Where can I buy an apartment with an ocean view in the French Basque Country?
On the seafronts: in Biarritz, from the Grande Plage to Milady; in Anglet, from La Chambre d’Amour to Les Cavaliers; in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, facing the bay; in Hossegor, in the Landes. Over 12 months to end of June 2026, the median apartment price stood at €6,900/m² in Biarritz, €5,200/m² in Anglet, €5,800/m² in Saint-Jean-de-Luz and €7,300/m² in Hossegor, with the front line trading at the top of the scale. Home Select checks every view from the apartment itself before putting it to you.
Biarritz, Anglet or Bayonne: where should I buy an apartment?
Three ways of living. Biarritz (€6,900/m² median over 12 months to end of June 2026) sells the ocean, prestige and life on foot; Anglet (€5,200/m²) its beaches, the Chiberta forest and a very residential feel; Bayonne (€4,000/m²) a historic town that lives all year, with its high-speed rail station and its quays. Home Select often runs all three searches side by side, comparing view, size and neighbourhood life for the same budget.
Hossegor or Biarritz: where should I buy an apartment near the surf?
The two markets are close: over 12 months to end of June 2026, the median apartment price stood at €7,300/m² in Hossegor and €6,900/m² in Biarritz. Hossegor, in the Landes, is a surf village between a saltwater lake and the ocean, lively in summer, quiet in winter, with a small market of 145 sales of all types; Biarritz is a town in its own right, with its airport and life all year round. Home Select helps you choose according to the time you will spend there.
What should I check in a seafront apartment building in the Basque Country?
First, what salt spray does to the building: façades, balconies, railings, windows and terrace waterproofing age faster than in town. Then read the minutes of the last three general meetings, the multi-year works plan, the balance of the works fund and the actual service charges for the last two years; on a clifftop, the risk disclosure statement says whether the building is exposed to coastal retreat. Home Select gathers these documents and reads them with you before any offer.
Can I rent out my apartment as a holiday let in the French Basque Country?
Under conditions. In the towns concerned within the Pays Basque urban community, a home that is not your main residence can only be let to holidaymakers with a change-of-use permit, sometimes with compensation; Hossegor and Seignosse, in the Landes, belong to another group of towns, where the rules are checked with the town hall. The building’s rules may also ban or restrict holiday lets, and a general meeting can, under conditions, vote to ban them. Home Select checks these rules before any offer.
Who pays for building works voted before I buy an apartment in France?
As a rule, the seller pays the calls for funds that fall due before the sale and the buyer those that fall due after, even for works voted before you arrive; the preliminary contract can set a different split between you. On the Basque coast, where façade works come round often, voted works appear in the meeting minutes and in the seller’s pre-sale statement. Home Select flags them to you from the documents, before any offer.
Is it worth using a buyer’s agent to buy an apartment in the French Basque Country?
Yes, because the finest apartments are rarely advertised, and those that are often go quickly, sometimes before your first trip. A buyer’s agent works for you alone, from shortlisting to negotiation, and reads what the listing leaves out: façade works already voted, a partial view, holiday lets banned by the rules. Home Select, a buyer’s agent in the French Basque Country, adds its network of 15,000 agents and professional partners and fees due on success only.
How much does an apartment cost in the French Basque Country in 2026?
Over 12 months to end of June 2026, the median price per square metre of apartments in the French Basque Country ranged from €4,000/m² in Bayonne to €7,700/m² in Guéthary. Pyrénées-Atlantiques: €3,500/m² median for apartments, over 6,119 sales. Landes: €3,100/m² median for apartments, over 2,204 sales (DVF / DGFiP via data.gouv.fr, October 2026 release, 12 months to end of June 2026). Home Select reads these figures street by street before any offer: view, land and condition make most of the price.
How long does it take to buy in the French Basque Country with a buyer’s agent?
The calendar depends on how rare the target property is in {nom} and on your availability: Home Select frames it at the brief, then holds it. Properties are first seen on video, and your decisive viewings are grouped into a single trip.
How do you reach off-market properties in the French Basque Country?
Through the network and direct approach: Home Select receives more than 100 properties every day from its 15,000 professional partners before they go on sale, and also contacts owners when the setting calls for it. In {nom}, the monitoring starts with two sectors: Guéthary and Hossegor. That is often where the unfindable property is.
What are your fees in the French Basque Country?
Home Select, a buyer’s agent in the French Basque Country, charges 2.5% of the net purchase price (minimum €10,000 incl. VAT) on the Exclusive offer, or 1.5% on the Confidential offer for projects of €2m and above, plus 10% of the negotiated reduction in both cases. Home Select is paid on success only, and also on what you save: nothing is due until you have bought.
