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

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

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The real estate market in Sète

Real Estate Market Projection in Sète

The real estate market in Sète is a dynamic market with a number of buyers 13.0% higher than the number of properties for sale.

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

Rental pressure
10/10
51.1% tenants
Gross yield
3.9%
purchase + observed rents

Sale prices and price trend

Apartments
€3,470/m²
Average price 2025, range €1,854 to €4,463
Over 5 years
+26.4%
Over 10 years
+63.2%
Sales in 2024
840
Houses
€4,126/m²
Average price 2025, range €2,612 to €6,365
Over 5 years
+13.4%
Over 10 years
+41.3%
Sales in 2024
113

In Sète, an apartment sells for €3,470/m² on average and a house for €4,126/m² in 2025. Over five years, prices moved by +26.4% for apartments and +13.4% for houses.

Average price per m² in Sète by year, apartments and houses
YearApartmentsHouses
2014€2,148/m²€2,925/m²
2015€2,126/m²€2,920/m²
2016€2,176/m²€2,889/m²
2017€2,213/m²€2,981/m²
2018€2,316/m²€3,142/m²
2019€2,519/m²€3,381/m²
2020€2,746/m²€3,637/m²
2021€3,059/m²€4,024/m²
2022€3,282/m²€4,338/m²
2023€3,395/m²€4,448/m²
2024€3,431/m²€4,114/m²
2025€3,470/m²€4,126/m²

Commercial premises in Sète

Commercial premises
Average price per m² in 2025
€2,058/m²
Range €1,000 to €4,795
Sales over 12 months
59
Average price per m² by year, 2019 to 2025

Average price per m² of commercial premises in Sète by period
PeriodAverage price
2019€1,349/m²
2020€1,594/m²
2021€1,655/m²
2022€1,971/m²
2023€1,673/m²
2024€2,127/m²
2025€2,058/m²

Commercial premises in Sète sell for €2,058/m² on average in 2025, with 59 sales over the last twelve months.

Do you own a rented property in Sète?

Get an estimate based on these prices per m² and on real sales in your neighbourhood, then sell it to qualified investors.

Monthly rent

Apartments · average rent
12.2 €/m²
from 8.4 € to 19.3 € per month · gross yield 4.2%
Houses · average rent
13.6 €/m²
from 10.4 € to 17.4 € per month · gross yield 4.0%
25 m² studio
≈ €300/month
indicative rent, check local rent caps

The average rent of an apartment in Sète is 12.2 €/m² per month, a gross yield of 4.2% at the average purchase price.

The housing stock in Sète

31,245 dwellings · 1.41 people per dwelling

Housing size

Tenants and owners

Sète has 31,245 dwellings, 82.0% of them apartments. Studios and two-room flats make up 27.5% of the stock, and 51.1% of households rent their main home.

Energy performance (DPE) classes in Sète

  1. A
    4%
  2. B
    15%
  3. C
    51%
  4. D
    21%
  5. E
    7%
  6. F
    2%
  7. G
    0%
2.1%
energy sieves (F and G)
About 325 dwellings rated F or G, banned from renting since 2025 for G.
9.4%
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.

9.4% of dwellings are rated E, F or G and affected by the progressive rental ban, including 2.1% rated F or G.

What is your property in Sète worth?

The EPC weighs on price and negotiation. Get an estimate of your property, renovated or as is, and sell it to investors.

Main and secondary residences in Sète

27,167
Apartments
82.0% of the stock
5,957
Houses
18.0% of the stock
Housing count% of housing
Main residences22,59072.3%
Secondary residences6,43620.6%
Vacant2,2197.1%

Main residences by number of rooms in Sète

Housing count% of main residences
Studios1,0394.6%
2 rooms5,17322.9%
3 rooms7,52333.3%
4 rooms5,62524.9%
5 rooms and more3,23014.3%

General information about Sète

Population in Sète

Inhabitants
44,712
Growth
+2.6%
Median age
49years
Density
1,099inh/km²

Sète has 44,712 inhabitants, a median age of 49 and a density of 1,099 inhabitants per km².

Income, Employment and Unemployment in Sète

Median annual income
€21,285
Unemployment rate
22.7%
Unemployment trend
+1.4pt
Tenants
51.1%

The median annual household income is €21,285, with an unemployment rate of 22.7%.

Best opportunities dans l'Hérault

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Other cities to invest in Hérault

CityPopulationAverage apartment price/m²Average house price/m²Average apartment rent/m²Average house rent/m²Estimated yield
Agde29,103€3,810€3,905€11€123.60%
Castelnau-le-Lez24,888€3,859€4,412€15€134.00%
Frontignan23,808€3,367€3,753€13€134.33%
Lattes17,544€4,476€4,452€15€133.70%
Mauguio16,596€4,772€4,382€15€123.60%
Juvignac12,783€3,068€3,651€14€155.24%
Mèze12,664€3,289€3,318€12€134.54%
Saint-Jean-de-Védas12,570€3,453€3,774€14€165.13%
Saint-Gély-du-Fesc10,537€3,819€4,306€15€154.29%
Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone10,405€4,959€4,115€14€143.61%