Cholet Property Prices, Rents & Rental Yields

About Cholet

Cholet, in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France, combines a practical urban setting with a strong regional identity. As a city, it offers the kind of everyday infrastructure and local visibility that can matter to property investors looking at apartments in a mature market.

May 2026 puts the key signal clearly on the table: apartment prices and rents both softened, while yields still remain measurable. The average sale price stands at €154,050, after falling 5.2% month over month and 9.9% year over year. At the same time, the average rent is €483, down 3.4% from April and 8.0% lower than a year earlier.

That combination creates the month’s central tension. The average apartment price per square metre is €2,334, down 4.5% over the month and just 0.4% below last year’s level, which suggests the correction is more visible in transaction values than in long-term unit pricing. For investors, the result is a 4.68% yield: still present, but now framed by weaker rent levels and a lower sale price base. In other words, May 2026 shows a market where valuation pressure is easing on the purchase side faster than income is holding on the rental side, making the current balance worth watching closely.