Commune · data to June 2026
House prices in Descartes
Homes in Descartes sold for a median €1,047 per m² in the 12 months to June 2026, down 8.4% on the year before. That is the median of 67 sales recorded in property deeds. That is higher than in 3% of communes.
- Median sale price per m²
- €1,047/m²
- Change in a year
- −8.4%
- Houses
- €1,138/m²
- land included
- Sales in 12 months
- 67
Descartes: +1.3% in 4 years
Median sale price per m², over the 12 months to each quarter
- Descartes
- Indre-et-Loire
- France
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| Quarter | Descartes | Indre-et-Loire | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | €1,047/m² | €2,353/m² | €2,605/m² |
| Q1 2026 | €1,048/m² | €2,339/m² | €2,588/m² |
| Q4 2025 | €1,108/m² | €2,338/m² | €2,589/m² |
| Q3 2025 | €1,146/m² | €2,331/m² | €2,581/m² |
| Q2 2025 | €1,143/m² | €2,307/m² | €2,564/m² |
| Q1 2025 | €1,144/m² | €2,303/m² | €2,559/m² |
| Q4 2024 | €1,116/m² | €2,289/m² | €2,542/m² |
| Q3 2024 | €1,086/m² | €2,297/m² | €2,551/m² |
| Q2 2024 | €1,130/m² | €2,350/m² | €2,577/m² |
| Q1 2024 | €1,118/m² | €2,389/m² | €2,610/m² |
| Q4 2023 | €1,149/m² | €2,409/m² | €2,644/m² |
| Q3 2023 | €1,219/m² | €2,453/m² | €2,685/m² |
| Q2 2023 | €1,171/m² | €2,450/m² | €2,704/m² |
| Q1 2023 | €1,168/m² | €2,432/m² | €2,696/m² |
| Q4 2022 | €1,168/m² | €2,408/m² | €2,675/m² |
| Q3 2022 | €1,042/m² | €2,360/m² | €2,627/m² |
| Q2 2022 | €1,034/m² | €2,295/m² | €2,566/m² |
Reports for Descartes
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €94,230. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €367 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 10%
- Payment, one income
- 20%
Figures for Indre-et-Loire: Descartes has no reliable figures of its own.
15.6% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 3,084
In 2022 the population grew by 80 while 2 homes were started: 40.0 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2022
- 40.0
- Population change, 2022
- +80
16.5% of the 2,232 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 16.5%
- Empty homes
- 369
In 2025, 0% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 0%
Other communes in Indre-et-Loire
| Commune | Median sale price per m² | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | €3,182 | +4.5% |
| Fondettes | €2,970 | +7.2% |
| Tours | €2,940 | +2.4% |
| La Riche | €2,925 | +3.4% |
| Ballan-Miré | €2,909 | +11.9% |
| Rochecorbon | €2,884 | −3.2% |
| Saint-Avertin | €2,879 | +0.6% |
| Chambray-lès-Tours | €2,783 | +1.7% |
| La Ville-aux-Dames | €2,651 | +5.0% |
| Véretz | €2,585 | +9.3% |
| Amboise | €2,514 | +9.3% |
| Esvres | €2,509 | +4.5% |
| Montlouis-sur-Loire | €2,495 | +2.9% |
| Montbazon | €2,464 | 0.0% |
| Veigné | €2,442 | −4.5% |
| Luynes | €2,438 | 0.0% |
| Monts (37) | €2,343 | −2.8% |
| Joué-lès-Tours | €2,327 | +0.2% |
| Artannes-sur-Indre | €2,308 | −5.4% |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | €2,270 | +9.1% |
| Bléré | €2,222 | −3.1% |
| Monnaie | €2,153 | −14.3% |
| Nazelles-Négron | €2,142 | +13.2% |
| Langeais | €1,992 | −1.8% |
| Loches | €1,759 | −2.3% |
| Chinon | €1,701 | +0.6% |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine | €1,661 | +3.4% |
| Château-Renault | €1,464 | −3.4% |
| Bourgueil | €1,452 | −9.7% |
| Descartes | €1,047 | −8.4% |
The 30 with the most sales, of 44 with a published median.