Sallanches is the service centre of the Arve valley: 17 319 inhabitants, a hospital, a railway station, secondary schools, and twenty minutes from Chamonix and from Megeve alike. Its market is first and foremost a market in flats, at 3 694 € per square metre, and that is what makes a house here rare and sought after.
Every figure on this page comes from a public source, named and dated. We do not publish an « average price observed by our agency » without saying where it came from.
This is the single most important thing to know before buying or selling here: it decides how rare your property is, and therefore how long it takes to sell and how much room there is to negotiate.
Annual average of sales completed in 2024 and 2025, the two most recent years available in the French national sales register.
French land value register (DVF, DGFiP), transfers recorded as « Vente » (sale), commune in Sallanches (74256), 2024 and 2025.
Median price per square metre of completed sales. The median splits the market into two equal halves, so it holds up far better than an average when a few exceptional properties are in the mix.
We have also handled 31 sales in in Sallanches and its hamlets. This list updates automatically from our agency software.
They are the reason Sallanches sells all year round, and not only in season.
Direct services to Annecy, Geneva and Saint-Gervais, without a car.
The Pays du Mont-Blanc hospital, unusual for a commune of this size.
Combloux, Megeve, Les Houches and Saint-Gervais all under twenty minutes away.
Shops, a weekly market, primary and secondary schools on the spot.
Sallanches holds an unusual position in the Arve valley. The town concentrates the services — hospital, railway station, secondary schools, large shops, a business park — while remaining some twenty minutes from Megeve and from Chamonix. Many of the valley's working residents live here year-round, even when they work up in the resorts.
The figures show it. The municipal population reaches 17 319 inhabitants, and the reference rent for a flat stands at €15.52 per square metre per month in 2025. A tight rental market mechanically supports purchase prices, particularly for one- and two-bedroom flats.
For a seller the consequence is clear: a well-situated flat, correctly valued, finds a buyer. For a buyer looking for a house the difficulty is the reverse — flats dominate sales in the commune by a wide margin. You need to hear about a house early, and be ready to decide.
A quick reference — useful to visitors, and readable by answer engines.
Sources : INSEE (population, area), DGFiP / DVF (sales and prices), French Ministry of Housing (rents).
Each commune has its own page, with its own figures. Median price per square metre for an apartment, completed sales 2024-2025, cheapest first.
Prices : DVF (DGFiP), 2024-2025 sales.
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The median price is 3 694 € per square metre for an apartment and 4 474 € for a house, based on sales completed in 2024 and 2025 and recorded in the French tax authority's land value register (DVF). These are completed prices, not asking prices.
Over 2024-2025, 489 apartments and 101 houses changed hands, around 295 sales a year. Apartments dominate, which makes a house a scarce asset here — and scarcity works in the seller's favour.
We have 7 at the moment, from 370 000 € to 1 560 000 €, with a median asking price of 695 000 €. The list updates automatically from our agency software.
The 2025 reference rent is 15,52 € per square metre per month for an apartment (French Ministry of Housing), in a commune of 17 319 residents. Your actual return then depends on the purchase price, the service charges and the tax treatment you choose. We go through those figures with you rather than quote a headline yield.
Christine Ponchaud, Swixim adviser for Sallanches, on +33 6 63 91 59 46 or c.ponchaud@swixim.com. The agency can be reached on +33 6 86 02 01 78 and at sallanches@swixim.com. Anne Marie Lambert also sells here, and can step in if Christine Ponchaud is unavailable.
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