As the property market in France continues to recover from a several-year slump, new figures suggest that sales in the country’s 10 largest cities are recovering well.
Buyers now have 7% more purchasing power than they did a year ago, the barometer shows, which has given transactions a boost.
At the same time, demand has grown particularly in the 10 largest cities, increasing by 16% over the past 12 months while supply has dropped by 7%, leading to a rise in prices.
The time it takes to sell a property - defined loosely as the time between first listing the property for sale and signing an agreement between the seller and a buyer - is decreasing in many cities.
As of April 2025:
Quimper (Finistère): 32 days (down from 42 in January)
Paris: 76 days on average (compared to 79)
Montpellier (Hérault): 80 days on average (compared to 90)
A similar trend has been seen in Grenoble (Isère), Caen (Calvados), La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime), Dijon (Côte-d'Or) and Nîmes (Gard).
Demand is rising particularly fast in some cities:
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Bordeaux (Gironde): Up 33% in one year
Toulouse (Haute-Garonne): 27%
Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin): 24%
The estate agents said that in cities where the market is still recovering - such as Lyon (Rhône), Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) and La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) - low interest rates could still see high demand and a decrease in sales time, in the coming months.
The cities taking longer to sell
Some cities are resisting the trend, however, with long delays to sell still the norm.
For example:
Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes): 97 days on average (two more than at the beginning of the year).
Brest (Finistère) is now taking 10 days longer than the start of the year, Le Mans (Sarthe) is taking an additional two weeks, and Angers (Maine-et-Loire) has also seen a slowdown.
