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

Do you want to make a rental investment in Saintes (Charente-Maritime) to supplement your income, secure your assets or benefit from an advantageous tax exemption? Investing in rental property in Saintes 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 Saintes can be a profitable and efficient for you, you will know it.

The real estate market in Saintes

Real Estate Market Projection in Saintes

The real estate market in Saintes is a dynamic market with a number of buyers 6.0% higher than the number of properties for sale.

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

Rental pressure
8/10
48.4% tenants
Gross yield
6.0%
purchase + observed rents

Sale prices and price trend

Apartments
€1,994/m²
Average price 2025, range €1,083 to €2,564
Over 5 years
+18.3%
Over 10 years
+26.8%
Sales in 2024
104
Houses
€2,133/m²
Average price 2025, range €1,309 to €3,098
Over 5 years
+14.7%
Over 10 years
+39.6%
Sales in 2024
239

In Saintes, an apartment sells for €1,994/m² on average and a house for €2,133/m² in 2025. Over five years, prices moved by +18.3% for apartments and +14.7% for houses.

Average price per m² in Saintes by year, apartments and houses
YearApartmentsHouses
2014€1,536/m²€1,534/m²
2015€1,573/m²€1,528/m²
2016€1,528/m²€1,518/m²
2017€1,500/m²€1,567/m²
2018€1,585/m²€1,645/m²
2019€1,604/m²€1,731/m²
2020€1,686/m²€1,859/m²
2021€1,897/m²€2,008/m²
2022€2,031/m²€2,158/m²
2023€1,990/m²€2,153/m²
2024€1,989/m²€2,109/m²
2025€1,994/m²€2,133/m²

Commercial premises in Saintes

Commercial premises
Average price per m² in 2025
€1,211/m²
Range €257 to €2,582
Sales over 12 months
38
Average price per m² by year, 2019 to 2025

Average price per m² of commercial premises in Saintes by period
PeriodAverage price
2019€864/m²
2020€814/m²
2021€1,270/m²
2022€1,404/m²
2023€1,294/m²
2024€1,419/m²
2025€1,211/m²

Commercial premises in Saintes sell for €1,211/m² on average in 2025, with 38 sales over the last twelve months.

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Monthly rent

Apartments · average rent
10.4 €/m²
from 6.4 € to 16.1 € per month · gross yield 6.3%
Houses · average rent
10.3 €/m²
from 6.6 € to 13.8 € per month · gross yield 5.8%
25 m² studio
≈ €260/month
indicative rent, check local rent caps

The average rent of an apartment in Saintes is 10.4 €/m² per month, a gross yield of 6.3% at the average purchase price.

The housing stock in Saintes

15,233 dwellings · 1.65 people per dwelling

Housing size

Tenants and owners

Saintes has 15,233 dwellings, 41.8% of them apartments. Studios and two-room flats make up 19.5% of the stock, and 48.4% of households rent their main home.

Energy performance (DPE) classes in Saintes

  1. A
    1%
  2. B
    2%
  3. C
    39%
  4. D
    39%
  5. E
    13%
  6. F
    4%
  7. G
    2%
5.4%
energy sieves (F and G)
About 457 dwellings rated F or G, banned from renting since 2025 for G.
18.5%
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.

18.5% of dwellings are rated E, F or G and affected by the progressive rental ban, including 5.4% rated F or G.

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Main and secondary residences in Saintes

6,591
Apartments
41.8% of the stock
9,188
Houses
58.2% of the stock
Housing count% of housing
Main residences13,34487.6%
Secondary residences3812.5%
Vacant1,5089.9%

Main residences by number of rooms in Saintes

Housing count% of main residences
Studios7475.6%
2 rooms1,85513.9%
3 rooms3,33625.0%
4 rooms3,85628.9%
5 rooms and more3,56326.7%

General information about Saintes

Population in Saintes

Inhabitants
25,518
Growth
-5.2%
Median age
49years
Density
556inh/km²

Saintes has 25,518 inhabitants, a median age of 49 and a density of 556 inhabitants per km².

Income, Employment and Unemployment in Saintes

Median annual income
€22,833
Unemployment rate
18.3%
Unemployment trend
+3.6pt
Tenants
48.4%

The median annual household income is €22,833, with an unemployment rate of 18.3%.

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