Living with outdoor space in the 14th arrondissement of Paris

The 14th arrondissement at a glance

The 14th runs from Montparnasse in the north to the city gates in the south. It had 134,370 residents according to the latest figure quoted by Wikipedia, dating from 2006, and its highest point reaches 81 metres. Boulevard du Montparnasse and its brasseries, La Closerie des Lilas, Le Dôme, La Rotonde, Le Select and La Coupole, give the district of the same name its identity.

The 14th is also an arrondissement of artists. Villa Seurat housed Chana Orloff, Blaise Cendrars, Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin. At villa d'Alésia, Henri Matisse had a studio at 37 bis and Édouard-Marcel Sandoz lived and worked at 2 bis. Modigliani worked on rue Campagne-Première, Calder on rue Daguerre and then rue Cels, and Giacometti on rue Hippolyte-Maindron. Beneath the arrondissement, the Paris Catacombs can be visited.

Parks, gardens and views

Parc Montsouris, about fifteen hectares with more than 1,400 trees according to Wikipedia, is the big open space of the south of the arrondissement. The Jardin de l'Observatoire, the park of the Cité internationale universitaire and the Jardin Atlantique, laid out above the tracks of Gare Montparnasse, make with it a chain of large open spaces. Jardin Marie-Thérèse-Auffray keeps remains of a Roman aqueduct.

Between the big avenues, the 14th keeps villas and courtyards. They have their own gardens, often invisible from the street, and this is where garden-level flats and houses are found. For anyone looking for outdoor space, a nearby park partly makes up for the lack of a private garden, and a balcony looks onto its surroundings: a park, a planted courtyard, a street or the sky. A view that is advertised, over a park or a landmark, is to be checked at a viewing, at several times of day.

Streets worth knowing

Four groups of streets give an idea of the 14th. The prices quoted come from Efficity, for each whole street, all buildings together.

• Rue Daguerre and rue Roger
• Rue de la Gaîté and boulevard du Montparnasse
• Rue d'Alésia and rue Raymond-Losserand
• Parc Montsouris, villa Seurat and the Cité universitaire

Rue Daguerre and rue Roger

Rue Daguerre is a shopping street, part of it pedestrianised. Efficity records €10,180 per m² in October 2026, in a range of €8,030 to €12,550, which is 10% above the arrondissement average. Rue Roger stands at €10,230 per m², from €7,670 to €12,450. The De Ferla Daguerre agency is at 53 rue Daguerre.

Rue de la Gaîté and boulevard du Montparnasse

Rue de la Gaîté, between Gare Montparnasse and its theatres, stands at €10,370 per m² in October 2026, from €7,820 to €12,590. That is 12% above the arrondissement average and 2% below the Raspail-Montparnasse area according to Efficity. Boulevard du Montparnasse, with its five brasseries, extends the area.

Rue d'Alésia and rue Raymond-Losserand

Rue d'Alésia is at €9,280 per m² in September 2026, from €7,470 to €11,350, which is 1% above the arrondissement average. Rue Raymond-Losserand is at €9,100 per m², from €7,150 to €11,230, which is 1% below. It is the most accessible of the five streets surveyed, and it includes villa d'Alésia.

Parc Montsouris, villa Seurat and the Cité universitaire

The Parc-de-Montsouris district covers 135.7 hectares around the park, boulevard Jourdan and the Cité internationale universitaire. Villa Seurat, its studios and its artists are close by. Tram T3a and RER B serve the area, and it is where views over the park are most likely to be found.

Transport and daily life

Three metro lines serve the arrondissement. Line 4 runs through Raspail, Denfert-Rochereau, Mouton-Duvernet, Alésia and Porte d'Orléans. Line 6 runs through Edgar Quinet, Raspail, Denfert-Rochereau and Saint-Jacques. Line 13 serves Porte de Vanves, Plaisance, Pernety and Gaîté as far as Montparnasse-Bienvenüe. RER B stops at Denfert-Rochereau, and tram T3a at Cité universitaire and Montsouris. Porte de Vanves hosts a flea market.

How prices vary

In the 14th, the gap between streets is visible: the five averages surveyed by Efficity run from €9,100 to €10,370 per m², while the range within a single street spans €3,880 to €4,780. Rue de la Gaîté is 12% above the arrondissement average, rue Daguerre and rue Roger 10% above, rue d'Alésia 1% above and rue Raymond-Losserand 1% below.

Buying a flat in the 14th arrondissement

The 14th mixes stone buildings, more recent buildings, villas and studios. Before buying with outdoor space, read the co-ownership rules, the minutes of the last three general meetings and the maintenance logbook: a balcony gets repaired, a terrace gets waterproofed, a façade gets renovated, and that work is voted on by the co-owners. In a residence built around a courtyard, the co-ownership may be separate from the one for the street building: that is where to ask for the documents. Include notary fees in the budget too.

Selling a flat in the 14th arrondissement

The 14th has many sales, and so many comparables. Your buyer has seen them, and will ask why your price sits above the street average. A balcony, a terrace, a garden or an open view must be shown in photos and measured: outdoor space is counted separately from the Carrez surface. The form at the foot of the page lets you ask for a valuation.