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booming, Villeurbanne wants to keep its identity


Historically working-class, the city of Villeurbanne is currently seeing the price of its housing soar. Well served by public transport and endowed with significant land reserves, the town attracts residents and developers who make it a prominent place in the metropolis of Lyon.

It is Lyon’s little sister that we sometimes forget. A 10th arrondissement for some. “Considering the size of the city, it’s even the 10th and 11th,” laughs a real estate agent. Buyers have stopped snubbing it. Villeurbanne has the wind in its sails. The real estate of the city of 150,000 inhabitants continues to climb. + 12.8% (3,430 € / m2) in one year for old apartments (4,940 € / m2), + 3.6% for new ones (4,940 € / m2) and + 18.1% for old houses. Stronger growth than Lyon and its + 10.7% (€ 4,650 / m2) in one year.

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