Ski Property Prices in French Alps
Tuesday 02 March 2010
The French notaires from Savoie and Haute Savoie have recently posted their latest report on ski property prices in the French Alps.
Although, the figures only cover the year to September 2009, what they lack in currency they make up for in the level of their reliability.
Within the resort areas the prices have fallen by an average of 5%, although the number of sales has been down by up to 25%. The following table summaries the average prices in each of the main Alpine ski resorts.
| Ski Resorts | |||
| Name | Price/m² | Name | Price/m² |
| Courchevel | €9027 | Val Thorens | €4196 |
| Val d'Isère village | €8141 | Valloire | €4098 |
| Méribel | €7381 | Chatel | €3838 |
| Megève | €6697 | Les Menuires | €3446 |
| Chamonix Mont Blanc | €5207 | La Plagne | €3371 |
| La Clusaz | €5150 | Les Arcs 1.800 | €3198 |
| Tignes le Lac | €5140 | St Gervais Mont Blanc | €3023 |
| Les Gets | €4868 | Le Corbier | €1960 |
| Le Grand Bornand | €4404 | Valfréjus | €1667 |
The notaires also provide average property prices in the main geographic and administrative areas within each department, as follows:
| Savoie - Older Apartments | ||
| Area | Average Price/m² | Annual Price Change |
| Aix-Tresserve | €1714 | -4.2% |
| Albertville-Ugine-Gresy | €2370 | -7.2% |
| Beaufortain-Val d'Arly | €3930 | -14.4% |
| Chambery | €2023 | -5.8% |
| Haute Tarentaise | €3865 | -13.2% |
| Maurienne | €2256 | -4.4% |
| Peripherie Chamberienne | €2266 | -11% |
| Average | €2781 | -10.3% |
| Savoie - New Apartments | ||
| Area | Average Price/m² | Annual Price Change |
| Aix-Tresserve | €3017 | -14.7% |
| Albertville-Ugine-Gresy | €2567 | -6.6% |
| Beaufortain-Val d'Arly | €4684 | -6.1% |
| Chambery | €2853 | -5.9% |
| Haute Tarentaise | €4150 | -10.6% |
| Maurienne | €4713 | -8.4% |
| Peripherie Chamberienne | €3274 | 4.6% |
| Average | €3344 | -10.8% |
| Haute-Savoie - Older Apartments | ||
| Area | Average Price/m² | Annual Price Change |
| Albanais | €1863 | -15.7% |
| Annecy | €2870 | -9.8% |
| Annecy-Environs | €2868 | -4.6% |
| Genevois | €2582 | -3.8% |
| Leman | €2397 | -4.2% |
| Moyenne Vallee de l'Arve | €2089 | -3.9% |
| Peripherie Annecienne | €2798 | -7.2% |
| Secteur Montagne | €4241 | -5.7% |
| Tour du Lac | €3231 | -4.8% |
| Average | €2819 | -5.5% |
| Haute-Savoie - New Apartments | ||
| Area | Average Price/m² | Annual Price Change |
| Albanais | €2775 | -6.8% |
| Annecy | €4336 | 8.5% |
| Annecy-Environs | €3353 | -2.2% |
| Cruseilles-Thorens | €3131 | -0.5% |
| Genevois | €3381 | -6.2% |
| Leman | €3039 | -10.7% |
| Moyenne Vallee de l'Arve | €3040 | 4.6% |
| Peripherie Annecienne | €3727 | -7.6% |
| Secteur Montagne | €4696 | -7.8% |
| Tour du Lac | €3600 | -4.7% |
| Average | €3488 | -4.9% |
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