Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine · Neighbourhood
Buying in Rothéneuf, Saint-Malo
Rothéneuf is the coast east of Saint-Malo: a former commune of villas and granite houses between the plage du Havre and the plage du Val, at the start of the wild coast that runs to the pointe du Grouin, with manor houses and malouinières in the land behind. Home Select searches there for the buyer alone, from the garden villa to the house of character, and negotiates through to the deed.
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Living in Rothéneuf
Daily life in Rothéneuf plays out between the plage du Havre and its small boats, then the plage du Val, below the cliffs of the wild coast. The customs path, the GR34, follows the shore towards the pointe du Grouin: coves, rocks, a coastline the sea uncovers and covers twice a day, with nearly thirteen metres of range at the spring tides. The rocks carved by the abbé Fourré draw visitors all summer; once the season ends the shore returns to its residents, and winter closes nothing here: the shops of the village and of Paramé stay within reach.
The district lives both on the shore and in the countryside: the land behind Rothéneuf rises towards manor houses, farms and the neighbouring golf course, and the walled city stays fifteen minutes away. The TGV station puts Paris two hours fifteen away, the Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo airport is twenty minutes off, and the ferries from the port serve Jersey, Guernsey and England all year. Families settled year-round rely on the schools and shops of Paramé, close by: summer adds the passing visitors, and February empties nothing.
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The buildings and what sells in Rothéneuf
The fabric of Rothéneuf is that of a former seaside commune: villas behind their low walls facing the sea, granite houses and longères in the land, more recent houses around the village. Between the two beaches the homes look straight at the sea; higher up, towards the fields, the fabric loosens and the garden takes the place of the view. Manor houses and malouinières, among them the manoir de Limoëlou where Jacques Cartier lived, now a museum, dot a plateau that touches the Clos-Poulet.
What sells in Rothéneuf is first the house with its garden, from the village house to the villa between the beaches; apartments are rarer here than on the Sillon or behind the ramparts. Differences in value turn on the view, the orientation, the walking distance to the beach and the condition of the granite fabric, far more than on the surface: joints, slate roofs and windows take the wind and the salt of the wild coast. Malouinières and manor houses form a market apart: a handful each year, mostly agreed privately, where family transmission often comes before the listing.
Streets and micro-sectors
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The plage du Havre de Rothéneuf
The havre is the everyday beach: the sand uncovers at low tide, the small boats float again at high tide, and the neighbouring houses stand among the most sought-after in the district. Summer concentrates families and visitors; in winter the beach returns to the residents. The trap is the tide: a view over the water at high tide gives way to the uncovered shore, twice a day.
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The plage du Val and the wild coast
The plage du Val, the quietest of Rothéneuf’s beaches, opens at the foot of the cliffs, at the start of the customs path; the way down runs by lane and stairways. The houses set above trade the sand for calm and the view; they suit the buyer who wants the coast without the crowds of the havre. The exposure to the wind, the upkeep of the accesses and the stability of the cliff are checked before the offer.
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The pointe du Grouin
The pointe du Grouin closes the horizon east of Rothéneuf, on the territory of Saint-Coulomb: the customs path leads there along the coves, and the view carries to Cancale and the baie du Mont-Saint-Michel. The last houses before the headland pay for the wild shore with the sea wind; they suit the buyer who looks for the edge rather than the beach.
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The village of Rothéneuf and its land
The village holds the local shops of the district, halfway between the beaches and the land; buyers settling for good look there for the village house with its small garden, less exposed to the prices of the shore. Behind, the lanes climb towards farms, manor houses and the neighbouring golf course, up to the gates of the Clos-Poulet, the country of the malouinières.
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How Home Select hunts in Rothéneuf?
Home Select searches in Rothéneuf remotely, from Paris, for the buyer alone. The search is led by Home Select’s management with its network of 15,000 partners: more than 100 off-market properties arrive every day, and the seaside villas and the manor houses of the land appear there too. The brief is set by video call or on the telephone: whether the view is required, the walking distance to the beach, the garden, the orientation, the condition of the fabric, the budget. Every property is qualified from the documents before being put forward; the property finder then has a video pre-viewing carried out, driven with the seller’s agent.
Before the offer, the price is set against comparable DVF sales in the commune, and the negotiation rests on that file: the real condition of the granite, the roofs, the works to plan weigh more there than the seller’s pitch. The property finder checks what belongs to the district: the promised view and its reality at low tide, the wind of the wild coast, the real walking access to the path and the beach, the easements over the lanes. The buyer travels only for the decisive viewings, grouped into a single trip, and Home Select secures the file through to the deed at the notary’s.
Three finder’s reflexes in Rothéneuf
- 01 The granite before the price
On the wild coast the fabric takes the wind and the salt: joints, slate roofs, windows and ventilation are checked before the offer, for this is the item that most often shifts a negotiation. A professional surveys the real condition of the façades and the roofs, and the works are costed before the offer. The price of a villa to be taken on is not compared with a restored house.
- 02 Check the real access to the shore
A house near the shore does not always come with a direct way to the beach: access may run over a communal lane or an easement, and the shore itself belongs to the public maritime domain. The video pre-viewing checks the real way, on foot, from the door. Building and extensions stay framed by the loi Littoral within the hundred-metre band along the shore outside built-up areas.
- 03 Choose the district out of season
Rothéneuf in August and Rothéneuf in February are not the same address: the wild coast changes face with the rhythm of the tides, nearly thirteen metres of range, and the wind belongs to the landscape. A visit out of season, on a spring-tide day if possible, tells what no photograph shows: the beach path at high tide, the crowds of the havre, the swell on the rocks.
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On the ground
Why a property finder in Rothéneuf?
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. Home Select receives more than 100 off-market properties every day from its network of 15,000 partners.
You only view the essential
Every lead is verified and priced for you before you travel, on file then on a video viewing: you view only the shortlisted properties, your decisive viewings grouped into a single trip. Home Select then defends your offer, with a complete file and the actual sales of the area in hand.
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
Buying in Rothéneuf: your questions
How much does a property cost in Rothéneuf?
Rothéneuf stands within the Saint-Malo median for a village house, and in the upper part of the range for the villas close to the shore. The Saint-Malo median stands at €4,500 per m² for apartments and €4,300 per m² for houses in 2025 according to DVF data; house sales run from €2,600 to €6,800 per m², and apartments are down 1% over one year. That record covers the commune: Home Select publishes no figure by district, and the view, the orientation and the condition of the granite make the differences between two neighbouring houses.
What types of property are found in Rothéneuf?
The property market in Rothéneuf is first a market of houses: seaside villas between the havre and the pointe du Grouin, granite houses and longères in the land, discreet manor houses and malouinières. Buying an apartment in Rothéneuf remains possible, but the supply is rarer than on the Sillon or behind the ramparts: the district was built around the house. The villa with its garden is the product of the district, the space the walled city cannot give, with the beach on foot; houses of character often change hands without a listing.
Is Rothéneuf suitable for a family?
Yes: Rothéneuf is even one of the family addresses of Saint-Malo. The beaches of the havre and of the Val serve as the everyday beach, the customs path opens the coast towards the pointe du Grouin, and the neighbouring golf course adds another weekend use. The schools and shops of Paramé, next door, are reached on foot, the TGV station puts Paris two hours fifteen away, and the hospital and the lycée serve the whole city through the year. The school catchment of the exact address is checked before any offer.
Can works be carried out in Rothéneuf, and what constraints apply?
On this coast the loi Littoral frames building and extensions within the hundred-metre band along the shore outside built-up areas, and the shore belongs to the public maritime domain: a terrace or a stairway reaching onto the foreshore is not a given. Depending on the address, drainage is mains or individual, and an individual system is controlled by the SPANC; the surveys remain with the seller. Have joints, roofs and windows costed before the offer: the amount then weighs in the negotiation.
How long does it take to buy in Rothéneuf, and are there off-market properties?
The timing depends first on how rare the property sought is: the sea-view villa between the beaches or the malouinière of the land does not come up every week, and first-rank properties often change hands without a listing. Home Select sets the timetable from the first exchange, then keeps to it: qualification from the documents, video pre-viewings driven with the seller’s agent, price set against comparable DVF sales. The buyer travels only for the decisive viewings, grouped into a single trip, and the negotiation is prepared on file.
What are your fees in Saint-Malo?
Home Select, a property finder in Saint-Malo, 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.
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