Paris · 13th
Paris Property Hunter: 13th
Chinatown · Butte-aux-Cailles · BnF
The median price per sqm in Paris's 13th arrondissement is 8 800 € in 2026. Butte-aux-Cailles, Bibliothèque François Mitterrand, Chinatown: the 13th records 1 599 transactions per year with a 54-day selling time. Home Select, a property hunter in Paris since 2011, supports buyers in this rapidly transforming arrondissement.
Describe your project- -0.3%
- 12-month change
- 54 days
- Time to sell
- 1 599
- Sales per year
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Buying in the 13th arrondissement with a property hunter
The 13th is the arrondissement that's reinventing itself. From the village of Butte-aux-Cailles to the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand quarter (Paris Rive Gauche), it combines old-world charm with urban renewal energy. It's one of the arrondissements with the strongest appreciation potential.
The buyer profile in the 13th is twofold: families attracted by accessible prices and greenery (Parc de Choisy, Butte-aux-Cailles), and investors banking on the Paris Rive Gauche quarter's appreciation, one of Paris's largest urban development projects.
The 13th's asset is the diversity of its property stock: Butte-aux-Cailles houses (an absolute rarity in Paris), new buildings in the Bibliothèque quarter, Olympiades towers (large units at competitive prices), classic Haussmann near Gobelins.
The caution point concerns 1960s-70s towers: expensive co-ownerships, poor insulation, unfavourable energy ratings. An informed property hunter assesses co-ownership status and voted works before any offer.
The 13th is an unexpected Paris: the lanes of Butte-aux-Cailles, the towers of Chinatown, the contemporary architecture of Paris Rive Gauche: three worlds in one arrondissement.
Buyer profile
First-time buyers, students, investors, families seeking best value for money.
Neighbourhoods
The neighbourhoods of the 13th arrondissement
Salpêtrière
Gare d'Austerlitz, fast developing, appreciation potential
Croulebarbe
Gobelins, near 5th, accessible Haussmann
Maison-Blanche
Chinatown, large units in towers, competitive prices
Gare
Paris Rive Gauche, Bibliothèque, new and contemporary
Notable heritage
BnF François Mitterrand, Manufacture des Gobelins, Butte-aux-Cailles, Street art boulevard Paris 13.
Most sought-after properties
Studios étudiants, T2-T3 en résidences récentes, Maisons Butte-aux-Cailles.
Property market
Property prices Paris 13th arrondissement en 2026
Median price per sqm
Range : 6,300 – 12,300 €/sqm
12-month change
-0.3%
Time to sell
54 days
Average size
45.4 sqm
Transactions/year
1,599
Owners
28.0%
Population
178,350
Price per sqm by property type
Price per sqm by surface
Prices in the 13th range from 6,300 to 12,300 €/sqm depending on quarter and property type. Butte-aux-Cailles houses trade well above the median. A property hunter identifies the best opportunities in each micro-neighbourhood.
Home Select estimates, DVF data, April 2026
Buying in Paris 13th arrondissement
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Buy alone or with a property hunter?
- Seller contacts10015,000
- Off-market accesslimitedfull
- Visits40+3
- Project duration9 months45 days
- Time spent150 h15 h
- Negotiation0 to 2 %6 %
- Secured projectin theoryfully
Averages observed across 1,200+ completed projects since 2011
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