Rental Investment in Pau: Property Market Data, Prices per m² and Yield

Do you want to make a rental investment in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) to supplement your income, secure your assets or benefit from an advantageous tax exemption? Investing in rental property in Pau is a proven strategy, but the best operations all have one thing in common: excellent preparation.

As the best investors rely on data, Trackstone has compiled for you some advice and all the essential data for your real estate analysis. If investing in Pau can be a profitable and efficient for you, you will know it.

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The real estate market in Pau

Real Estate Market Projection in Pau

The real estate market in Pau is a dynamic market with a number of buyers 12.0% higher than the number of properties for sale.

Selling prices in Pau should therefore be increasing and the time on market decreasing.

Rental pressure
10/10
58.7% tenants
Gross yield
5.7%
purchase + observed rents

Sale prices and price trend

Apartments
€2,120/m²
Average price 2025, range €1,539 to €3,079
Over 5 years
+18.8%
Over 10 years
+37.9%
Sales in 2024
1,393
Houses
€2,556/m²
Average price 2025, range €1,821 to €3,643
Over 5 years
+12.0%
Over 10 years
+28.9%
Sales in 2024
223

In Pau, an apartment sells for €2,120/m² on average and a house for €2,556/m² in 2025. Over five years, prices moved by +18.8% for apartments and +12.0% for houses.

Average price per m² in Pau by year, apartments and houses
YearApartmentsHouses
2014€1,559/m²€1,998/m²
2015€1,537/m²€1,983/m²
2016€1,536/m²€2,039/m²
2017€1,536/m²€2,074/m²
2018€1,550/m²€2,092/m²
2019€1,644/m²€2,105/m²
2020€1,785/m²€2,283/m²
2021€1,948/m²€2,506/m²
2022€2,100/m²€2,627/m²
2023€2,114/m²€2,617/m²
2024€2,100/m²€2,497/m²
2025€2,120/m²€2,556/m²

Commercial premises in Pau

Commercial premises
Average price per m² in 2025
€1,316/m²
Range €143 to €2,813
Sales over 12 months
156
Average price per m² by year, 2019 to 2025

Average price per m² of commercial premises in Pau by period
PeriodAverage price
2019€1,057/m²
2020€1,016/m²
2021€1,207/m²
2022€1,317/m²
2023€1,267/m²
2024€1,168/m²
2025€1,326/m²

Commercial premises in Pau sell for €1,316/m² on average in 2025, with 156 sales over the last twelve months.

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Monthly rent

Apartments · average rent
10.8 €/m²
from 7.2 € to 17.7 € per month · gross yield 6.1%
Houses · average rent
12.1 €/m²
from 8.5 € to 17.0 € per month · gross yield 5.7%
25 m² studio
≈ €270/month
indicative rent, check local rent caps

The average rent of an apartment in Pau is 10.8 €/m² per month, a gross yield of 6.1% at the average purchase price.

The housing stock in Pau

51,494 dwellings · 1.5 people per dwelling

Housing size

Tenants and owners

Pau has 51,494 dwellings, 83.4% of them apartments. Studios and two-room flats make up 32.5% of the stock, and 58.7% of households rent their main home.

Energy performance (DPE) classes in Pau

  1. A
    0%
  2. B
    6%
  3. C
    41%
  4. D
    35%
  5. E
    14%
  6. F
    4%
  7. G
    1%
4.5%
energy sieves (F and G)
About 1,573 dwellings rated F or G, banned from renting since 2025 for G.
18.7%
affected by the rental ban (E to G)
Timeline: G in 2025, F in 2028, E in 2034. A lever for negotiation and value after renovation.

18.7% of dwellings are rated E, F or G and affected by the progressive rental ban, including 4.5% rated F or G.

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Main and secondary residences in Pau

44,362
Apartments
83.4% of the stock
8,843
Houses
16.6% of the stock
Housing count% of housing
Main residences42,58682.7%
Secondary residences9781.9%
Vacant7,93015.4%

Main residences by number of rooms in Pau

Housing count% of main residences
Studios5,49412.9%
2 rooms8,34719.6%
3 rooms11,54127.1%
4 rooms9,07121.3%
5 rooms and more8,09119.0%

General information about Pau

Population in Pau

Inhabitants
77,066
Growth
-7.6%
Median age
41years
Density
2,446inh/km²

Pau has 77,066 inhabitants, a median age of 41 and a density of 2,446 inhabitants per km².

Income, Employment and Unemployment in Pau

Median annual income
€22,636
Unemployment rate
18.1%
Unemployment trend
+4.4pt
Tenants
58.7%

The median annual household income is €22,636, with an unemployment rate of 18.1%.

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Other cities to invest in Pyrénées-Atlantiques

CityPopulationAverage apartment price/m²Average house price/m²Average apartment rent/m²Average house rent/m²Estimated yield
Biarritz25,764€7,168€7,847€15€182.51%
Saint-Jean-de-Luz14,601€5,750€6,712€13€132.55%
Lons13,915€2,246€2,451€11€125.96%
Billère13,866€2,104€2,472€11€125.75%
Orthez10,684€1,680€1,797€10€106.79%
Oloron-Sainte-Marie10,616€1,417€1,698€9€97.03%
Urrugne10,543€4,341€5,499€13€133.19%