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Ambel

Rural municipality · 38970 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
35
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 077 €
📈 -58% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
11.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good

Ambel — Score 63/100.

63
💰 Yield88
🌳 Quality of life74
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability84
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 1 Transactions · Ambel

🏡 House /m²
1 077 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2021 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Grenoble2 587 €3 667 €2579156 140
Saint-Martin-d'Hères2 218 €3 434 €39237 695
Échirolles1 800 €3 311 €32937 491
Vienne2 587 €3 215 €47531 778
Bourgoin-Jallieu2 561 €2 866 €40930 151
Fontaine1 833 €3 236 €28822 020

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
10.12 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
11.3 %
⏳ Payback period
8.9 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
48.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
51.5 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
0.0 %
🏢 Apartments
6.6 %
93.4 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
C
Relaxed market
⚖️ 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.
27.360 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
124.160 %
🏘️ Housing tax
14.090 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.700 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
17.20 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
35
2023
📐 Area
4.87 km²
7 inh/km²
📊 Median age
57.5 yrs
17.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
94.4 %
ages 15-64

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
10
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1
💼 Economic density
286
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Lus-la-Croix-Haute
À 23.59 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de la Matheysine
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
1
⚽ Sport
1

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 5 risks identified

Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 1 887 analyses · MAIRIE DE AMBEL

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 887

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Valbonnais 11.7 km 60/100 520
Aubessagne 10.2 km 64/100 740
Dévoluy 13.2 km 32/100 932
Mens 14.3 km 28/100 1 415
La Mure 17.0 km 43/100 4 963
Saint-Honoré 19.7 km 49/100 830
Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur 17.7 km 53/100 2 086
La Roche-des-Arnauds 23.4 km 32/100 1 685

❓ Frequently asked questions about Ambel

What is the price per m² in Ambel?

The median price per m² in Ambel is 1 077 €.

What is the rental yield in Ambel?

The gross rental yield in Ambel is 11.3%.

Is Ambel a good real estate investment?

Ambel has a ScorCity score of 63/100, making it an interesting investment.

What are the natural risks in Ambel?

5 risks are identified in Ambel: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Mouvement de terrain, Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau.