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Alès
Large city · 30100 · Occitanie
👥 Population
46 125
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 859 €
📈 6% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 5.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Alès — Score 64/100.
64
💰 Yield51
🌳 Quality of life94
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability49
🛡️ Safety23
⚡ Energy rating75
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 458 Transactions · Alès
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 859 €
🏡 House /m²
2 059 €
📋 Transactions
458
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nîmes | 2 300 € | 3 058 € | 2601 | 151 839 |
| Alès | 1 859 € | 2 059 € | 714 | 46 125 |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 1 829 € | 2 353 € | 262 | 18 112 |
| Beaucaire | 1 741 € | 2 290 € | 288 | 15 692 |
| Saint-Gilles | 1 990 € | 2 214 € | 187 | 14 734 |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 3 571 € | 4 000 € | 218 | 13 148 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.37 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.7 %
⏳ Payback period
14.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
90.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.7 %
🏢 Apartments
62.8 %
36.8 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B2
Low 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
🏢 Social housing units
6 676
RPLS source
💶 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.
60.380 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
129.870 %
🏘️ Housing tax
33.710 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
15.730 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
13.80 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
46 125
2023
📐 Area
23.28 km²
1981 inh/km²
💶 Median income
18 000 €
📊 Median age
45.8 yrs
33.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
63.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
24.7 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
30.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
9 497
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
840
+7.4% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
782
💼 Economic density
206
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Alès
À 0.54 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Alès
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Alès Agglomération
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
3
🏫 Middle schools
7
🎓 High schools
3
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE DE LA SALLE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 99.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE BELLEVUE | privé sous contrat | 98.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE JEAN-BAPTISTE DUMAS (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 96.0 % | — | +2.0 |
🎯 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.
87.5 %
Average pass rate · 9 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 school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE TAISSON | privé sous contrat | 117.6 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE BELLEVUE | privé sous contrat | 115.8 |
| COLLEGE JEAN RACINE | public | 107.6 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE DE LA SALLE | privé sous contrat | 100.4 |
| COLLEGE DENIS DIDEROT | public | 88.2 |
| COLLEGE ALPHONSE DAUDET | public | 81.2 |
| COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN | public | 73.6 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
4
💊 Pharmacies
18
🔬 Laboratories
3
🏥 Établissements de santé
110
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
4
💊 Pharmacies
18
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
976
📋 Commerce
499
📋 Enseignement
55
🏥 Sante
620
🚆 Transport
19
⚽ Sport
117
🎭 Culture
18
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 3 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 3 | Chambre de commerce et d'industrie (CCI) 30 - Gard - Délégation d'Alès, Point conseil budget - Union départementale des associations familiales (UDAF 30) - Alès, Pôle spécialisé en matière de violence intrafamiliales du Tribunal judiciaire d'Alès |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 540 | 11.70 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +62 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 475 | 10.30 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +41 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 348 | 7.50 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 254 | 5.50 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +38 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 228 | 4.90 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -35 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 226 | 4.90 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -22 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 158 | 6.10 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -19 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 136 | 2.90 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -31 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 124 | 2.70 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -48 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 97 | 2.10 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols de véhicule | 87 | 1.90 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -21 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 86 | 1.90 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -21 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 61 | 1.30 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -65 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 30 | 0.70 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -30 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
291 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.7 %
B
7.6 %
C
23.4 %
23.4 %
D
35.4 %
35.4 %
E
27.5 %
27.5 %
F
4.5 %
G
1.0 %
5.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 7 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| hôtel de ville | 18e siècle |
| palais épiscopal | 2e quart 18e siècle |
| site archéologique;oppidum | Antiquité;Haut-Empire |
| monument aux morts | — |
| cathédrale | 12e siècle;18e siècle |
| collège;caserne | 18e siècle |
| citadelle | 4e quart 17e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 15 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Effondrements localisés
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
Affaissement minier
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Tassements
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 15 914 analyses · REAAL
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
15 914
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
99
⚡ Charge points
552
🚀 Incl. fast charging
57
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 4.5 km | 32/100 | 4 840 |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 3.6 km | 41/100 | 5 703 |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 4.3 km | 35/100 | 4 670 |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès | 5.0 km | 55/100 | 7 310 |
| Saint-Jean-du-Pin | 4.6 km | 39/100 | 1 508 |
| Cendras | 5.4 km | 20/100 | 1 599 |
| Méjannes-lès-Alès | 5.6 km | 45/100 | 1 243 |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers | 7.6 km | 62/100 | 3 533 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Alès
What is the price per m² in Alès? ▶
The median price per m² in Alès is 1 859 €.
What is the rental yield in Alès? ▶
The gross rental yield in Alès is 6.7%.
Is Alès a good real estate investment? ▶
Alès has a ScorCity score of 64/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Alès? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Alès is D.
What are the natural risks in Alès? ▶
15 risks are identified in Alès: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs.