Buyer’s guide: Mougins
Buying in Mougins
Neighbourhoods · DVF market · schools · taxation · process
This guide sets out what an international buyer needs to know before buying in Mougins: the sectors to look at and what they sell for, the schools within reach, the DVF figures and the French buying process from offer to acte, with non-resident tax and SCI ownership.
For the village itself, its history and daily life, see our Mougins page.
La Reserve Research · Market, 2025: median €10,073/m² · 73 DVF sales of €1M or more. Over 2021–2025: €8,636/m², 428 sales
Mougins sectors
Mougins’s market varies by sector. The figures below are DVF medians of recorded sales (houses sold for €1M or more, 2021–2025 pooled), drawn inside each sector’s cadastral or INSEE boundary, not asking prices. Below 5 sales we publish no figure.
| Neighbourhood | DVF median €/m², 2021–2025 | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Le Vieux Mougins | Too few sales | The historic centre of the village, with medieval architecture, narrow cobbled streets and a strong Provençal character. Galleries, restaurants and services are on the doorstep. |
| Notre-Dame-de-Vie | €7,109/m² (17 sales) | The hillside of Picasso’s former house, lined with large villas facing the Côte d’Azur. Buyers come for the history, the privacy and the hilltop position. |
| Le Val de Mougins | No official boundary | A contemporary residential area of modern villas, with good services and easy access to schools and shops. More space than the historic centre, still close to everything Mougins offers. |
| Font de Currault | Too few sales | A calm, family-oriented neighbourhood near the Valmasque park. Known for its greenery, spacious properties and quiet, with village services still close. |
| Les Bréguières | Too few sales | A well-established residential zone with a mix of traditional villas and newer constructions. Convenient access to local shops, schools and the Royal Mougins Golf Club. |
| Saint-Basile | €7,857/m² (25 sales) | A newer neighbourhood that mixes modern architecture with Provençal style. It suits buyers who want contemporary comfort and still value village character and good restaurants nearby. |
Source: DVF (DGFiP), houses of 100 m² or more sold for €1M or more. For town medians by year, see recently-sold DVF data for Mougins.
Market: DVF data
Every sale of a house of 100 m² or more for €1M or more in Mougins, as recorded in the DGFiP’s DVF database. This is the complete official record at that price level, not a sample. Period: 2021–2025.
Total sales
428
Median price, 2021–2025
€1,750,200
Median €/m², 2021–2025
€8,636
+14% 2024→2025
Since 2021
+33%
For the year-by-year breakdown (2021–2025), the full methodology, surface and price filters, and DVF pricing caveats, see recently-sold DVF data for Mougins. For the sector-by-sector read, see Mougins property market in 2026.
International schools
For relocating families, schools within a short drive are a large part of the case for Mougins. The options below are either in Mougins or within a 15-minute drive.
Mougins British International School
British curriculum · IGCSE and A-Levels · In Mougins
A British international school founded in 1964, on a campus in Mougins. Pupils aged 3 to 18 from 55+ nationalities follow the English National Curriculum through IGCSE and A-Levels.
Mouratoglou International School
Tennis academy · American and French curricula · 10 min
The school of the Mouratoglou tennis academy, in Biot inside the Sophia Antipolis park. Pupils train every school day and follow an American or French curriculum, with boarding on campus. Founded in 1996 by Patrick Mouratoglou.
Campus International de Valbonne (CIV)
Baccalauréat Français International · 15 min
A public international collège and lycée in neighbouring Valbonne, with six international sections leading to the BFI. It prepares pupils for universities in France and abroad.
The Hive Academy
American curriculum · AP · 15 min
A small international school in Biot, in the Sophia Antipolis park, teaching an American curriculum with Advanced Placement courses in small classes, for ages 11 to 18.
Access and golf
Golf
- Royal Mougins Golf Club: 18 holes · Par 71 · Robert von Hagge · 1993 · Hotel and spa · 5 min
- Golf d’Opio Valbonne: 18 holes · Donald Harradine · Château de la Bégude estate · Resonance Golf Collection · 10 min
- Golf de la Grande Bastide: 18 holes · Par 72 · Cabell Robinson · 1990 · Châteauneuf-de-Grasse · 15 min
- Golf de Biot: 18 holes · Par 69 · Opened 1930 · Short course below Biot village · 15 min
Access
- Nice Airport · 25 min
- Cannes · 15 min
- Antibes · 15 min
- Grasse · 15 min
- Monaco · 45 min
- Le Cannet · 10 min
- Valbonne · 10 min
Buying in France
The process
- Offer and compromis de vente. An accepted offer leads to a compromis (preliminary contract) signed before a notaire, with conditional clauses (financing, planning).
- Cooling-off period. 10 calendar days for the buyer, with no penalty and no reason required.
- Acte authentique. Final signing 2–3 months later, transfer of title, handover of keys.
Fees and taxes
- Notaire fees: about 7% of the price on resale property in the Alpes-Maritimes (4.50% transfer tax kept, plus emoluments and disbursements), ~2–3% on new-build.
- Taxe foncière + taxe d’habitation. Taxe d’habitation has been abolished on primary residences. It still applies to second homes.
- Capital gains on resale: primary-residence exemption applies. For other property, taper relief over 22 years (income tax) and 30 years (social charges). EU/EEA non-residents face the same scale.
- IFI (real-estate wealth tax): due above €1.3M of net taxable real-estate wealth, progressive scale. Non-residents are taxed only on French-located property.
Structuring: SCI vs direct purchase
An SCI (Société Civile Immobilière) is a structure often preferred by non-resident buyers to ease succession, ring-fence the property from personal estate, and organise family ownership. It carries minimal accounting and a tax choice (transparent or corporate). For a one-off second-home purchase with no succession plan, direct ownership is often simpler. The decision is made with your notaire and, ideally, your home-country tax adviser, because the foreign-tax consequences are sometimes decisive.
Financing
French banks lend to non-residents on slightly tighter terms than to residents: 25–40% deposit typical, 20–25 year maximum term, international income documentation. Specialised non-resident brokers (Cafpi, Vousfinancer, Maël) shorten the timeline. Foreign-currency mortgages (GBP, USD) have been uncommon since 2015. Most files close in euros, which also simplifies the compromis and the acte.
Useful terms
For full definitions (compromis, acte, viager, indivision, SCI, IFI, etc.), see our bilingual glossary (50 terms).
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to buy a house in Mougins?
Allow two to three months between signing the compromis de vente and signing the acte authentique at the notaire, on top of the time it takes to find the house and agree a price. After the compromis, the buyer has a 10-day cooling-off period.
What does buying in Mougins cost on top of the price?
Notaire fees come to about 7% of the price on a resale home in the Alpes-Maritimes (including the 4.50% transfer tax), and 2 to 3% on new-build. Agency fees depend on the mandate. After that, budget for taxe foncière every year, and taxe d’habitation if it is a second home.
Can a non-resident get a mortgage to buy in Mougins?
Yes. French banks lend to non-residents on slightly tighter terms: a deposit of 25 to 40% is typical, terms run to 20 or 25 years at most and the bank asks for documented international income. Most loans are in euros.
Should I buy in Mougins through an SCI?
An SCI can ease succession and organise family ownership, but it adds accounting and a tax choice (transparent or corporate). For a single second home with no succession plan, buying in your own name is often simpler. Decide with your notaire and a tax adviser in your country of residence.
Sources
- Market data: Demandes de Valeurs Foncières (DVF) · https://files.data.gouv.fr/geo-dvf/latest/csv/ · Direction Générale des Finances Publiques (DGFiP) · Licence Ouverte 2.0
- Taxation and process: service-public.fr · service-public.fr / Achat immobilier
- Notaires: Conseil supérieur du notariat · notaires.fr
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Foreign-buyer decision guides
What an international buyer should know before buying in Mougins: costs, taxes, financing and succession, checked against primary sources.