Notes and numbers
What we learned selling here.
Short pieces on what things actually cost, what it is like to live in each place, and how buying works if you are not French. Our own figures, not a national index.
Market
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Castel-Ourbanne: what is actually for sale up there
Thirty-five minutes inland, €2,950 per m², and almost nothing on the market except land. What the village has, and what it does not have yet.
By Romane Lauzenard
Market
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Q3 2026 price trends, from our own files
Thirty-one completed sales and nine accepted offers between 1 July and 5 September, broken down by address. These are our figures, not a national index.
By Camille Ferrandin
Guide
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What it costs to buy here, worked through one apartment
Transfer tax, agency fees and the months in between, priced against sales from our own files. No nationality rule stops you buying. The arithmetic is the surprise.
By Manon Jassaurel
Lifestyle
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What Ondrieu-sur-Mer is like in February
Seven of the eleven kitchens close, the market moves indoors and the harbour changes shape. Buyers who only ever visit in July should come once in winter.
By Romane Lauzenard