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France

Derived only from currently loaded listing rows. Includes 13 sourced manual research rows, 1 synthetic rows, and 8 certified comparable priced real-estate rows.

Market read

How to read France

Adaptive reuseTransferable RE

France has usable article, broker, and backfill evidence where whole bunkers, blockhaus assets, or converted blockhaus homes disclose public price and underground area.

Reading notes

  • Article-backed rows are usable when they identify a specific bunker or blockhaus with price, area, and parcel context.
  • Historic coastal or military assets still need planning, habitation, access, and reuse caveats before they are compared with ordinary bunker real estate.
Listings14
Active5
Archived evidence8
Median underground USD/m²Transferable RE: $1,535Country median (mixed lanes) $1,535*
Comparable rows8
Excluded priced1
Research excluded19
Research pending7
Market valuelow relative value
Completeness85%
Buyer accessMedium
Certified rows only

Asset-type evidence

4 documented asset types in the certified cohort
RowsAsset typeMedian USD/m²Depth
3civil defense shelter$2,535priced cohort
2command facility$660thin
2underground home$2,494thin
1hardened facility$293thin
Diligence cues

Transfer / Legal Friction

Blockers, row notes, and dataset-scope cautions from the loaded evidence only.

Source blockers

  • Source blockerdirect portal blocks
  • Source blockerarticle-only sale context
  • Source blockerbroader parcel value
  • Source blockerhabitability or planning limits

Row-level jurisdiction notes

  • Tourmignies La maison sur le Bunker alternate listingPotential duplicate of Tourmignies villa; retained as secondary price evidence only
  • Plouezec Brehec small German bunkerCoastal historic bunker with limited utility and no water or electricity; planning and habitability constraints require buyer diligence
  • Laboissiere en Santerre WWI command bunkerHistoric military structure on leisure land with rudimentary comfort and heritage reuse constraints to verify
  • Equeurdreville semi-buried military bunkerArchived sale article describes agricultural zoning and development constraints on a former naval storage site
  • Cherbourg en Cotentin converted blockhaus homeConverted blockhaus residence with land and residential amenities; buyer should verify habitation approvals and structural scope
  • Tourcoing Message Verlaine 400 m2 military bunkerSecondary article summarizes a Leboncoin sale; buyer must verify current availability planning and heritage constraints
  • Cap Ferret 120 m2 buried blockhausOld article-backed listing; no land included and access or co-ownership arrangements require diligence
  • Saint-Malo Rocher 337 m2 blockhausCondominium or local redevelopment constraints require buyer diligence before reuse

Dataset scope flags

  • Broader-property contamination4 loaded rows price the broader property rather than a separated shelter value.
  • Transfer scope ambiguity6 loaded rows carry lease, usage-right, broader-property, non-transferable, or unknown transferability classes.
  • Public-use or readiness context4 loaded rows sit in civil-defense, public-disposal, or liability-transfer lanes.
  • Planning or condition diligence6 row-level jurisdiction notes mention planning, protected status, obligations, contamination, or similar reuse friction.

Listing distribution

13 sourced rows, 1 synthetic rows. Median values use only certified comparable source-backed real-estate rows with direct or converted underground area, defensible asking, sale, or auction prices, and acceptable current source health.

5 active sourced rows, 9 priced sourced USD/m² rows,8 comparable priced real-estate rows, and 1 priced rows excluded from the comparable cohort.

  • Underground Home
  • Civil Defense Shelter
  • Command Facility

Source coverage

  • France manual research queue manual only
  • France broker and aggregator manual review manual only
  • France specialty bunker vendor manual review manual only
  • France comparable real-estate blocker review manual only
  • France Oditiz bunker price context manual only
  • France Le Figaro and Espaces Atypiques bunker article archive manual only
  • France Maville bunker article archive manual only
  • France Marine and Oceans bunker archive manual only
  • France Wéo bunker article review manual only
  • France Bassin Arcachon blockhaus archive manual only
  • France Le Figaro Immobilier bunker article review manual only
  • France Ouest Avenue bunker article mirror review manual only
  • France Le Progres blockhaus archive review manual only
  • France Maisons et Appartements blockhaus manual review manual only

Market value signal

low relative value, score 32. Transferable RE median is $1,535 across 8 priced rows; the country median across mixed lanes is $1,535* against a global comparable median of $1,382.

  • 8 Transferable RE rows.
  • Country Transferable RE median is 132% of the global Transferable RE median.

Data gaps

12 rows with price, 1 without price. 10 rows with underground area, 3 without underground area.

Research log: 10 included, 19 excluded, and 7 pending decisions for this country.

  • 1 evidence rows are missing a stated price.
  • 3 evidence rows are missing stated underground area.
  • 1 priced sourced rows are excluded from real-estate value cohorts by certification status, source health, scope, area basis, or price basis.
  • 4 evidence rows have blocked, paywalled, unreachable, or unknown source health.

Evidence mix

Coverage
News Evidence 7 / Active Listing 5 / Secondary Evidence 1
Sources
News Article 7 / Broker 4 / Marketplace 2
Health
Live 9 / Blocked 3 / Paywalled 1
What do these lane labels mean?

The lane is the kind of buying, not whether you can buy. Most rows below are real listings or evidence; the badge tells you what type of transaction the row represents.

  • Transferable REStandard real estate. Clean title, transferable like any house.
  • Embedded shelterShelter built into a broader property. You buy the property, the shelter comes with it.
  • Lifestyle undergroundUnderground or earth-sheltered home. Buyable like any house; hardening is usually below bunker grade.
  • Adaptive reuseBunker repurposed (museum, hotel, tunnel reuse). Often heritage-protected with reuse constraints.

France listings

Synthetic rows are for product development only
AssetRegionMarket TypeUSD/m²QualityValueStatusEvidence
Synthetic hardened rural shelterGrand EstTransferable RE$1,47542not comparable
syntheticsyntheticsynthetic demounknownrejectedlownot comparable

Synthetic demo row for UI and scoring development only

Unknown source / Not Checked evidence / Unknown / Unknown

Rejected: Rejected: row is outside the comparable real-estate cohort by scope, area basis, price basis, or priced USD/m2 support. Missing required evidence fields: asset_scope, area_basis, price_basis.

Synthetic demo dataset
Viry-Chatillon mixed property with 200 m2 bunkerIle-de-FranceEmbedded shelterPrice covers broader property — not a separable underground transfer22not comparable
manual researchactiveactive listingblockedrejectedhighnot comparable

Listing states EUR 945000 mixed property in Viry-Chatillon with 1298 m2 warehouse 308 m2 house 60 m2 outbuilding and rare 200 m2 bunker

Blocked source / Weak evidence / Underground Component / Broader Property Price

Rejected: Rejected: row is outside the comparable real-estate cohort by scope, area basis, price basis, or priced USD/m2 support.

Proprietes Le Figaro
Tourmignies architect villa built on bunkerNordEmbedded shelterPrice covers broader property — not a separable underground transfer40insufficient data
manual researchactiveactive listingblockedrejectedhighinsufficient datamissing underground area

Listing states EUR 945000 architect villa in Tourmignies built on a bunker and the bunker can be used for storage or workshop use

Blocked source / Weak evidence / Underground Component / Broader Property Price

Rejected: Rejected: row is outside the comparable real-estate cohort by scope, area basis, price basis, or priced USD/m2 support. Missing required evidence fields: area_underground_m2.

Proprietes Le Figaro
Tourmignies La maison sur le Bunker alternate listingNordEmbedded shelterPrice covers broader property — not a separable underground transfer40insufficient data
manual researchactivesecondary evidenceblockedrejectedhighinsufficient datamissing underground area

Aggregator result shows La maison sur le Bunker in Tourmignies at EUR 649000 with 175 m2 and six rooms

Blocked source / Weak evidence / Brochure Evidence Only / Broader Property Price

Rejected: Rejected: row is outside the comparable real-estate cohort by scope, area basis, price basis, or priced USD/m2 support. Missing required evidence fields: area_underground_m2.

Potential duplicate of Tourmignies villa; retained as secondary price evidence only

Zimo
Plouezec Brehec small German bunkerBrittanyTransferable RE130 (recalibrating)
manual researcharchivednews evidencelivecertifiedhighscored

Le Figaro article states the Plouezec Brehec German bunker has 7 m2 area and was offered for EUR 16500 with sea view roof terrace and no water or electricity

Live source / Not Checked evidence / Whole Property / Asking Price

Certified: Certified: source is live or archived and the row has price, underground area, asset scope, area basis, price basis, and evidence notes.

Coastal historic bunker with limited utility and no water or electricity; planning and habitability constraints require buyer diligence

Le Figaro Immobilier via Espaces Atypiques
Laboissiere en Santerre WWI command bunkerHauts-de-FranceAdaptive reuse$605130 (recalibrating)
manual researcharchivednews evidencelivecertifiedhighscored

Tourcoing Maville article states EUR 45000 for a semi-buried WWI command bunker with 80 m2 interior on a 1000 m2 parcel and road access

Live source / Partial evidence / Whole Property / Asking Price

Certified: Certified: source is live or archived and the row has price, underground area, asset scope, area basis, price basis, and evidence notes.

Historic military structure on leisure land with rudimentary comfort and heritage reuse constraints to verify

Tourcoing Maville
Equeurdreville semi-buried military bunkerNormandyTransferable RE$2931845 (medium listing value)
manual researcharchivednews evidencelivecertifiedhighscored

Marine and Oceans article cites a serious real-estate sale ad for a semi-buried reinforced concrete military bunker at EUR 109000 with 400 m2 total surface

Live source / Partial evidence / Whole Property / Asking Price

Certified: Certified: source is live or archived and the row has price, underground area, asset scope, area basis, price basis, and evidence notes.

Archived sale article describes agricultural zoning and development constraints on a former naval storage site

Marine and Oceans
Cherbourg en Cotentin converted blockhaus homeNormandyLifestyle underground$1,9203354 (medium listing value)
manual researchactiveactive listinglivecertifiedhighscored

Maisons et Appartements listing states EUR 625000 for an incredible Cherbourg blockhaus of 350 m2 on 10311 m2 land with four bedrooms and loft-style living space

Live source / Partial evidence / Whole Property / Asking Price

Certified: Certified: source is live or archived and the row has price, underground area, asset scope, area basis, price basis, and evidence notes.

Converted blockhaus residence with land and residential amenities; buyer should verify habitation approvals and structural scope

Maisons et Appartements
Tourcoing Message Verlaine 400 m2 military bunkerHauts-de-FranceAdaptive reuse$715180 (recalibrating)
manual researcharchivednews evidencelivecertifiedhighscored

Wéo article states that a 400 m2 Second World War bunker in Tourcoing on a 592 m2 parcel was listed on Leboncoin for EUR 266000

Live source / Partial evidence / Whole Property / Asking Price

Certified: Certified: source is live or archived and the row has price, underground area, asset scope, area basis, price basis, and evidence notes.

Secondary article summarizes a Leboncoin sale; buyer must verify current availability planning and heritage constraints

Wéo
Cap Ferret 120 m2 buried blockhausNouvelle-AquitaineTransferable RE$2,643260 (recalibrating)
manual researcharchivednews evidencelivecertifiedhighscored

Bassin Arcachon article states a 100 percent buried Cap Ferret blockhaus of 120 m2 was for sale for EUR 295000 with secure access and a 20 m2 garage

Live source / Supported evidence / Whole Property / Asking Price

Certified: Certified: source is live or archived and the row has price, underground area, asset scope, area basis, price basis, and evidence notes.

Old article-backed listing; no land included and access or co-ownership arrangements require diligence

Bassin Arcachon
Saint-Malo Rocher 337 m2 blockhausBrittanyTransferable RE$1,1491316 (recalibrating)
manual researcharchivednews evidencelivecertifiedhighscored

Ouest Avenue article mirror states a Saint-Malo Second World War blockhaus of 337 m2 was offered for EUR 360000

Live source / Partial evidence / Whole Property / Asking Price

Certified: Certified: source is live or archived and the row has price, underground area, asset scope, area basis, price basis, and evidence notes.

Condominium or local redevelopment constraints require buyer diligence before reuse

Ouest Avenue
Ver-sur-Mer Arromanches 75 m2 habitable blockhausNormandyLifestyle underground$3,0683738 (recalibrating)
manual researcharchivednews evidencepaywalledcertifiedhighscored

Le Progrès article states a 1943 blockhaus converted to habitation has 75 m2 area on a 450 m2 plot and was offered for EUR 214000

Paywalled source / Partial evidence / Whole Property / Asking Price

Certified: Certified: source is paywalled, but retained evidence supports the price and underground area basis.

Habitation conversion and coastal planning restrictions require buyer diligence

Le Progrès
Essonne house with operational 63.5 m2 antiatomic shelterIle-de-FranceTransferable REn/a77insufficient data
manual researchactiveactive listingliverejectedhighinsufficient datamissing price

Vendor page offers a house with 5200 m2 land in Essonne and a 63.5 m2 operational antiatomic shelter fitted with vital NRBC-E equipment for about forty people

Live source / Partial evidence / Underground Component / Price On Request

Rejected: Rejected: row is outside the comparable real-estate cohort by scope, area basis, price basis, or priced USD/m2 support. Missing required evidence fields: listed_price.

Specialist vendor page requires direct diligence on ownership price and certification scope

Amesis
Dinard family house built on former bunkerBrittanyEmbedded shelterPrice covers broader property — not a separable underground transfer36insufficient data
manual researchactiveactive listingliverejectedhighinsufficient datamissing underground area

Listing advertises a 188 m2 Dinard house for EUR 545000 with garden parking basement and a former bunker beneath the house offering atypical conversion potential

Live source / Partial evidence / Underground Component / Broader Property Price

Rejected: Rejected: row is outside the comparable real-estate cohort by scope, area basis, price basis, or priced USD/m2 support. Missing required evidence fields: area_underground_m2.

Reuse of former bunker for leisure or cinema should be verified against local planning

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