The street of Peace, in Paris, is not the most expensive in France, despite what Monopoly players might think… However, the capital is home to some of the most costly addresses in France. The online real estate estimation website Meilleurs Agents has revealed its ranking of the most expensive streets in the 50 largest cities in France. Here is what you need to know.
Paris dominates the ranking
Unsurprisingly, the top of the ranking is dominated by five streets in the capital. The title of the most expensive street in France goes to Rue de Furstemberg, a small street located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, in the very chic neighborhood of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. In this part of the capital, an apartment will cost you 24,272 euros per square meter.
Just behind is the famous Quai des Orfèvres, located along the Seine on the Île de la Cité, with a price of 23,777 euros per square meter. If you want to live on the legendary Avenue Montaigne, you will have to fork out 23,123 euros for a square meter. Following that, Rue de l’Abbaye (21,833 euros per square meter) in the 6th arrondissement, and Rue Guynemer (21,739 euros per square meter) located in the neighborhood of Odéon, also in the 6th arrondissement.
For reference, the average price of housing in the capital was 9,403 euros per square meter as of March 1st.
The French Riviera still popular
After Paris, the sunny French Riviera remains popular and drives up real estate prices. Just behind the capital, it is Cannes that holds the most expensive streets in France. To buy a home on the iconic Boulevard de la Croisette, facing the sea, you will have to pay 12,410 euros per square meter. Antibes ranks third in cities with the most expensive streets in France, with Boulevard Kennedy at 10,948 euros per square meter.
Also in the same region, Avenue Jean-Lorrain in Nice comes next, with an average price of 10,300 euros per square meter. Aix-en-Provence takes fifth place in the ranking, with Avenue Giuseppe Verdi showing a price of 8,615 euros per square meter.
Marseille, Lyon, and beyond
Lyon ranks seventh, with Rue Gasparin located between Place Bellecour and Place des Jacobins in the 2nd arrondissement, where you will need to pay 6,743 euros per square meter to acquire a property. In the 6th arrondissement of Lyon, a square meter on Cours Franklin Roosevelt will cost you 6,626 euros.
Following Lyon are Rue Voltaire in Bordeaux (6,579 euros per square meter), Avenue des Minimes in La Rochelle (6,452 euros per square meter), and Rue Sainte-Anne in Toulouse (5,864 euros per square meter).
Saint-Etienne, the most affordable city
In the rest of the ranking of the most expensive streets within the 50 largest cities in France, we find Place de la Cathédrale in Strasbourg (5,825 euros per square meter); Boulevard de la Bataille de Stalingrad in Villeurbanne (5,294 euros per square meter); Rue Farconnet in Grenoble (4,547 euros per square meter); Rue de Rouen in Dijon (3,783 euros per square meter); Rue des Messageries in Metz (3,300 euros per square meter); Chemin des Champs Nardin in Besançon (3,018 euros per square meter); and Boulevard Charles-V in Nancy (2,836 euros per square meter).
At the end of the ranking, Rue Gabriel Calamand, the most expensive street in Saint-Etienne, is worth 2,165 euros per square meter, and a 100m² property will cost 216,500 euros. That’s theoretically the equivalent of a 9m² space on Rue Furstemberg in Paris!
(Source: real estate price survey conducted by Meilleurs Agents in March 2024.)
