While accommodation on the coast has never been as popular as since the Covid, on which seaside resorts can future owners of second homes bet? Exclusively for L’Express, the online real estate valuation site Top Agents reveals the price per square meter in nearly 500 coastal municipalities, as well as the evolution of the market in these territories over the last year and since 2018. Despite a general “stop” in the price increase around September 2022 , and for some coasts in early 2023, the head of economic studies for Meilleurs Agents and Seloger Barbara Castillo-Rico testifies to an “impressive rise” in real estate prices on the coast over the past five years, particularly on the Atlantic Coast. (+40.6%) and Brittany (+44.4%). At the national level, property prices on the coasts have increased by 35.1% since 2018 – compared to 25.4% in the rest of the territory. Discover now the evolution of the market in your municipality!
Languedoc – Roussillon: the most affordable coastline
Languedoc-Roussillon has become the most affordable French coastline, with an average price rising to 3740 euros per square meter, an increase of 4.1% over one year, and 28% over five years. The most expensive towns in the area nevertheless remain the seaside resorts of Palavas-les-Flots (5,420 euros per square meter), La Grande-Motte (5,051 euros) and Collioure (5,042 euros). Conversely, the most affordable municipalities are Torreilles (2738 euros), La Palme (2531) and Port-la-Nouvelle (2323 euros). On the other hand, Languedoc-Roussillon is home to the city where real estate prices have increased the most in France over the past year: it is Canet-en-Roussillon (+ 10.7%). In the area, it is closely followed by Le Barcarès (+ 10.2% in one year), and Sainte-Marie (+ 7.7%).
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: the most expensive coastline
Conversely, the Côte d’Azur remains the most expensive coastline in France, with an average price of 6,071 euros per square meter, an increase of 6.1% over one year, and 26.9% over five. years. The area is home to the most expensive coastal town in France: Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, where the square meter reaches 16,955 euros, closely followed by Ramatuelle (15,668 euros) and Saint Tropez (14 219 euros). Conversely, the most affordable municipalities are Saint-Mandriers-sur-Mer (4,692 euros), Fréjus (4,688 euros) and Sainte-Marie-de-la-Mer (4,475 euros).
In one year, the cities whose prices per square meter have increased the most are Le Lavandou (+ 8.1%), Hyères (+ 8.1%) and Saint-Raphaël (+ 7.9%).
Corsica: the island where prices have increased the most over one year
The coastline of the Isle of Beauty is the one whose prices have increased the most over the past year, with an average price per square meter of 4794 euros, an increase of 5.3% over one year, and 30. 6% over five years.
The most expensive towns on the island are Zonza (7,311 euros per square meter), Lecci (7,131 euros) and Pietrosella (6,896 euros). Conversely, the most affordable municipalities are Venzolasca (2901 euros), Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo (2908 euros) and Aléria (2948 euros). In one year, the towns whose prices per square meter have increased the most are Ile-Rousse (+7.4%), Calvi (+6.9%) and Saint-Florent (+6.8%).
Brittany: the coast where prices have increased the most in five years
Brittany is the area where the increase in real estate prices has been the most impressive over the past five years: a square meter now costs 3931 euros, an increase of 2.6% in one year and 44.4 % in five years.
The most expensive towns in the area are La Trinité-sur-Mer (6235 euros per square meter), Carnac (5938 euros) and Saint-Lunaire (5921 euros). Conversely, the most affordable municipalities are Polnévez-Porzay (2236 euros), Kerlouan (2234 euros) and Guissény (2057 euros). In one year, the cities whose prices per square meter have increased the most are Cherrueix (+ 6.5%), Plougrescant (5.5%) and Trédrez-Locquémeau (+ 5.4%).
La Manche, an area where the distance to the beach has the most influence on prices
In the Channel, the average price of housing reached 2,967 euros per square meter, or 2.8% increase over one year, and 38.7% over five years. But it is also the area where the impact of the distance to the beach has the greatest influence on real estate prices (around 15%).
The most expensive cities are Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (9117 euros per square meter), Deauville (7539 euros per square meter) and its neighbor Trouville-sur-Mer (6220 euros per square meter). The most affordable municipalities are Lingreville (2062 euros per square meter), Ault (2047 euros) and Vicq-sur-Mer (1975 euros). Over the past year, the cities where the price of real estate has increased the most are Villers-sur-Mer (+ 8.7%), Deauville (+ 8.7%) and Cabourg (+ 8.5%) .
The Atlantic: the lowest price increase over the past year
After having experienced a price increase of 40.6% in five years, the Atlantic Coast is the one where the evolution of prices is the least strong over the past year, with a square meter which reaches 5373 euros on average, i.e. 1.8% more than last year at the same period. The most expensive seaside resorts in the area are unsurprisingly Lège-Cap-Ferret with its 12,150 euros per square meter, Guéthary (10,262 euros) and Soorts-Hossegor (10,024 euros). The most affordable towns are Vensac (2,613 euros per square meter), Verdon-sur-Mer (2,577 euros) and L’Aiguillon-sur-Mer (2,556 euros).
In one year, the cities where real estate prices have increased the most are Assérac (+ 7.4%), Saint-Denis-d’Oléron (+ 6.8%) and Saint-Georges-d’Oléron ( +6.8%).