Property developer Vinci Immobilier has granted a four-week preview for prices, plans and services in the Apogée residence to the north of the Village for people living or working in the territory of Plaine Commune.

They can submit offers before the apartments are put on general sale on June 24.

Most of the apartments on sale have a balcony or terrace, although there are concerns residents will be priced out by the average price of €7,000 (£6,000/$7,500) per square metre.

Saint-Denis' Deputy Mayor for Urban Planning Adrien Delacroix defended the price by insisting "it is not the city that sets the prices, even less on land that is not its own and a development operation that is not its own", and the apartments offer "a quality of construction which has not yet been equalled in the territory, with wooden materials, very carbon-free, and generous housing", as reported by Capital.

The Olympic and Paralympic Village is expected to house 14,500 athletes and staff during the Olympics and 9,000 during the Paralympics, before being converted into accommodation for 6,000 residents in 2025.

A budget of €1.3 billion ($1.1 billion/$1.4 billion) was allocated for the project.

No air conditioning is planned for the Village in a move that some delegations are concerned about in the event of a heatwave, but supporters including Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo claim it will reduce the environmental impact of the Games and it is designed to cool using geothermal technology.

The Olympic Games are scheduled for July 26 to August 11 next year, followed by the Paralympics from August 28 to September 8.