See how long it takes to sell a property in France by area in 2025

It took 83 days on average to sell a property in France as of February 2025, new figures show, but major disparities exist between different areas, with Nantes taking the longest time, and Toulouse the shortest.

New figures from property website SeLoger, published on March 3 (in partnership with Meilleurs Agents) show that - as of February 2025 - the national average is now 11 days longer than the figure seen for the same month last year, reaching just under three months.

SeLoger says that the whole market is affected. 

In the largest 50 urban areas in France, it takes an average of 81 days - six more than in February 2024 - to sell a property, the website report said.

The 10 largest cities have seen a similar increase; five more days than in February 2024, for an average of 82 days in February 2025, it added.

Read more: How long does it take to sell a property in France in 2024? 

Variations between cities

There are also considerable variations between cities.

For example, some of the longest times, as of figures from March 1 for January 2025, are (longest time first):

• Calais: 109 days in January 2025, 53 days longer compared to January 2024

• Saint-Nazaire: 105, 29 days longer

• Nantes: 93 days, 11 days longer

• Cannes: 95 days, 14 days longer

• Nîmes: 95 days, 39 days longer

• Montpellier: 90 days, 14 days longer

• Rennes: 90 days, 18 days longer

• Bordeaux: 90 days, four days longer

• Nice: 94 days, six days longer

• Lyon: 78 days average selling time, one day longer

• Strasbourg: 63 days, six days longer

• Lille: 81, 20 days longer

In contrast, Toulouse has seen a drop in the number of days it takes to finalise a sale, at 67 days in February 2025, 17 days fewer than in February 2024.

Similarly, Tourcoing has one of the longest sales times in February 2025 (98 days), but this has fallen by 10 days in comparison to February 2024. Mulhouse also fell, to 90 days from 119.

Paris has also seen a drop in time to finalise a sale, even in the past three months. It still takes an average of 76 days, but this has dropped by three days since December 1, 2024.

A full list of the cities included in the study can be seen in a table compiled by Capital, here.

'Sales spring'

“The seasonal upturn in the market traditionally comes earlier in the capital than elsewhere,” said SeLoger, adding that the “spring of property sales” typically comes earlier in Paris than in the rest of the country (where the most popular sales months are from March to May).

SeLoger added that this “spring” boom could be a major reason behind the lengthening of sales times in February, as sellers wait for March to May in the hope of receiving better offers, rather than lowering their prices earlier in the year. 

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This is particularly true as prices and credit rates have fallen after two years of the property crisis, the website report said.