Commune · data to June 2026
House prices in La Rochelle (17)
Homes in La Rochelle (17) sold for a median €4,592 per m² in the 12 months to June 2026, down 2.0% on the year before. That is the median of 1,425 sales recorded in property deeds. That is higher than in 92% of communes.
- Median sale price per m²
- €4,592/m²
- Change in a year
- −2.0%
- Apartments
- €4,769/m²
- Houses
- €4,317/m²
- land included
- Sales in 12 months
- 1,425
La Rochelle (17): −3.5% in 4 years
Median sale price per m², over the 12 months to each quarter
- La Rochelle (17)
- Charente-Maritime
- France
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| Quarter | La Rochelle (17) | Charente-Maritime | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | €4,592/m² | €2,773/m² | €2,605/m² |
| Q1 2026 | €4,593/m² | €2,771/m² | €2,588/m² |
| Q4 2025 | €4,645/m² | €2,787/m² | €2,589/m² |
| Q3 2025 | €4,627/m² | €2,779/m² | €2,581/m² |
| Q2 2025 | €4,684/m² | €2,802/m² | €2,564/m² |
| Q1 2025 | €4,720/m² | €2,810/m² | €2,559/m² |
| Q4 2024 | €4,762/m² | €2,813/m² | €2,542/m² |
| Q3 2024 | €4,836/m² | €2,842/m² | €2,551/m² |
| Q2 2024 | €4,897/m² | €2,840/m² | €2,577/m² |
| Q1 2024 | €4,956/m² | €2,889/m² | €2,610/m² |
| Q4 2023 | €4,996/m² | €2,900/m² | €2,644/m² |
| Q3 2023 | €5,000/m² | €2,921/m² | €2,685/m² |
| Q2 2023 | €5,000/m² | €2,922/m² | €2,704/m² |
| Q1 2023 | €5,000/m² | €2,877/m² | €2,696/m² |
| Q4 2022 | €4,962/m² | €2,833/m² | €2,675/m² |
| Q3 2022 | €4,871/m² | €2,769/m² | €2,627/m² |
| Q2 2022 | €4,761/m² | €2,671/m² | €2,566/m² |
Reports for La Rochelle (17)
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €413,280. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,609 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 39%
- Payment, one income
- 77%
Renting a 90 m² apartment costs less each month than owning 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
- €1,328
- Owning per month
- €1,570
Figures for Charente-Maritime: La Rochelle (17) has no reliable figures of its own.
19.5% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 4,797
In 2022 the population fell by 110 while 528 homes were started.
- Homes started, 2022
- 528
- Population change, 2022
- −110
6.3% of the 56,890 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 6.3%
- Empty homes
- 3,565
In 2025, 60% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 60%
Other communes in Charente-Maritime
| Commune | Median sale price per m² | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie-de-Ré | €6,385 | +0.8% |
| Châtelaillon-Plage | €4,899 | +0.3% |
| La Rochelle (17) | €4,592 | −2.0% |
| Saint-Palais-sur-Mer | €4,551 | −5.1% |
| Les Mathes | €4,377 | +2.6% |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | €4,274 | −5.6% |
| Fouras | €4,000 | +0.9% |
| Aytré | €3,916 | +4.6% |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | €3,901 | −5.8% |
| Périgny (17) | €3,897 | +1.8% |
| Nieul-sur-Mer | €3,674 | +2.4% |
| Royan | €3,647 | −4.9% |
| Lagord | €3,641 | +0.2% |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde | €3,617 | +5.3% |
| Dolus-d'Oléron | €3,610 | +1.5% |
| Puilboreau | €3,600 | +2.5% |
| Saint-Georges-d'Oléron | €3,544 | +3.7% |
| Dompierre-sur-Mer | €3,500 | +8.5% |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron | €3,405 | −3.7% |
| La Tremblade | €3,333 | −2.8% |
| Le Château-d'Oléron | €3,050 | −5.5% |
| Saujon | €2,560 | −1.1% |
| Arvert | €2,512 | −7.7% |
| Marennes-Hiers-Brouage | €2,476 | +5.0% |
| Rochefort (17) | €2,344 | −0.7% |
| Tonnay-Charente | €2,161 | +2.9% |
| Surgères | €2,077 | +12.0% |
| Saintes | €2,035 | −1.2% |
| Marans | €1,974 | +3.9% |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | €1,529 | +3.7% |
The 30 with the most sales, of 75 with a published median.