--- title: "La Défense, Paris — Class A submarket" description: "Europe's largest purpose-built CBD." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/paris/la-defense pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > La Défense is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Paris with average asking rent around €60/sqft/yr · ≈ $64.8 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Largest purpose-built CBD in Europe. - Significant rent discount to QCA. - Trophy delivered post-2018 is leasing well; older stock is repricing. # La Défense, Paris — Class A submarket *Europe's largest purpose-built CBD.* · Tier: prime · Avg rent: €60/sqft/yr · ≈ $64.8 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Largest purpose-built CBD in Europe. - Significant rent discount to QCA. - Trophy delivered post-2018 is leasing well; older stock is repricing. ## Overview La Défense is the largest purpose-built CBD in Europe. Trophy stock at Tour First, Tour Saint-Gobain, and Trinity anchors the cluster. Vacancy in older 1970s-90s stock is structurally elevated; trophy is leasing. ## Tenant profile Banks (Société Générale, BNP Paribas headquarters), insurance, energy majors, professional services. ## Typical specification 30-50,000 sqft floor plates available across multiple trophy assets. ## Transit La Défense-Grande Arche (RER A, Métro 1, Tramway T2, Transilien L, U). Strong RER A capacity from western suburbs. ## Amenities Westfield Les Quatre Temps, Les Saisons, Grande Arche. ## Comparable buildings - **Tour Saint-Gobain** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Tour%20Saint-Gobain%2C%2012%20Place%20de%20l'Iris%2C%2092400%20Courbevoie%2C%20La%20D%C3%A9fense%2C%20Paris%2C%20France&query_place_id=ChIJQxQXoGxl5kcRYTxLMic-ZlE) - **Tour First** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Tour%20First%2C%201%20Place%20des%20Saisons%2C%2092400%20Courbevoie%2C%20La%20D%C3%A9fense%2C%20Paris%2C%20France&query_place_id=ChIJn9KI_g1l5kcRvihAMkOmWKE) - **Trinity** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Trinity%2C%201B%20Place%20de%20la%20D%C3%A9fense%2C%2092800%20Puteaux%2C%20La%20D%C3%A9fense%2C%20Paris%2C%20France&query_place_id=ChIJI56cBgRl5kcRSbLmw8svUCI) ## Where La Défense sits in Paris La Défense is one of 6 [Class A](/glossary/class-a) submarkets we cover in Paris, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around €60/sqft/yr · ≈ $64.8 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Paris Class A stock, La Défense typically attracts Banks (Société Générale, BNP Paribas headquarters), insurance, energy majors, professional services and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside La Défense: [Quartier Central des Affaires](/cities/paris/qca), [Paris Rive Gauche](/cities/paris/paris-rive-gauche), [Issy & Boulogne](/cities/paris/issy-boulogne), [Saint-Ouen / Pleyel](/cities/paris/saint-ouen). The full Paris submarket atlas is at [/cities/paris](/cities/paris). ## Topic deep-dives for La Défense For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating La Défense, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket: - [La Défense — ](/cities/paris/la-defense/rents-and-availability) - [La Défense — ](/cities/paris/la-defense/tenant-profile) - [La Défense — ](/cities/paris/la-defense/transit-and-commute) - [La Défense — ](/cities/paris/la-defense/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [La Défense — ](/cities/paris/la-defense/trophy-and-comparables) - [La Défense — ](/cities/paris/la-defense/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Paris Class A leasing and to the prime tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier). ## Editorial provenance Reviewed by [**Samuel Okafor**](/about/authors/samuel-okafor) — EMEA contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards). ### Primary sources for this page - [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE - [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL - [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield - [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills - [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers [Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections) ## Related topics - [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal. - [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce. - [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease. - [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies. - [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex. - [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/paris/la-defense), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.