House Prices Rise by 2.8%
House prices rose by an average of 2.8% in the first half of the year, according to the national group of estate agents, Century 21.
However, as usual, there are substantial regional differences, with notable price falls in Brittany, Poitou-Charentes and Alsace.
The following table shows the average sale value of transactions in Century 21 branches for the first half year, the average price per m² you might expect to pay in each region, together with the price change in the first half of the year over the second half of 2006.
Needless to say, some caution is needed in interpreting these figures, which are probably only best used as a general guide to trends.
Regional House Prices
| Region | Average Price 2007 | Average Price m² 2007 | Price Change 2006/7 |
| Alsace | €234K | €1833 | -6.5% |
| Aquitaine | €234K | €1986 | +2.3% |
| Auvergne | €136K | €1387 | +3.2% |
| Burgundy | €131K | €1350 | +9.3% |
| Brittany | €191K | €1779 | -3.5% |
| Centre | €166K | €1617 | +3.2% |
| Champagne-Ardenne | €146K | €1302 | -1.7% |
| Franche-Comte | €177K | €1666 | +8.4% |
| Lower Normandy | €208K | €1972 | +3% |
| Upper Normandy | €184K | €1819 | +3.5% |
| Paris | €284K | €6139 | +2.9% |
| Ile de France | €314K | €3011 | +1.4% |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | €223K | €2070 | -0.6% |
| Limousin | €114K | €1182 | +0.5% |
| Lorraine | €204K | €1619 | +7.5% |
| Midi-Pyrenees | €201K | €1756 | +1.3% |
| Pays de la Loire | €201K | €1994 | +2.5% |
| Picardy | €187K | €1773 | +2% |
| Poitou-Charentes | €167K | €1551 | -3.5% |
| Provence | €338K | €3044 | +0.8% |
| Rhone-Alpes | €283K | €2471 | +0.2% |
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