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Arçay
Rural municipality · 18340 · Centre-Val de Loire
👥 Population
500
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 733 €
📈 -11% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
A
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Arçay — Score 56/100.
56
💰 Yield67
🌳 Quality of life50
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability54
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating93
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 9 Transactions · Arçay
🏡 House /m²
1 733 €
📋 Transactions
9
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourges | 1 716 € | 1 786 € | 1186 | 64 186 |
| Vierzon | 1 245 € | 1 054 € | 582 | 25 068 |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 1 667 € | 1 122 € | 250 | 9 899 |
| Saint-Doulchard | 1 583 € | 1 762 € | 141 | 9 647 |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 1 250 € | 1 316 € | 100 | 6 463 |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 1 020 € | 1 485 € | 129 | 6 380 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.46 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.9 %
⏳ Payback period
12.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
89.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
4.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.7 %
🏢 Apartments
0.5 %
99.1 % 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
2
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.
42.800 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
83.470 %
🏘️ Housing tax
26.830 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
10.450 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
10.60 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
500
2023
📐 Area
18.43 km²
27 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 760 €
📊 Median age
40.8 yrs
35.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
79.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
6.3 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
97
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
11
+22.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
9
💼 Economic density
194
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Lunery
À 5.65 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Bourges
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Bourges Plus
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
8
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
2
⚡ Energy performance
4 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
25.0 %
25.0 %
B
25.0 %
25.0 %
C
25.0 %
25.0 %
D
25.0 %
25.0 %
E
0.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 3 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 513 analyses · COMMUNAUTE D'AGGLOMERATION BOURGES
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
513
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Caprais | 3.4 km | 58/100 | 747 |
| Le Subdray | 6.6 km | 42/100 | 967 |
| Levet | 5.8 km | 30/100 | 1 357 |
| Trouy | 7.3 km | 65/100 | 4 055 |
| Lunery | 6.7 km | 55/100 | 1 486 |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 7.0 km | 66/100 | 6 463 |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 10.2 km | 63/100 | 3 681 |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Cher | 10.7 km | 62/100 | 1 360 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Arçay
What is the price per m² in Arçay? ▶
The median price per m² in Arçay is 1 733 €.
What is the rental yield in Arçay? ▶
The gross rental yield in Arçay is 7.9%.
Is Arçay a good real estate investment? ▶
Arçay has a ScorCity score of 56/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Arçay? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Arçay is A.
What are the natural risks in Arçay? ▶
3 risks are identified in Arçay: Mouvement de terrain, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère, Séisme.