Where can I buy a sea-view apartment on the French Riviera?
The widest views are higher up: La Californie and Super Cannes, Mont Boron, the slopes above the bay of Villefranche, Saint-Roman in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Garavan in Menton. On the front row, La Croisette, the Promenade des Anglais and the Juan-les-Pins seafront put the sea right in front of you, with the town below. Home Select checks every view from the living room before putting it to you.
Nice or Cannes: where should I buy an apartment?
Over 12 months to end of June 2026, the median apartment price stood at €4,900/m² in Nice and €5,800/m² in Cannes. Nice is a large city that lives all year, with its airport, tram, schools and the widest choice on the coast; Cannes is smaller and more seasonal, set to the rhythm of the Film Festival and its trade fairs. Home Select helps you decide according to how you will use the apartment.
Where are apartments cheaper on the Côte d’Azur?
A little away from the famous addresses: Le Cannet (€4,000/m²), Vallauris and Golfe-Juan (€4,300/m²) or Fréjus (€4,300/m²) sit below the medians of Cannes and Antibes, while Grasse (€3,000/m²) and Vence (€4,200/m²) offer hinterland life a few kilometres from the sea. If you would rather have a garden than a lift, a house on the French Riviera or a villa widen the field.
What should I check before buying an apartment in a French co-ownership building?
The minutes of the last general meetings, the actual service charges and the works voted or announced: restoring façades exposed to salt spray, waterproofing roof terraces, the lift. Then the co-ownership rules, which can restrict holiday lets, and the parking space, which the deed must name. Home Select reads these documents before any offer, and our guide to checking a co-ownership lists what to ask the seller for.
Can I rent out my apartment as a holiday let on the French Riviera?
That depends first on the co-ownership rules, which may ban or restrict it, then on the town’s rules: a declaration at the town hall, sometimes a registration number or a change-of-use authorisation, depending on the town and on whether it is your main home. As these rules change, Home Select has them checked with the managing agent and the town hall before you offer.
Where should I buy an apartment near Monaco?
In the French towns that border the Principality: Beausoleil (€7,100/m²), Cap-d’Ail (€8,000/m²) and Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (€6,400/m²); a little further on, Menton (€5,100/m²). Distance there is counted in stairways, public lifts and minutes on the corniche rather than in kilometres. Living in France does not make you a Monaco resident: Home Select advises you to have your tax position confirmed before you choose.
Period property or new build: which apartment should I buy on the French Riviera?
Older buildings dominate the town centres and offer volume, high ceilings and front-row addresses, but you must read the co-ownership records and cost the works. New builds, rarer on the coast, bring a lift, parking, terraces and energy performance, with reduced notary fees and the developer’s guarantees. Home Select compares both on the real price per square metre, charges and works included.
Is it worth using a buyer’s agent on the French Riviera?
Yes, because the best apartments are rarely advertised, and those that are often leave out what matters: a partial view, heavy service charges, a façade restoration already voted, no lift, summer noise. A buyer’s agent works for you alone, on the buyer’s side, from shortlisting to negotiation. Home Select, a buyer’s agent on the French Riviera, adds its network of 15,000 agents and professional partners and fees due on success only.
How much does an apartment cost on the French Riviera in 2026?
Over 12 months to end of June 2026, the median price per square metre of apartments on the French Riviera ranged from €3,000/m² in Grasse to €12,500/m² in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Alpes-Maritimes: €4,900/m² median for apartments, over 21,298 sales. Var: €3,700/m² median for apartments, over 13,773 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 on the French Riviera 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 on the French Riviera?
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: Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and Saint-Tropez. That is often where the unfindable property is.
What are your fees on the French Riviera?
Home Select, a buyer’s agent on the French Riviera, 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.
