Historic Provençal village with a market square, minutes from Sophia Antipolis.
Property in Valbonne: Prices, sectors and daily life
Villas and homes in Valbonne, a 16th-century Provençal village with a large international community. Sophia Antipolis, the CIV and other international schools, Mougins restaurants and four golf courses are within about 15 minutes.
2025: DVF median of €8,986/m² for houses sold for €1M or more, from 25 sales.
06560 · Alpes-Maritimes · PACA
Heritage
A 16th-century village with a technology park next door
Founded in 1519 by Augustin de Grimaldi, Bishop of Grasse and abbot of Lérins, Valbonne was designed as a bastide: a planned village laid out on a grid plan with two perpendicular main streets meeting at a central forum. That forum became the Place des Arcades, the arcaded 16th-century square that is still the centre of village life.
For centuries, Valbonne was a quiet agricultural community surrounded by olive groves and pine forests. Things changed in 1969, when Pierre Laffitte, later a senator, launched Sophia Antipolis, Europe’s first technology park, on the plateau south of the village. The park now counts about 2,500 companies and more than 40,000 jobs, and with them came international families who settled in the village, a few minutes from their offices.
Today strict conservation rules protect the old village, and the people around it are tech professionals, artists and retirees from across Europe and further afield. The village has kept development in check: no high-rises, no chain stores, no tourist coaches. Instead you get a working Provençal village with a Friday market, independent restaurants and neighbours who know each other by name.
Private sales in Valbonne
Many hinterland homes sell without a public listing. Those entrusted to us are shown privately.
Market data
Valbonne by the numbers
€8,986
Median €/m², 2025
+6% on 2024
€1,566,000
Median sale price, 2025
25
Qualifying sales in 2025 (DVF)
These figures cover houses sold for €1M or more (DVF, DGFiP, 2025). Trend shows the one-year change in median price per m² (2024 to 2025).
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Sectors of Valbonne
Sector figures: DVF median for houses sold for €1M or more, 2021–2025 sales pooled, inside each sector’s cadastral or INSEE boundary. We publish a figure only from 5 sales. A sector with no official boundary has no figure.
International schools near Valbonne
Golf courses near Valbonne
Things to do in Valbonne
Beaches and coast
Antibes beaches are about 15 minutes away, Juan-les-Pins a little further. 25 km of coastline, from the sand at Ponteil and Salis to the coves of Cap d’Antibes.
Parc de la Valmasque
428 hectares of pine and oak forest between Valbonne and Mougins. Walking, cycling and riding trails, an orienteering course and the Fontmerle pond, covered in lotus flowers in summer.
Fine dining in Mougins
Mougins has restaurants listed in the Michelin Guide, such as La Place de Mougins, and a long food tradition. The nearest two-star table is La Villa Archange (chef Bruno Oger) in neighbouring Le Cannet.
Friday market
Every Friday morning, Valbonne’s Provençal market fills the Place des Arcades and the streets around it: produce, charcuterie, cheese, socca, flowers and local crafts.
Grasse perfumeries
Grasse, the world capital of perfume, is 20 minutes away. Free tours at Galimard, Fragonard and Molinard. The International Perfume Museum traces the history of perfume from Antiquity to today.
Shopping
Polygone Riviera (more than 150 shops, 20 min), Antibes old town boutiques (15 min), and the Croisette and rue d’Antibes in Cannes (20 min).
Who lives here
Tech professionals and entrepreneurs
Working at Sophia Antipolis or remotely. They value the short commute, the international schools and the pace of village life.
Families relocating from the UK and northern Europe
Drawn by the climate, schools (CIV, Mougins British International School), and a community where English is widely spoken and Provençal culture is still part of daily life.
Active retirees
Golf, hiking, markets, restaurants and a mild Mediterranean climate. Close to the coast and airport without the noise and density of coastal towns.
Property investors
DVF median price per m² for houses sold for €1M or more: +44% since 2021. Rental demand comes from Sophia Antipolis staff, and supply is limited in a conservation-protected village.
Mild, sunny climate
Spring
15–22 °C
Wildflowers bloom on hiking trails. Markets restart. A good time for house hunting and for being outdoors.
Summer
25–32 °C
Peak season. Pool days, beach trips to Antibes and village festivals. Visitors fill the restaurant terraces.
Autumn
18–24 °C
Harvest season. Quiet village, golden light, olive pressing and truffle hunting in nearby forests.
Winter
8–14 °C
Mild and sunny. Ski resorts 90 minutes north. Christmas market in the village. Off-season calm.
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