Paris 20th arrondissement · Creative Belleville

Real estate in Paris 20th arrondissement

Belleville, Ménilmontant, Père-Lachaise: the 20th is authentic and creative Paris par excellence. In full gentrification, it attracts first-time buyers and rental investors seduced by its popular energy. +2.7% in 2025 — an affordable market in full appreciation.

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8 333 €Price /sqm Q4 2025
185 140Inhabitants
10 426 €Top 10% (premium)
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Belleville & Père-Lachaise

From the Père-Lachaise cemetery to the guinguettes of Belleville, the 20th embodies popular and creative Paris in its most authentic form. Its progressive gentrification, driven by Ménilmontant, attracts a young and dynamic clientele.

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Advanced gentrification

Ménilmontant and upper Belleville have begun a clearly engaged gentrification. With +2.7% in 2025, the 20th confirms the appeal of an arrondissement that remains accessible to first-time buyers and investors seeking long-term value.

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Liquidité internationale

The 20th arrondissement of Paris posts an average price of €8,300/sqm at the end of 2025, with annual growth of +2.7%. Average time to sell: 58 days.

Real estate market

Le 20th en chiffres

An ultra-exclusive market, structurally constrained and sustained by permanent international demand.

8 333 €/sqm
Median price 2025 (DVF)
10 426 €/sqm
Top 10% (premium)
+2,7 %
Evolution 2024 → 2025

Sources : Paris Notaires Services / Base BIEN (prix sqm T4 2025) · DRIHL 2025 (loyer encadré) · DVF DGFIP 2025 (volumes transactions)

Historical evolution

Prix au sqm since 1996

T1 1996 1 950 €
T4 2025 8 080 €
Sur 30 ans ×4,1

Indice Notaires-INSEE — moyenne trimestrielle standardisée appartements anciens · 120 trimestres · 1996-2025.

The 20th arrondissement posts a median price of €8,333/sqm in 2025 (DVF, DGFIP), ranging from 6,096 to €10,426/sqm across 1,991 transactions.

With an average price of €8,300/sqm, the 20th arrondissement has a clearly defined market profile. Buyers find a specific combination of heritage, quality of life and accessibility.

Energy performance

Dwellings DPE
du 20th arrondissement

69 913 energy diagnostics issued for apartments since July 2021. La classe DPE weighted average s'établit à D.

69 913
DPE issued
since July 2021
D
Average class
weighted average
64 %
Above E
44 979 dwellings (A to D)
12 %
Below E
8 544 dwellings (F-G)
DPE class distribution — apartments ADEME scale : from cold (A) to hot (G)
A0.2 % B1.1 % C31.6 % D31.5 % E23.4 % F8.1 % G4.2 %
← Low consumption High consumption / energy sieve →

Source: ADEME — DPE Dwellings existants (since July 2021) · filtre type_batiment=appartement, code_postal_ban=75020.

Go further — prices by street, by address and by quarter: Paris 20e arrondissement on data.metrorealty.fr.

History

From Belleville
to Ménilmontant

Belleville, Ménilmontant, Père-Lachaise: the 20th arrondissement is the working-class and artistic soul of Paris, the quarter of Édith Piaf and Maurice Chevalier. Its sloping streets, hidden villas, artists' studios and legendary cemetery make it one of the most endearing and most authentic arrondissements of the capital — a Paris that has not yet been smoothed over, defended by a population deeply attached to its singular character.

Belleville — street art — Paris 20th arrondissement
Quality of life

Street art, cafés
and heights

To live in the 20th is to inhabit a working-class, creative and deeply human Paris. The Père-Lachaise cemetery, with its 44 hectares of shaded paths and the graves of Chopin, Proust, Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde, is one of the most cherished walking spots in Paris — a living necropolis where Parisians come as much to dream as to remember. The Parc de Belleville offers from its terraces one of the finest panoramas over the rooftops of Paris.

Local life in the 20th is intense and authentic: la Bellevilloise (the first cooperative café in France), the Belleville market, the artists' studios of rue Pixérécourt and the creative restaurants of rue de Ménilmontant create a cultural and popular atmosphere with no equivalent in Paris. Long-time residents, newcomers, artists and families together hold a sense of community that has become rare in the rest of the capital.

Ménilmontant — Paris 20th arrondissement
Did you know?

Trois anecdotes
du 20th arrondissement

— Anecdote 01

Édith Piaf, born Édith Giovanna Gassion in 1915, was according to the most enduring legend born on a street of the 20th arrondissement — more precisely on rue de Belleville, in front of n°72, where a commemorative plaque insists a police officer found her wrapped in a Republican Guard's coat. The reality is more prosaic — the civil register places her birth at the Salpêtrière hospital — but the Belleville legend is too beautiful to die.

— Anecdote 02

The Père-Lachaise cemetery, opened in 1804 on the grounds of a country house belonging to Father François d'Aix de La Chaise — confessor to Louis XIV — was at first shunned by Parisians. The City had to transfer the remains of Molière, La Fontaine, Héloïse and Abélard to attract families — a funereal marketing strategy that worked at once.

— Anecdote 03

The Paris Commune found its final defeat in May 1871 in the alleys of the Père-Lachaise during the "Bloody Week". The last fédérés were executed against the wall of the 97th division, since known as the "Mur des Fédérés", which remains a place of political pilgrimage every year for trade unions and parties of the left.

Our view
The 20th reveals the most candid and most endearing truth of Paris. In Belleville, craft workshops sit beside art galleries and restaurants scented with coriander and cumin — a métissée symphony its residents defend with a quiet, unaffected passion. The Père-Lachaise, that great garden of greenery and memory where Chopin, Proust and Édith Piaf rest, is the daily walk of thousands of residents who do not need to go any further to find beauty. An arrondissement that resembles no one else, that does not seek to please everyone — and it is precisely this that makes it unforgettable.
— METROREALTY · 22 ans d'expertise à Paris
Cartography

Les quatre
sous-quartiers du 20th

Each sector of the 20th has its identity, atmosphere and property typology. Click the map or cards to view their boundaries.

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Belleville Saint-Fargeau Père-Lachaise Charonne
District 01 Heritage

Belleville

Belleville is the liveliest and most cosmopolitan quarter of the 20th, a crossroads of African, Asian and North African cultures living side by side in a singular ferment. Its Tuesday and Friday market, its artists' studios opened to the public on open-studio weekends, and its restaurants from every cuisine in the world make it one of the most stimulating quarters in Paris. Prices rise steadily, carried by the area's growing appeal.

District 02 Lively

Saint-Fargeau

Saint-Fargeau, in the north-east of the arrondissement between Les Lilas and the porte des Lilas, is the quietest and most residential quarter of the 20th. Its calm streets, communal gardens and settled population of established families create the atmosphere of a suburb fully absorbed into Paris. Prices are among the most accessible in the arrondissement and the value for the location is excellent.

District 03 Secret

Père-Lachaise

Père-Lachaise, around the great cemetery and rue de la Roquette, is the most peaceful and most literary quarter of the 20th. Its discreet bistros, second-hand bookshops and quiet streets give it a particular atmosphere, halfway between the fashionable 11th and the working-class 20th. Apartments in the well-preserved Haussmann buildings here are much in demand among lovers of art and of quiet.

District 04 Luxury

Charonne

Charonne, the former village with its picturesque lanes and the hilltop church of Saint-Germain-de-Charonne, is one of the most secret and most endearing corners of the 20th. Its town houses, terraced gardens and views over Paris make it a favourite among those who know the city and want authenticity and calm in a working-class quarter. The private lanes and cul-de-sacs of Charonne hold exceptional properties of timeless value.

Heritage

Lieux emblématiques

Cimetière du Père-Lachaise

Plus grande nécropole de Paris (44 ha), Édith Piaf, Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde.

Belleville

Quartier multiculturel, street art, cuisine asiatique et nord-africaine.

Parc de Belleville

Belvédère panoramique sur Paris, vignes urbaines et cascades.

Ménilmontant

A village within the city: steep lanes, artists' studios and neighbourhood bistros.

Cité Leroy

Voie privée XIXᵉ, maisonnettes et jardin partagé, secret du 20ᵉ.

Rue des Pyrénées

Axe central du 20ᵉ, marché Mortier et ambiance authentique.

Seller guide

Selling in the 20th
at the best price

Everything you need to know to sell your property successfully in the 20th arrondissement.

7 830 — 8 340 €
Fourchette typique au sqm
8 340 €
Haut du marché (Père-Lachaise, Belleville)
+2,7 %
Annual evolution (Dec 2024 → Dec 2025)

Strengths that boost your property value

  • Quartier authentique et créatif
  • Vue Paris since les hauteurs
  • Loft d'atelier d'artiste
  • Maisonnette Cité Leroy/Cité Aubry
  • Marchés et bistrots de quartier

Frictions to anticipate

  • Pentes raides Ménilmontant/Belleville
  • Quartiers Saint-Blaise/Réunion sensibles
  • Copropriété sans rénovation
  • Charges anciennes mal réparties

Best-selling properties

  • Maisonnettes Cité Leroy
  • Lofts atelier Père-Lachaise
  • Familiaux Gambetta
  • Pieds-à-terre Belleville
7-step checklist

What to prepare before selling in the 20th

  1. An independent professional valuation: have the value confirmed by an expert who knows the building and the street.
  2. Mandatory diagnostics : DPE, amiante, plomb (immeubles avant 1949), électricité, gaz, mesurage Loi Carrez.
  3. The last 3 sets of AGM minutes for the building: transparency on approved works, service charges and disputes.
  4. The co-ownership rules and an up-to-date schedule of division.
  5. Home staging avant les visites : photos professionnelles, dépersonnalisation, mise en scène.
  6. An exclusive mandate is recommended: faster response, marketing leverage and access to our network of qualified buyers.
  7. Anticipate questions : charges mensuelles, fonds de travaux, projets de copropriété, vétusté ascenseur.
At a glance

Le 20th
en quelques traits

Buyer profiles, atmosphere and the property types in demand in the 20th arrondissement.

Ideal for

First-time buyer Rental investor Family on a Parisian budget

Atmosphere

Working-class & diverse Gentrifying Belleville/Ménilmontant
Market tension: high

Most sought-after typologies

  • 2-room/3-room in Belleville
  • Studio in Ménilmontant
  • Family 3-room near Père-Lachaise
Strategies & expertise METROREALTY

Investing in the 20th
with a trusted partner

Two model strategies suited to central Paris, backed by 22 years of expertise on the ground.

— Ménilmontant rental

The bohemian yield play

Ménilmontant has become one of the trendiest areas of eastern Paris, with a young and creative population much sought after by landlords. Well-renovated 2-rooms let easily.

Estimated gross yield: ~3.4%
— Père-Lachaise residential

The calm side of the 20th

The surroundings of the Père-Lachaise cemetery offer an unusual tranquillity for eastern Paris: little traffic, greenery, calm residential atmosphere. Favoured by families who appreciate the authenticity of the 20th.

Target budget: €320,000 – €550,000
Our expertise

22 years in the 20th arrondissement

METROREALTY has been guiding the most demanding transactions for 22 years in the 20th arrondissement. Our team knows every building, every staircase, every concierge. From negotiating an apartment at Père-Lachaise to the sale of commercial premises at Belleville, we defend your interests with discretion and expertise.

Our base at 18 rue Molière, 200 metres from the Palais-Royal, gives us unmatched on-the-ground knowledge of the buildings, of the legal particulars — listed buildings, easements, pre-emption rights — and of the international buyers who make this market.

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Frequently asked questions

Your questions about
le 20th arrondissement

The median price per sqm in the 20th arrondissement s'établit à 8 333 €/sqm en 2026 selon les données DVF DGFIP. La fourchette s'étend de 6 096 €/sqm (P10, entrée de gamme) à 10 426 €/sqm (P90, top 10 %), sur 1 991 transactions appartements enregistrées.

Over the past 12 months, prices changed by +2,7 % (Dec 2024 → Dec 2025). Over 5 years, the change is −12.4%, reflecting the Paris market correction after the 2020 peak. Premium areas (Ménilmontant, Père-Lachaise) have held up better than average.

The 20th arrondissement market recorded 1 991 transactions in 2026 according to DVF DGFIP data. This volume reflects an active market with a diverse supply for various buyer profiles.

The 2025 DRIHL reference median rent is €23.8/sqm/month. The maximum permitted rent is €35.76/sqm, the minimum €20.86/sqm. The indicative gross yield is around 3,0 %.

The areas around Père-Lachaise and Belleville, as well as Ménilmontant are the most sought-after in the 20th arrondissement.

For rental investment, Ménilmontant is generally preferred for its more advanced gentrification and more qualified rental demand. For a residential purchase seeking authenticity and potential, lower Belleville offers better discount opportunities.

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