French House Prices Show Varied Trends in 2025
House prices in French cities experienced notable fluctuations in the second quarter of 2025, with annual changes ranging from increases of up to 18% to declines as steep as 7%, based on the latest data from the Notaires de France.
Key Regional Changes
- Caen, Grenoble, and Reims recorded significant price increases.
- Lyon faced a sharp decline exceeding 7%.
- Bordeaux and Montauban also saw price drops of around 2%.
- The south of Corsica witnessed an impressive 18% rise.
Data Overview and Scope
The data, compiled by the central body of the Notaires de France, is the most comprehensive as it includes all property sales across the country. The focus is on sale prices of non-new build houses—those older than five years with previous owners.
Because of the time required to gather and process the data, the latest figures cover the period up to June 30, 2025, comparing prices with the same period the previous year. Preliminary data from August 2024 to August 2025, covering 916,000 home sales, helps forecast current market trends.
Market Context
- Sales volume is notably higher than the average for 2006–2017.
- Despite this increase, sales remain below the pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels.
"The percentages below show the change in house price of a city and its suburbs between April-June 2024 and April-June 2025."
Prices have generally stabilized in many major cities despite the ongoing fluctuations in smaller and mid-sized locations.
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