Valais apartment for sale

If you are thinking of investing in real estate in Switzerland, the Valais is a region that should catch your attention. This beautiful canton has many apartments for sale, and the offer is particularly interesting. Whether it’s for your primary residence or for tourism, the canton of Valais has a lot to offer.

Real estate in the canton of Valais

The canton of Valais is home to nearly 350,000 inhabitants and covers an area of 5,224 km². Its location between Lake Geneva, France and Italy, allows it to offer a wide variety of apartments and houses for sale, depending on each town and village in this Swiss canton.

We will focus here on apartment real estate in the canton of Valais and give you an overview of the prices found. Of course, these prices are to be qualified according to the location of the apartment, but also with regard to many details singular to each apartment, including:

• The number of rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms
• The kitchen (equipped, furnished)
• The floor in the building
• The surface of the dining room and the living room
• The standing of the residence and its proximity to all amenities
• The presence of a balcony or a terrace, and a view

Prices of apartments in the canton of Valais

Estimating the price of an apartment for sale in the canton of Valais is not easy, as this territory is so vast. However, it is interesting to note that nearly 80% of the apartments for sale in this canton are located between CHF 255,000 and CHF 1,450,000. The median price is CHF 540,000.

In terms of price per square meter, the range does not narrow, as it extends between CHF 4,068 and CHF 11,754 for an average of CHF 6,062.

To go into more detail in these prices, here they are according to the number of rooms of the apartment for sale:

• 2 room apartment for sale: CHF 235’000 to CHF 550’000 – Average: CHF 358’000
• 3 room apartment for sale : CHF 315’000 to CHF 950’000 – Average : CHF 510’000
• 4-room apartment for sale: CHF 395’000 to CHF 1’760’000 – Average: CHF 672’750
• 5-room apartment for sale: CHF 415’000 to CHF 2’660’000 – Average: CHF 840’000

The disparity in apartment prices in the canton of Valais as an example

As we have already mentioned, the prices of apartments in the canton of Valais are averages. To give you a more precise idea, let’s take 2 examples located at either end of this value scale.

Vouvry, a town near Lake Geneva and Montreux

The town of Vouvry, home to the eponymous village, offers an excellent quality/price ratio for its apartments for sale. Indeed, the price of real estate is particularly low for a town in the immediate vicinity of Lake Geneva and less than 20 minutes from Montreux.

The price per square meter of an apartment in Vouvry is CHF 5,568, in a range estimated between CHF 3,736 and CHF 10,796. An apartment for sale at more than CHF 11,000/m² therefore generally has the best possible features, such as

• A generous surface of the rooms
• Bedrooms each with its own bathroom
• A fully equipped kitchen of the highest quality
• A spacious living room + dining room
• A view on the lake from the terrace
• A prestigious residence with park
• A particular type of apartment (duplex, penthouse…)

In addition, such an apartment is generally in the center of the most beautiful area of the city, and therefore in the immediate vicinity of all amenities.

The price of the apartment in Vouvry according to the number of rooms

Let’s now analyze the average prices of apartments for sale according to the number of rooms, but this time in Vouvry precisely :

• Apartment for sale without room: CHF 284’500
• Apartment for sale with 2 rooms : CHF 361’000
• 3 room apartment for sale: CHF 520’000
• 4 room apartment for sale: CHF 630’000

Val de Bagnes, a town in close proximity to Italy

The Val de Bagnes is the fifth largest town in Switzerland with an area of 282 km². The real estate market is the opposite of Vouvry’s in terms of price.

Indeed, the average price per square meter here is CHF 17,574, which is more than triple that of Vouvry. The range is even more impressive, as it stretches from CHF 11,792 to CHF 34,076. Finally, nearly 80% of the apartments for sale here are located between CHF 300,000 and CHF 4,200,000 This last figure can obviously soar depending on the prestige of the apartment you have chosen.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the prices of real estate in the canton of Valais can vary from simple to triple. Do not hesitate to call upon local real estate experts like FGP Swiss & Alps to help you find the apartment of your dreams, at the right price.