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Where to buy in Montpellier: the districts
Home Select, a prestige property finding firm, describes each Montpellier district for what it is: a precise purchase product, with its buildings, its buyers and its traps. From L’Écusson’s mansions to Port Marianne’s contemporary, the guide tells you where your budget belongs according to the project.
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01Districts
L’Écusson, Les Arceaux, the Lez
Montpellier first reads as L’Écusson: behind the medieval façades of the historic centre, private mansions among the finest of the South, character apartments, the town on foot. Les Arceaux extend it into a classic bourgeois district, between the Peyrou and the schools, the families’ market.
Boutonnet and Aiguelongue climb north in standing houses and residences, and Port Marianne writes the new town: the contemporary architecture from the Lez to the banks, for whoever prefers assertive new to old character. The nearby coast, from Palavas to La Grande-Motte, extends the city twenty minutes away.
02Districts
The districts, one by one
- 01 L’Écusson private mansions and character apartments in the historic centre
The medieval centre behind the tour des Pins and the cathedral: private mansions with courtyards and ceremonial staircases, through apartments with old ceilings, pedestrian lanes. The top of the Montpellier market, circulating between notaires, architects and families.
- 02 Les Arceaux the classic bourgeois quarter, a family market
The classic quarter between the Saint-Clément aqueduct and the Peyrou: quality old buildings, family apartments, the Saturday market under the arches. The Montpellier safe value, deep and in strong demand.
- 03 Boutonnet and Aiguelongue houses and upmarket residences north of the centre
The residential quarters to the north, between the medical school and the first pines: houses with gardens, quiet residences, a village atmosphere ten minutes from the Comédie. Montpellier’s sought-after family market.
- 04 Port Marianne contemporary architecture, from the Lez to the riverbanks
The new town beyond the Lez: signed contemporary towers and residences, tram and landscaped banks, Montpellier’s most recent addresses. A market to sort with rigour: residence quality and charges create every gap.
- 05 The nearby coast from Palavas to La Grande-Motte and Carnon, waterside in twenty minutes
The coastal ring twenty minutes from the centre: Palavas and its canals, Carnon, La Grande-Motte and its listed white architecture. Many Montpellier projects weigh town against waterside: we hunt both in parallel.
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Which district for which project?
The question is never which is the nicest district of Montpellier, but which matches the actual use: an Écusson apartment lives on foot year-round, a Boutonnet house answers the garden, a Port Marianne address the taste for contemporary, a seaside base the summer.
- 01 For town on foot
L’Écusson: mansions, character, shops and faculties, everything on foot.
- 02 For the family
Les Arceaux, Boutonnet, Aiguelongue: the bourgeois district and standing houses to the north.
- 03 For contemporary
Port Marianne: the new architecture from the Lez to the banks, the new town.
03Districts
The traps the file reveals
In L’Écusson: medieval stock, structure, damp, charges of small co-ownerships, lively lanes heard at night. In Port Marianne: charges of recent serviced residences, acoustics, summer sun exposure. The dreamt-of address and the purchasable address are not always the same: that is where our work starts.
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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.
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Frequently asked questions
Where to buy in Montpellier: the districts
Which is the most sought-after district of Montpellier?
L’Écusson, the historic centre: behind the medieval façades, private mansions among the finest of the South, the town on foot, the faculty and the shops. Les Arceaux are its bourgeois extension for families. Fine properties trade fast there: a finder’s watch makes the difference.
Is Port Marianne worth considering?
It is the Montpellier of contemporary: new architecture from the Lez to the banks, the tram, the new town finishing towards the sea. For whoever prefers assertive new, the charges and acoustics of residences are read before the offer: a lifestyle choice as much as an address.
Where can I find a house near central Montpellier?
Boutonnet and Aiguelongue north of the centre for standing houses and residences, the crown communes beyond, and the coast from Palavas to La Grande-Motte for waterside twenty minutes away, at clearly higher levels in the sector data.
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.
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- 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.
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