The average price per m² in Valenciennes is 2 052 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 1,7 to 2,4 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market fell 1 % over 5 years and rose 2,1 % over the last 12 months, with about 289 transactions per year.
Illustration of Valenciennes, around the Place d'Armes, the fine arts museum and the Scheldt.
Apartments in Valenciennes sell at an average price of around 2 052 €/m², based on transactions actually recorded (DVF data, the French database of notarised property sales). At the heart of the Hainaut, in the Nord department, on the Scheldt, the town is a former city of art nicknamed the Athens of the North, birthplace of the painter Antoine Watteau and of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. Prices range from around 1 643 €/m² in Saint-Waast, to the west, the most affordable area, to nearly 2 228 €/m² in Le Faubourg de Paris. The historic centre, the southern faubourgs and the residential districts on the right bank of the Scheldt make up the top of the market.
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 2 065 €/m² in 2021, the average price in Valenciennes reaches 2 052 €/m² in 2026, roughly -1 % 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 Valenciennes covered by Immover, ranked from the most expensive to the most affordable.
The Valenciennes market is that of a city of art and a former industrial basin of the Nord, on the Scheldt. With an average price of around 2 052 €/m² for an apartment and roughly 1 700 €/m² for a house, Valenciennes sits at an affordable level, consistent with a town of its basin, below the Lille metropolitan area and the major regional cities.
Geography draws the price map. Le Faubourg de Paris and Nungesser, to the south, and the districts on the right bank of the Scheldt, Mons-Romainville and Le Roleur, to the east, concentrate the highest prices, along with the historic centre. The western area, around Saint-Waast, and Le Neuf-Bourg remain the most affordable in the town. The market is broadly stable over five years, with firm volumes in the centre.
With an average price of around 2 052 €/m², Valenciennes sits at the level of an affordable town of the Nord, below the Lille metropolitan area and the major regional cities. Its artistic heritage, its university and its rail employment area make it sought after by buyers, families, students and investors looking for housing at a controlled cost.
Valenciennes is a town of the Nord department, at the heart of the Hainaut, on the Scheldt. A former cloth-making city and then the capital of a coal and steel basin, it long lived off coal and industry before reinventing itself. The town remains marked by its artistic heritage, which earned it the nickname of the Athens of the North.
Valenciennes is the birthplace of the painter Antoine Watteau and of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, whose works are held by the fine arts museum. The Place d'Armes, the town hall and its belfry, the collegiate church and the theatre make up the historic heart. The town is home today to a university, the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, a tram network, the rail industry of the Valenciennois and the European Union Agency for Railways.
The geography of prices follows that history. The historic centre, the southern faubourgs around Le Faubourg de Paris and Le Vignoble, and the residential districts on the right bank of the Scheldt, to the east, command higher values, while the western area, around Saint-Waast and the former working-class districts, remains more affordable. The Scheldt crosses the town and separates the centre from the eastern districts.
The Valenciennes market attracts first-time buyers, families, working households from the local employment area, students and buy-to-let investors, supported by the presence of the university and of the rail industry. Demand focuses on the apartments of the centre and the southern faubourgs, on the houses of the eastern residential districts and on the more affordable properties of the western area. Prices, measured for a town of this size, are sought after for the heritage setting, the proximity of employment and access to housing at a controlled cost.
The average price in Valenciennes is 2 052 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 1 662 to 2 358 €/m² depending on the district. Property portals display asking prices, which run 10 to 20 % above the prices actually recorded.
No. Le Faubourg de Paris, to the south, sits at the top of the range, at around 2 228 €/m², while Saint-Waast, to the west, remains the most affordable area, at around 1 643 €/m². The historic centre and the eastern residential districts make up the core of the market, at around 2 150 to 2 200 €/m².
Valenciennes combines an affordable market, at around 2 052 €/m² for an apartment, an artistic heritage that earned it the nickname of the Athens of the North, a university and an industrial and rail employment area. The town attracts buyers, families, students and investors looking for housing at a controlled cost in the Nord.
The Valenciennes market has stayed broadly stable over five years for apartments, with a slight decline of around 1 %. Changes vary from one district to another, in a market where volumes are firm in the centre but more moderate at the level of some districts.
The town average is not enough: you need to start from the price in your own district, then adjust for the type of property, the floor, the condition, the aspect and the proximity of the centre. The Immover valuation tool 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).