The last chance before 2026?

The purchase of a second home in Provence is no longer reserved for an elite … but it will not last. In 2025, while Gordes, Bonnieux or Lourmarin saw their prices explode, some villages du luberon still remain accessible. For nature lovers, the active ingredients looking for spaces or families who dream of a foot on the ground away from urban stress, the times are tight. That's why you should act before the market is taken away permanently.

The star of Luberon, Provencal … at gold prices

The figures speak for themselves: € 6,800/m² in Gordes, € 5,200 in Bonnieux, prestigious goods that cross € 8,000. The influx of Parisians, Lyonnais and expatriates pushes the prices to peaks, especially in the emblematic villages of Luberon. According to green acres and the Casa della Provence, the increases exceed 10 % in a year in some sectors. The offer is reduced, the question explodes: Provence attracts as much as it becomes scarce.

But this outbreak does not yet touch the entire region. The most discreet villages, less known to the general public, maintain a reasonable price grid. How long?

These villages where there is still time to buy

APT, Saint-Martin-de-Castillon, Céreste, Montjustin … The heart of the Luberon still hides some pepper for the wise buyers. In APT, a village house is negotiated about € 150,000. Céreste remains stable for € 2,300/m² for 3 -chamber houses. Saint-Martin-de-Castillon and Viens offer a preserved environment and a real local life, far from mass tourism.

Far from luxury shops and galleries, these villages offer real anchoring, local shops and a peaceful annual life. Stone houses, the roofs of round tiles and shaded gardens are not yet too expensive. But the window closes quickly.

Discrete but real pressure

Teleworking, desires for reconnection, dreams of nature: the health crisis has changed market cards. Over the past two years, families, young retirees and movable resources have settled in reserved villages such as Saignon or Auribeau. They renew, revitalize the centers and buy at a good price. Their presence changes the situation, even unconsciously.

This new population, often more solvent and more mobile, draws the market upwards. It is not enormous speculation, but a delicate and continuous pressure, which in depth transforms the balance of the territory. The investment is still accessible there, but for how many months?

Secondary residence: why now or never

Waiting is to hope that the market is falling. But in the Luberon, this is rarely the case. The rarity of the offer, the beauty of the place, the proximity to Aix, Avignon or Marseille feed a solid question. The purchase of a second home in this region is to guarantee a property that will obtain value, without pouring into urban speculations.

Under € 2,500/m², there are still opportunities. Not in Gordes or Bonnieux, but five or ten kilometers, where authenticity still dominates. The buyers who created today take a step forward, because in a year the ads at low prices will have disappeared.

Start advice: some goods do not appear online. Talk to notaries, residents, push the doors. In the Luberon, the real estate sector is also played outside the agencies.

And you, are you ready to take the big step? Which municipality attracts you most? Share this article to those who dream of Provence before the dream becomes inaccessible.

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