House prices rose by +5.4% to reach an average of €253,700, figures which disguise significant differences in the state of the market across the department.

Although the notaires do not provide an analysis of the movement in prices by geographic area, there are significant variations in the average price of house across the department. Highest prices are around Montpellier, the dynamic capital of the department, whilst lowest prices are in the more mountainous north of the department, as can be shown from the following graphic.