Commune · data to June 2026
House prices in Besançon
Homes in Besançon sold for a median €2,284 per m² in the 12 months to June 2026, up 4.3% on the year before. That is the median of 1,876 sales recorded in property deeds. That is higher than in 43% of communes.
- Median sale price per m²
- €2,284/m²
- Change in a year
- +4.3%
- Apartments
- €2,229/m²
- Houses
- €2,834/m²
- land included
- Sales in 12 months
- 1,876
Besançon: +4.3% in 4 years
Median sale price per m², over the 12 months to each quarter
- Besançon
- Doubs
- France
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| Quarter | Besançon | Doubs | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | €2,284/m² | €2,118/m² | €2,605/m² |
| Q1 2026 | €2,262/m² | €2,109/m² | €2,588/m² |
| Q4 2025 | €2,254/m² | €2,103/m² | €2,589/m² |
| Q3 2025 | €2,238/m² | €2,100/m² | €2,581/m² |
| Q2 2025 | €2,190/m² | €2,061/m² | €2,564/m² |
| Q1 2025 | €2,189/m² | €2,030/m² | €2,559/m² |
| Q4 2024 | €2,199/m² | €2,012/m² | €2,542/m² |
| Q3 2024 | €2,154/m² | €2,000/m² | €2,551/m² |
| Q2 2024 | €2,179/m² | €2,005/m² | €2,577/m² |
| Q1 2024 | €2,188/m² | €2,017/m² | €2,610/m² |
| Q4 2023 | €2,194/m² | €2,041/m² | €2,644/m² |
| Q3 2023 | €2,261/m² | €2,101/m² | €2,685/m² |
| Q2 2023 | €2,293/m² | €2,120/m² | €2,704/m² |
| Q1 2023 | €2,273/m² | €2,122/m² | €2,696/m² |
| Q4 2022 | €2,275/m² | €2,126/m² | €2,675/m² |
| Q3 2022 | €2,232/m² | €2,093/m² | €2,627/m² |
| Q2 2022 | €2,190/m² | €2,045/m² | €2,566/m² |
Reports for Besançon
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €205,560. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €800 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 21%
- Payment, one income
- 41%
Owning a 90 m² apartment costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at apartments' median sale price; rent is the asking rent. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €1,159
- Owning per month
- €734
Figures for Doubs: Besançon has no reliable figures of its own.
7.6% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 2,788
In 2022 the population fell by 1,568 while 459 homes were started.
- Homes started, 2022
- 459
- Population change, 2022
- −1,568
9.5% of the 73,009 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 9.5%
- Empty homes
- 6,931
In 2025, 26% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 26%
Public bodies signed €391K of housing works here in 2025, and €391K since 2024.
- Signed in 2025
- €391K
- Per resident, 2025
- €3
Other communes in Doubs
| Commune | Median sale price per m² | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| Jougne | €3,826 | +7.7% |
| Métabief | €3,557 | −4.6% |
| Les Hôpitaux-Neufs | €3,413 | −2.7% |
| Morteau | €3,060 | +17.0% |
| Doubs (25) | €2,871 | −13.0% |
| Le Russey | €2,787 | +4.9% |
| Pontarlier | €2,750 | +3.3% |
| Villers-le-Lac | €2,732 | −7.9% |
| Valdahon | €2,687 | −6.5% |
| Saône | €2,600 | +17.1% |
| Serre-les-Sapins | €2,423 | −4.9% |
| Thise | €2,377 | +2.1% |
| Besançon | €2,284 | +4.3% |
| Saint-Vit | €2,163 | +11.8% |
| Charquemont | €2,130 | −10.5% |
| Maîche | €2,080 | −0.9% |
| Ornans | €1,887 | −2.9% |
| Baume-les-Dames | €1,719 | +15.8% |
| Seloncourt | €1,600 | +19.6% |
| Étupes | €1,567 | −5.0% |
| Exincourt | €1,532 | +3.2% |
| Grand-Charmont | €1,286 | −8.3% |
| Valentigney | €1,200 | +14.4% |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs | €1,196 | +25.5% |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans | €1,194 | −4.2% |
| Mandeure | €1,173 | +8.1% |
| Montbéliard | €1,168 | +6.5% |
| Audincourt | €1,108 | −2.5% |
| Hérimoncourt | €1,019 | −2.9% |
| Bethoncourt | €946 | −17.2% |
The 30 with the most sales, of 32 with a published median.