The average price per m² in Veigy-Foncenex is 4 537 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 46 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Veigy-Foncenex, in the Bas-Chablais, in Haute-Savoie.
The average apartment price in Veigy-Foncenex stands at 4 537 €/m², based on DVF transactions actually registered with notaries (DVF is the French record of notarised property sales). A Bas-Chablais municipality backing onto the Swiss border, about ten kilometres from Geneva, Veigy-Foncenex lives largely to the rhythm of the Geneva employment area. This border position supports strong demand, driven by working households, often cross-border workers, looking for a residential setting close to Switzerland while staying in France. The market remains tight, with limited land and continuous pressure from the Geneva urban area. The price level, the condition of the property, the presence of outdoor space and proximity to the routes towards Geneva and Annemasse weigh heavily on value. The averages cover noticeable gaps depending on the hamlet and the type of home.
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 Veigy-Foncenex market sits fully within the momentum of the Haute-Savoie Genevois, one of the tightest areas in Haute-Savoie. With a little over four thousand inhabitants, the municipality benefits from the residential pressure exerted by the proximity of Geneva and by the rise of cross-border work. Demand remains sustained and lasting, driven by working households with incomes tied to the Swiss employment area, in a territory where building land is measured.
Several factors sustain this appeal. The border position, the quality of life between Lake Geneva and the slopes, and quick access to both Geneva and Annemasse are lasting assets. Conversely, the scarcity of plots and competition with the neighbouring municipalities of the Genevois limit supply and keep values high. The market therefore remains geared to buyers looking for both proximity to Switzerland and an unspoilt residential environment.
Veigy-Foncenex sits in the upper range of the border municipalities of the Haute-Savoie Genevois, at a level close to Douvaine and Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, and above the urban centre of Annemasse, which is denser and more varied.
Veigy-Foncenex brings together two former localities of the Bas-Chablais, on the edge of the Geneva countryside. Long rural, the municipality lived from farming and vines on flat land partly enclosed by Switzerland, to the north, west and south. Its position on the border gave it an eventful history: after the treaty of Lausanne of 1564, the Chablais was ceded to Savoy, and the dividing line between the two states ran precisely between Veigy and Foncenex.
The French Revolution marked a decisive stage. French troops occupied Savoie, which became the department of Mont-Blanc, and it was in this period that Veigy and Foncenex were merged into a single municipality. The territory then followed the fate of Savoie as a whole: after a return to the House of Savoy, it joined France definitively in 1860, at the same time as the duchy of Savoy and the county of Nice, following the annexation voted that year.
Over recent decades, the immediate proximity of Geneva has deeply transformed Veigy-Foncenex. From a farming village, the municipality has become a sought-after residential locality of the Haute-Savoie Genevois, driven by the rise of cross-border work. Its population has risen markedly, new housing estates and small apartment blocks have been built, while farming land and the character of a town close to nature, between Lake Geneva and the slopes, have been preserved.
Veigy-Foncenex has around 4 100 inhabitants. The housing stock is dominated by detached houses, complemented by more recent small apartment blocks, often tied to the appeal of the border. Main residences make up most of the stock, with a large share of owner-occupiers. Buyers are largely working households employed in Geneva or in the Annemasse urban area, drawn by a quiet residential setting, the proximity of Lake Geneva and quick access to Switzerland, in an area where demand lastingly exceeds available supply.
The average apartment price in Veigy-Foncenex is 4 537 €/m², based on DVF transactions actually completed before notaries. This high level is explained by the municipality's border position, about ten kilometres from Geneva, and by sustained demand from cross-border workers. The average covers gaps depending on the hamlet, the type of property, its condition and the presence of outdoor space.
Veigy-Foncenex lies in the Haute-Savoie Genevois, an area under strong property pressure because of the proximity of Geneva. Some of its residents work in Switzerland, with incomes that support demand, while available land remains limited. This combination of strong cross-border demand and constrained supply keeps values above those of many rural municipalities of Haute-Savoie.
The municipality backs onto the Swiss border and lies about ten kilometres from Geneva, by which its territory is partly surrounded. Annemasse, the main French urban centre of the area, is about twenty minutes away by car. This dual proximity, with the Geneva employment area on one side and the services of the Annemasse urban area on the other, is one of the main drivers of housing demand.
The local market is dominated by detached houses, in the hamlets and the housing estates, but supply also includes apartments in more recent small blocks, often built to meet cross-border demand. Properties with outdoor space, a garden or a terrace, and those offering quick access to the routes towards Switzerland, are particularly sought after, which shows in the prices recorded.
Yes, very directly. The municipality is among the localities of the Genevois where many working people cross the border each day to work in Geneva. The income tied to this activity feeds continuous housing demand, while building plots remain scarce. It is this imbalance between lasting cross-border demand and limited supply that largely explains how prices hold up in Veigy-Foncenex.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).