A total of 174 apartments at the Paris 2024 Village have been put on the market by property developer Vinci Immobilier.

Construction work on the Village situated in the communes of Saint-Denis, L'Île-Saint-Denis and Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is continuing in preparation for the Games.

Once built, the housing complex is due to house 14,500 athletes and staff during the Olympics and 9,000 during the Paralympics.

After the Games, the Village is expected to be converted into accommodation for 6,000 residents, as well as some offices by 2025.

Vinci Immobilier has already put 174 apartments up for sale as potential buyers got the opportunity to look at the architect’s plans.

Noura El Harakat and Djibril Guindo are among those that are considering buying a place on the site of the Olympic and Paralympic Village.

"It would be nice to recover the accommodation of an Olympic champion," Djibril told French newspaper Le Monde.

"But the main thing is what will become of this district - modern, with lots of plants, shops, it will attract a new population.

"The potential seems enormous and it's cheaper than Paris or Saint-Ouen just next door."

The cost of accommodation at the complex is high compared to the real estate market in the district with residents needing to pay an average price of €7,000 (£6,000/$7,500) per square metre for a three-bedroom apartment.

"I'm here to help customers see clearly their ability to buy, to check that the financing will pass before they block an apartment,” said Laurent Sauvage, an adviser at real estate broker Meilleurtaux.

"The mortgage is no longer the workhorse of banks because they say they are losing money on it."

A budget of €1.3 billion ($1.1 billion/$1.4 billion) was allocated for the construction of the Olympic and Paralympic Village.

There is no air conditioning planned for the Village in a move that some delegations are concerned about in the event of a heatwave.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has defended the move to reduce the environmental impact of the Games with the Village designed to cool using geothermal energy.

It has also been claimed that the site next to the River Seine means the Village will benefit from its cooling impact.

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