Haussmann apartments in Paris
Point de Hongrie parquet, mouldings, marble fireplaces, high ceilings and continuous balconies: the Haussmann apartment is the embodiment of Parisian elegance. Here is everything you need to recognise one, value it and buy it at the right price.
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Born of the transformation of Paris led under the Second Empire by Baron Haussmann, the Haussmann building follows strict rules: a cut-stone facade, a height aligned with the width of the street, a noble floor on the second level and mansard attics. Close to a third of the Parisian housing stock today belongs to this style or to its post-Haussmann variant.
Highly sought after, a Haussmann apartment usually trades above the average for its arrondissement. In France the buyer's agent is paid by the buyer, and a property hunter helps you tell a genuinely exceptional home from a renovation that has erased the period character, then secure the purchase within an older co-ownership (copropriété).
Home Select has been buying Haussmann apartments for its clients since 2011: with period character preserved, the premium is 10 to 25% over an equivalent in a modern building, from a median of €9,300/sqm in the 10th to €14,400/sqm in the 6th. Home Select negotiates an average 6% off the asking price there, and draws part of its off-market stock from these buildings.
Recognising the Haussmann style
A typical Haussmann building has five to six storeys, a cut-stone facade punctuated by continuous balconies on the second and fifth floors, a carriage entrance, a service staircase and a main staircase. Inside: a row of interconnecting reception rooms, parquet floors, mouldings, fireplaces and tall windows. The post-Haussmann period (1895-1914) introduces more fantasy: bow windows, brick and Art Nouveau ironwork.
History and architecture
Where to buy a Haussmann apartment in Paris
The western and central arrondissements hold the finest Haussmann addresses. The 8th, 9th, 16th and 17th offer the most representative buildings; the Left Bank (6th, 7th) adds the prestige of historic districts. Home Select's arrondissement pages detail price per m², neighbourhoods and 2026 market data.
- Paris 8th arrondissement
Champs-Élysées, Plaine Monceau
- Paris 9th arrondissement
Opéra, Saint-Georges
- Paris 16th arrondissement
Trocadéro, Passy
- Paris 17th arrondissement
Batignolles, Monceau
- Price per m² by arrondissement
2026 market data
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20 arrondissements and Greater Paris
Haussmann apartment prices in 2026, by arrondissement
A Haussmann apartment trades above the average for its arrondissement: a home with preserved period character (parquet, mouldings, fireplaces, noble floor, continuous balcony) commands a premium of 10 to 25% over an equivalent apartment in a modern building. The table below gives, for the most densely Haussmann arrondissements, the median price per m² recorded in 2026 and the upper range matching the finest Haussmann signatures.
| Arrondissement | Median price per m² | Prime Haussmann |
|---|---|---|
| Paris 6th (Saint-Germain) | €14,400 | €23,200 |
| Paris 7th (Invalides) | €14,200 | €22,600 |
| Paris 8th (Monceau) | €12,000 | €20,600 |
| Paris 1st (Louvre) | €12,200 | €18,300 |
| Paris 2nd (Bourse) | €11,300 | €15,200 |
| Paris 16th (Passy) | €10,900 | €15,500 |
| Paris 9th (Opéra) | €10,900 | €14,100 |
| Paris 17th (Plaine Monceau) | €10,100 | €13,300 |
| Paris 10th (Canal) | €9,300 | €12,000 |
Median DVF prices and upper range (P90) consolidated by Home Select, 2026 data. The 9th and 10th are not part of Home Select's prime-segment survey: their figures come from its DVF data by arrondissement. The full breakdown is on the price per m² by arrondissement page.
- Price per m² by arrondissement
2026 market data
- Paris market trends
Outlook and 2026 perspective
- Renovating a Haussmann apartment
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Buying a Haussmann apartment at the right price
A Haussmann apartment comes at a price: but the character must be intact, the co-ownership sound and the price justified by the real condition of the property. Your property hunter assesses every file, accesses off-market homes and negotiates: 6% off the seller's price on average.
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