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Albi

Large city · 81000 · Occitanie

👥 Population
51 290
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 471 €
📈 13% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 16.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Albi — Score 57/100.

57
💰 Yield30
🌳 Quality of life95
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability28
🛡️ Safety48
⚡ Energy rating61
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 382 Transactions · Albi

🏢 Apt. /m²
2 471 €
🏡 House /m²
1 953 €
📋 Transactions
382
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Albi2 471 €1 953 €78151 290
Castres2 167 €1 668 €80842 505
Gaillac2 734 €2 000 €25416 162
Graulhet1 265 €1 482 €23713 129
Lavaur2 032 €2 329 €19610 965
Mazamet2 324 €1 108 €20610 085

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
11.23 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.5 %
⏳ Payback period
18.3 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
88.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.7 %
🚪 Vacant homes
7.8 %
🏢 Apartments
49.6 %
50.0 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)Tense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents

💶 Local taxation

REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024

🏠 Property tax (built)Municipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
64.480 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
192.620 %
🏘️ Housing tax
26.930 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.890 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.83 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
51 290
2023
📐 Area
44.95 km²
1141 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 650 €
📊 Median age
44.9 yrs
35.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
67.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
16.7 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
20.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
12 935
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1 220
+20.1% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1 016
💼 Economic density
252
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Albi
À 0.86 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Albi
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA de l'Albigeois (C2A)
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
2
🏫 Middle schools
6
🎓 High schools
5
🏆 Baccalaureate results
High schoolTypePass rateHonorsV.A.
LYCEE D'AMBOISEprivé sous contrat99.0 %+1.0
LYCEE SAINTE-CECILEprivé sous contrat99.0 %+3.0
LYCEE LAPEROUSEpublic98.0 %+0.0
LYCEE BELLEVUEpublic96.0 %-2.0
LYCEE LOUIS RASCOL (GENERAL ET TECHNO.)public95.0 %+0.0
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)Brevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
83.9 %
Average pass rate · 11 middle schools

📊 Niveau social des établissements

Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.

🏫 Middle school IPS
Middle schoolSectorIPS
COLLEGE PRIVE BON SAUVEURprivé sous contrat116.3
COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARIEprivé sous contrat116.1
COLLEGE BELLEVUEpublic108.9
COLLEGE ARISTIDE BRUANTpublic105.4
COLLEGE HONORE DE BALZACpublic103.7
COLLEGE JEAN JAURESpublic95.4

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

🏥 Hospitals
9
💊 Pharmacies
20
🔬 Laboratories
7
🏥 Établissements de santé
159
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
8
💊 Pharmacies
20

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
1106
📋 Commerce
473
📋 Enseignement
78
🏥 Sante
897
🚆 Transport
14
⚽ Sport
175
🎭 Culture
39

🏛️ Public services

Public Service Directory API · 10 services

CategoryQtyExamples
📋 service public5Point conseil budget - Fédération Familles Rurales - Albi, Pôle spécialisé en matière de violence intrafamiliales du Tribunal judiciaire d'Albi, Point justice- centre social- l'atelier- ALBI
📋 Service déconcentré2Direction territoriale de la protection judiciaire de la jeunesse (DTPJJ) - Tarn et Aveyron, Direction régionale de l'environnement, de l'aménagement et du logement (Dréal) Occitanie - Unité interdépartementale Tarn et Aveyron (Albi)
📋 Direction départementale interministérielle1Direction départementale des territoires (DDT) - Tarn
🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture1Secrétariat général de la préfecture - Tarn
🏢 Collectivité locale1Maison du département - Tarn - Albi 1 et 3

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Destructions et dégradations volontaires58011.30 ‰7.2 ‰+57 % vs moy.
Usage de stupéfiants52410.20 ‰8.4 ‰+21 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes4929.60 ‰7.3 ‰+32 % vs moy.
Usage de stupéfiants (AFD)4208.20 ‰7.5 ‰Dans la moyenne
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement2334.50 ‰6.3 ‰-29 % vs moy.
Cambriolages de logement1866.00 ‰7.5 ‰-20 % vs moy.
Violences physiques hors cadre familial1753.40 ‰4.0 ‰Dans la moyenne
Violences physiques intrafamiliales1523.00 ‰4.2 ‰-29 % vs moy.
Trafic de stupéfiants1062.10 ‰2.2 ‰Dans la moyenne
Violences sexuelles1032.00 ‰2.4 ‰-17 % vs moy.
Vols dans les véhicules831.60 ‰5.2 ‰-69 % vs moy.
Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules671.30 ‰3.7 ‰-65 % vs moy.
Vols de véhicule330.60 ‰2.4 ‰-75 % vs moy.
Vols violents sans arme250.50 ‰1.0 ‰-50 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

1 346 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
9.2 %
9.2 %
B
3.8 %
C
10.1 %
10.1 %
D
32.7 %
32.7 %
E
27.7 %
27.7 %
F
12.8 %
12.8 %
G
3.7 %

16.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 38 protected monuments

BuildingEra
hôtel12e siècle;13e siècle;17e siècle;18e siècle
manoir17e siècle;19e siècle (?)
immeuble17e siècle
église paroissiale3e quart 20e siècle
lycée17e siècle
maison17e siècle
maison14e siècle
pont2e quart 11e siècle;17e siècle
archevêché;musée17e siècle;18e siècle
cathédrale13e siècle;16e siècle;19e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 5 risks identified

Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Tempête et grains (vent)
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 19 926 analyses · REGIE EAU POTABLE GRAND ALBIGEOIS

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
19 926

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
234
⚡ Charge points
1410
🚀 Incl. fast charging
97

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Le Sequestre 3.2 km 37/100 2 025
Saliès 4.8 km 44/100 806
Carlus 5.0 km 35/100 664
Cagnac-les-Mines 5.9 km 65/100 2 621
Lescure-d'Albigeois 5.7 km 36/100 4 590
Castelnau-de-Lévis 5.1 km 39/100 1 603
Terssac 5.1 km 42/100 1 195
Puygouzon 6.8 km 36/100 3 548

❓ Frequently asked questions about Albi

What is the price per m² in Albi?

The median price per m² in Albi is 2 471 €.

What is the rental yield in Albi?

The gross rental yield in Albi is 5.5%.

Is Albi a good real estate investment?

Albi has a ScorCity score of 57/100, making it an interesting investment.

What is the average energy rating in Albi?

The most common energy rating class in Albi is D.

What are the natural risks in Albi?

5 risks are identified in Albi: Mouvement de terrain, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère, Tempête et grains (vent).