The first confinement had already boosted the desires of many Parisians to settle in a city more on a human scale, to live in larger accommodation or to mow the lawn on weekends. The continuation of the health crisis and the rise of teleworking will not fail to reinforce this enthusiasm.
Ditch it all for another life? You still have to be clear about your aspirations: the objective, for example, is it to keep your job in Paris by teleworking or to find one on site? And choose its territory. Real estate and employment markets, living environment, accessibility, etc. : the criteria to be sifted are legion.
About two and a half hours south of Paris by the A10 motorway (normal traffic conditions) and a little over an hour by train from Montparnasse station, Tours (Indre-et-Loire) is one of the few large medium-sized cities with an airport. Even if the cultural events are numerous there, the old medieval city will appeal to those looking for a relaxing setting, especially on the banks of the Loire and the garden of Prébendes-d’Oé. Known for its competitiveness clusters, it appeals to students.
This tends to increase the supply of property for rent in the city, but rents remain affordable (12.30 euros / m2 on average, + 1.2% over one year). When buying, real estate prices also remain soft, at 2,594 euros / m2 on average, but can reach 4,500 euros in the historic center. As for new apartments, they rarely exceed 3,700 euros / m2. For more affordable goods, we can target neighboring municipalities: houses are negotiated around 1,900 euros / m2 in Joué-lès-Tours and Saint-Pierre-des-Corps.
- Angers and its “good life”
Angers (Maine-et-Loire) – about an hour and a half by TGV from Montparnasse and two hours and forty-five by car on the A11 from the south of the capital – is among all the rankings of places where life is good! Still crowned the greenest city in 2020 by the Observatory of Green Cities in France, it is particularly illustrated in the preservation of biodiversity. The Angevin welcome is also often greeted by newcomers.
Angers also seduces with its architecture, medieval schist monuments mingling with Haussmann-inspired buildings. With some 40,000 students, the nightlife is important, especially near the cathedral. For more peace, we can take up residence in the historic district of Doutre, but real estate prices here sometimes reach 5,000 euros / m2, against 2,468 euros on average in the city. Because Angers is a victim of its own success. Purchase prices have climbed 32% in five years. And it sometimes becomes difficult to find a rental (average rent: 10.90 euros / m2).
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