Despite the consequences of global warming on snow cover, real estate investment in ski resorts is still seduced. According to a study by FNAIM, prices are 30 % higher than the national average, and even 50 % more expensive if you focus on houses, which reach an average of 3,359 euros per square meter.
These goods benefited from a flight prices, with an increase of 28 % between July 2020 and April 2023, before experiencing a slight correction in the last eighteen months. However, according to the massifs, the figures diverge strongly, with an increasing relationship between altitude and price per square meter. “High altitude stations consolidate their dominant position, attracting buyers looking for snow guarantees. For ten years, prices have increased there twice as fast as in low altitude (with an increase of 40 % against 20 %)”, underlines the study.
Logically, the Northern Alps remain the most expensive massif in France and the Massif Central remains the most affordable, said another report to selog. According to the real estate advertisement site, Val-d’Isère, in Savoie, is the most expensive station with an average price per square meter of 15,605 euros, in front of the two Savoyardes Courchevel and Bessans-Val-d’Arc. Conversely, the three most affordable stations are the Vosges Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle and Lac-Blanc and Gourette, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. You can find a square 45-meters at less than 70,000 euros there. At this price, snow is optional.