026 €/m², trade above apartments: the low-rise housing of the outer suburbs remains much in demand.
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.
After 1 687 €/m² in 2021, the average price in Troyes reaches 1 762 €/m² in 2026, roughly +4 % over the period.
Change in the average price per m² over twelve months, district by district, based on the most recent DVF sales.
The average price per m² for an apartment in each district of Troyes covered by Immover, ranked from the most expensive to the most affordable.
The Troyes market is that of a prefecture town of 62 000 inhabitants, carried by its heritage, its textile industry inherited from hosiery and its position on the Paris-Alsace corridor. With an average price of around 1 762 €/m² for an apartment, Troyes sits below Reims and well under Paris region prices, while staying above the small towns of the Aube. Houses, at around 2 026 €/m², trade about 15 % above apartments: the low-rise housing of the outer suburbs carries a large share of demand.
The gap between districts reflects the structure of the town. The historic centre and its surroundings, from the Centre-ville to Vauluisant and Cathédrale, form the top of the market, with an older housing stock whose condition makes the price per m² vary sharply. The southern and western suburbs, from Croncels to Jules Guesde and Gare, occupy the middle of the range. The large residential districts of the north-west and the south, Les Marots and Les Chartreux, bring up the rear. With around 801 apartment sales a year, the town-wide average is reliable, but that of the least active districts, such as Les Sénardes or Point du Jour, varies from one year to the next.
With an average price of around 1 762 €/m², Troyes is more affordable than Reims and than most of the towns of the Paris region at a comparable travel distance. Its historic centre, its museums and its rail service make it a town sought after by families, first-time buyers and working households leaving the Paris area.
Troyes grew up in the Seine valley, at the crossing of the routes that linked Flanders to Italy. Capital of the counts of Champagne, it was one of the towns of the Champagne fairs, which made its fortune from the twelfth to the fourteenth century. The line of its ramparts, replaced by boulevards, left it the outline for which it is known: a champagne cork of 53 hectares, split in two by the canal.
North of the canal, the Cité brings together the institutions of the former episcopal town, around the Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral and the Hôtel-Dieu-le-Comte. To the south, the lower town was that of the merchants and craftsmen: after the fire of 1524 it was rebuilt in half-timbering, forming one of the largest preserved ensembles in France, with the Ruelle des Chats and the churches of Sainte-Madeleine, Saint-Jean-au-Marché and Saint-Pantaléon. From the nineteenth century onwards, hosiery made Troyes the French capital of knitwear, and the town spread out through outer suburbs, then through large housing estates to the south and the east.
The geography of prices follows that history. The historic centre and its immediate surroundings form the top of the market, with the Centre-ville, Vauluisant and Cathédrale. The Gare area, to the west, remains sought after for the rail link towards Paris. The southern suburbs, around Croncels and Jules Guesde, occupy the middle of the range, and the large residential districts of the north-west and the south, Les Marots and Les Chartreux, bring up the rear.
The Troyes market attracts first-time buyers, families and working households from the conurbation, along with buyers from the Paris region looking for measured prices about an hour and a half from Paris by train. Demand focuses as much on suburb houses as on apartments in the historic centre, where the condition of the building and its energy performance weigh heavily. The heritage, the services of a prefecture town, the university of technology and the closeness of the Forêt d'Orient lakes sustain an active market, with around 801 apartment sales a year.
The average price in Troyes is 1 762 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 1 250 to 2 000 €/m² depending on the district. Listing portals show asking prices, 10 to 20 % above the prices actually recorded at signing.
No. The Centre-ville, at the heart of the champagne cork, has the highest prices, at around 2 563 €/m², while Les Marots, at the north-western tip, remain the most affordable area, at around 1 373 €/m². Between the two, Vauluisant sits at around 1 975 €/m², Gare at around 1 930 €/m² and Cathédrale at around 1 882 €/m².
Troyes brings together a historic centre counted among the largest ensembles of half-timbered houses in France, the services of a prefecture town and prices well below those of the Paris region. The station links Paris-Est in about an hour and a half, the A5 and A26 motorways serve the town, and the Forêt d'Orient lakes are some twenty kilometres to the east. The average price, at around 1 762 €/m² for an apartment, stays below that of Reims.
Over five years the Troyes market has risen by around 4 % for apartments, with marked gaps between districts. The volume, at around 801 apartment sales a year, makes the town-wide average solid. The average for some districts, by contrast, rests on few transactions and varies sharply from one year to the next, in particular at Les Sénardes and Point du Jour.
The town-wide average is not enough: you have to start from the price in your district, then adjust for the type of property, the floor, the condition, the aspect and how close it is to the historic centre or the station. In the centre, the gap between an older home needing work and a refurbished unit is very wide. The Immover estimator draws on the actual sales closest to your address.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).