Guides to buying a sea-view apartment in Nice
Neighbourhood, prices, notary fees, taxes, financing, buying from abroad: sourced answers to help you prepare a purchase in Mont-Boron.

The neighbourhood

Mont-Boron is a calm residential neighbourhood backed by a 57-hectare forest park and open to the sea. You gain peace…

Around Mont-Boron, the primary schools include Alain Péglion (avenue Germaine) and Terra Amata (corniche André de…

The most frequently cited restaurants around Mont-Boron are on the waterfront: La Réserve (boulevard Franck-Pilatte),…

The Mont-Boron forest park covers about 57 hectares, with around ten kilometres of trails and the 16th-century…

Mont-Boron is a calm, green residential hill above the old port of Nice, bordered by a state forest and open to the…
Prices and market

Prestige apartments in Mont-Boron trade between €9,000 and €15,500 per m², according to Sotheby's International Realty…

According to the notaries, the median price of an existing apartment in Nice is €4,846/m² (6,341 sales), down 1.4% over…

For a second home in Nice, budget on top of the price for notary fees, property tax (taxe foncière), condominium…
Buying in Nice

On existing properties, notary fees generally represent 7% to 9% of the price. The Alpes-Maritimes have not raised…

At purchase: transfer duties (5.81% in the Alpes-Maritimes). During ownership: property tax (taxe foncière, about…

In September 2026, 20-year rates stand at around 3.4% to 3.5% (CAFPI, Meilleurtaux), after 3.27% in August according to…
The apartment

In Mont-Boron, older apartments sell for around €9,350/m² (notary median, first half of 2026), against €4,846/m² for…

A rooftop terrace is an outdoor space laid out on the roof of a building, often with private use rights. Before buying…

An apartment with a terrace in Nice sells above the city's median of €4,846/m², especially with a sea view (around +14%…

Before buying a sea-view terrace in Nice, check the actual surface area, exposure at all hours, overlooking neighbours,…

A top-floor apartment offers views, light and no neighbours above. In return, it can be hotter in summer and depends on…

According to Maison Masséna's first-half 2026 study, the median size of an apartment sold in Nice is 60 m² and a…
International
History of Nice

Nice was founded by Greek sailors from Marseille as Nikaia, came under the Counts of Savoy in 1388, survived the 1543…

Catherine Ségurane is Nice's folk heroine. According to tradition, this washerwoman helped repel the Franco-Ottoman…

Giuseppe Garibaldi was born in Nice on 4 July 1807 and became a leading figure of the Risorgimento, notably through the…

André Masséna, born in 1758 in Levens near Nice, became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon. His name is attached to…

No castle remains on Castle Hill: the Nice citadel, which held out in the 1543 siege, was dismantled in 1706 on Louis…

The Promenade des Anglais takes its name from the British winter colony that, in the early 19th century, had a path…
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3 rooms · 83 m² · 8th and top floor · garage · €1,190,000 · viewings by appointment.
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