Montpellier · Moving
Moving to Montpellier
Home Select, a prestige property finding firm, gathers here what truly matters to relocate to Montpellier: the Mediterranean arc’s most dynamic city, university and hospital, tram and coast twenty minutes away. The guide to settling between L’Écusson and the sea.
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Living in Montpellier day to day
Montpellier is the most dynamic city of the Mediterranean arc: university, hospital, tram, airport and TGV. Daily life happens between the squares of L’Écusson, the banks of the Lez and the beaches twenty minutes away, under the southern light.
What newcomers discover: the city rewards whoever chooses their district, from pedestrian L’Écusson to contemporary Port Marianne, and the Mediterranean summer prepares itself: old and new architecture both have hot hours.
01Moving
Living in Montpellier day to day
Montpellier is the most dynamic city of the Mediterranean arc: university, hospital, tram, airport and TGV. Daily life happens between the squares of L’Écusson, the banks of the Lez and the beaches twenty minutes away, under the southern light.
What newcomers discover: the city rewards whoever chooses their district, from pedestrian L’Écusson to contemporary Port Marianne, and the Mediterranean summer prepares itself: old and new architecture both have hot hours.
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Commuting and landmarks
Montpellier Méditerranée airport serves Europe and the Mediterranean basin, including Paris, London, Brussels and Marrakech in season, but stays modest in size: for long-haul, the gate is Paris or Lyon. The TGV links Paris in about three and a half hours.
Families look at Boutonnet, Aiguelongue and the crown communes for the house, L’Écusson and Les Arceaux for life on foot, Port Marianne for the contemporary. The real local criterion is the actual school run, once again.
- 01 Town on foot
L’Écusson and Les Arceaux: medieval squares, the Peyrou, shops, life without a car.
- 02 The family
Boutonnet, Aiguelongue, the crown: standing houses and residences to the north.
- 03 The sea
Palavas, Carnon, La Grande-Motte: the coast twenty minutes away, summer daily.
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Settling a family: the real calendar
A successful family relocation plays out over six months: school enrolment first, with its windows; housing next, because L’Écusson’s fine properties do not come in series; the house or the apartment finally, by the town-versus-garden arbitrage.
Activity is lively from February to June then in September and October, while summer months concentrate heat and crowds: starting the search remotely in winter and visiting on target in spring is the calendar our finders hold most often.
A property finder answers within one working day. A first confidential conversation, with no commitment.
On the ground
Why a property finder in Montpellier?
The best addresses never list
On this market, a share of the sought-after properties sells before publication, between families and through notaires and local networks. Our 15,000-partner network surfaces more than 100 off-market properties every day.
You only view the essential
Every lead is verified and priced for you before you travel: 3 viewings on average instead of 40, and an offer defended by Home Select, complete file in hand (6% obtained on average off the asking price).
The building audited before you commit
Surveys, co-ownership rules, easements, local building specifics: every document is checked before you commit.
Fees
Two offers, paid on success
- 2.5% of the net purchase price
- Exclusive offer The full service, at every budget. Minimum €10,000 incl. VAT.
- 1.5% of the net purchase price
- Confidential offer The same service, dedicated to off-market properties. Reserved for projects of €2m and above.
Home Select is paid 100% on success: nothing is due until you have bought.
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Frequently asked questions
Moving to Montpellier
Where to live in Montpellier with children?
Families look at Boutonnet, Aiguelongue and the crown communes for the house and schools, L’Écusson and Les Arceaux for life on foot, Port Marianne for assertive contemporary. The real criterion is the actual school run, and the Mediterranean summer prepares itself: exposure and air conditioning count in the arbitrage.
How long from Paris to Montpellier?
About three and a half hours by TGV. Montpellier Méditerranée airport serves Europe and the Mediterranean basin, including Paris, London, Brussels and Marrakech in season, but stays modest in size: for long-haul, the gate is Paris or Lyon.
Do I need a car to live in Montpellier?
In L’Écusson and the centre, not day to day: the tram and walking cover most of it, and the beach is reached by bus. As soon as you look at Boutonnet, Aiguelongue or the crown, the car becomes again the daily tool. The usage question precedes the district question.
When should I start my search to move for the school year?
Six months ahead: school enrolment has its windows and L’Écusson’s fine properties do not come in series. Activity is lively from February to June then in September and October: starting remotely in winter and visiting on target in spring is the calendar our finders hold most often.
What are your fees in Montpellier?
Home Select, a property finder in Montpellier, 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. Home Select is paid on success only: nothing is due until you have bought.
What happens next
- A property finder reads your request and answers within one working day.
- A first confidential conversation: how you will use the property, the real budget, the non-negotiable criteria, the timing.
- A written brief, and a search started within the week. Nothing is due until you have bought.
Your project in Montpellier
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