The average price per m² in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is 2 819 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 3 720 €/m². About 95 transactions are recorded each year.
Mood illustration of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, at the confluence of the Seine and the Yerres.
The average price recorded in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges stands at 2 819 €/m² for apartments, while houses trade on average at around 3 720 €/m². That difference reflects the structure of the stock, split between a large body of flats, inherited from the urbanisation tied to the railway and to the post-war housing estates, and a dense low-rise detached fabric, notably on the slopes. Internal gaps come above all from the distance to the RER D station, from the height above the Seine and from the classification of the lower town in a flood zone. These figures come from the DVF database, which records sales actually registered before notaries. They form a municipal benchmark, to be refined according to the features of each property.
House : 3 720 €/m²
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 Villeneuve-Saint-Georges market rests first on its direct RER D service to Paris and on prices among the most affordable in the south-eastern inner suburbs of Paris. The municipality draws first-time buyers, families and Paris region working people priced out of the dearer sectors of the Val-de-Marne, which keeps a regular demand alive, on apartments as much as on the houses of the slopes. The size of the population and the social structure, with a high share of tenants and of social housing, steer a large part of transactions towards apartment resales and access to ownership.
The town stands out for a strong internal contrast. The low-rise detached slopes, higher up and away from the river, support demand for houses, while the lower town stays constrained by the flood risk that frames planning near the Seine and the Yerres. As everywhere, energy performance has become a negotiating criterion, in particular on older buildings and post-war housing estates. After the rises of previous years, the Paris region market adjusted with the return of higher credit rates, and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, more affordable than its neighbours, plays the part of an alternative for tight budgets.
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges ranks among the most affordable municipalities of this part of the Val-de-Marne. Its price level sits below its neighbours Choisy-le-Roi and Créteil, closer to Paris and better valued.
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges was born on a slope overlooking the Seine, at the point where the river Yerres joins it. Its old core, the Vieux Villeneuve, took shape around the église Saint-Georges, whose oldest parts go back to the Middle Ages, and along the old route de Bourgogne, the nationale 6, which long made the town a stage on the road from Paris to the south-east. That position on a through route marked its growth well before the arrival of the railway.
The railway transformed the municipality. On the line from Paris to Lyon and the Mediterranean, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges took in one of the largest marshalling yards in France, which made the town a major rail centre and a town of railway workers. That strategic activity also had a cost: the town and its rail installations were heavily bombed during the Second World War, in 1944, because of their role in rail traffic.
The town can still be read on two levels. The lower town, close to the Seine and to the station, is exposed to the risk of flooding by the river and by the Yerres, while the slopes take in low-rise detached and residential districts. In the 20th century, urbanisation intensified with the building of post-war housing estates, which sit alongside the low-rise detached fabric and the old core. The municipality thus keeps a contrasted look, between railway heritage, riverside and residential heights.
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges has 36 221 inhabitants. The housing stock is split between a large body of flats, between older buildings and post-war housing estates, and a dense low-rise detached fabric on the slopes. The municipality is lived in year-round, with a high proportion of tenants and a significant social housing stock. Buyers are mainly first-time buyers, families and Paris region working people looking for a home more affordable than in the inner suburbs of Paris, while enjoying the direct RER D service to Paris. The houses with gardens on the slopes draw families, while apartments answer the demand of first purchases and of rental investment.
The average price recorded for apartments in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is 2 819 €/m², with houses coming out higher on average, at around 3 720 €/m². These values are calculated on the sales registered in the DVF database, which records the transactions actually completed before notaries. Your property may differ depending on the storey, the condition, the presence of a lift, a garden or parking, closeness to the station and the position in relation to the flood zone. For a reliable valuation, it is better to rely on sales of comparable properties than on the average alone.
The low-rise detached districts of the slopes, higher above the Seine and away from the flood zone, hold the highest values, in particular the houses with gardens. The surroundings of the RER D station are sought after for the service, but the lower town close to the river is more exposed to the flood risk. The collective post-war housing estates sit below the average. Height above the Seine, transport service and the condition of the property explain a large part of the gaps from one sector to another.
The municipality is served by the gare de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges on the RER D, which offers a direct link to the gare de Lyon and the centre of Paris. The bus network completes the local service, and the nationale 6 along with the main roads of the Val-de-Marne give access to the rest of the conurbation. This direct service to Paris, at a price more affordable than in the inner suburbs of Paris, is one of the main assets of the town for Paris region working people.
Yes, it is a point to examine before signing. The lower town, close to the Seine and to the confluence with the Yerres, is exposed to the flood risk and covered by the flood risk prevention plan, which frames building rules by zone. This information can be checked in the planning documents and in the statement of risks, which the seller must give you. Insurance cover and the history of the property are worth checking before making an offer. The districts on the slopes, higher up, are not affected in the same way.
The choice depends heavily on the sector. Houses, concentrated on the residential slopes, trade on average higher than apartments and draw families looking for a garden away from the flood zone. Apartments, between older buildings and post-war housing estates, offer more affordable entry prices, suited to a first purchase or to a rental investment close to the station. In every case it is worth checking the energy performance, the state of the co-ownership and the position in relation to the flood risk.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).