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Arcens

Rural municipality · 07310 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
346
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 516 €
📈 115% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.1 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 15.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Arcens — Score 51/100.

51
💰 Yield54
🌳 Quality of life52
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability65
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating67
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 5 Transactions · Arcens

🏢 Apt. /m²
2 516 €
🏡 House /m²
1 500 €
📋 Transactions
5
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Annonay1 371 €2 161 €30217 274
Aubenas2 063 €2 054 €24912 416
Tournon-sur-Rhône2 033 €2 454 €17811 279
Guilherand-Granges2 152 €2 826 €16911 235
Le Teil1 347 €2 091 €1638 726
Privas1 473 €2 000 €1378 538

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
8.63 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.1 %
⏳ Payback period
24.3 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
50.6 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
46.6 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
2.9 %
🏢 Apartments
29.8 %
69.9 % 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
🏢 Social housing units
20
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.
35.510 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
156.510 %
🏘️ Housing tax
19.240 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.52 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
346
2023
📐 Area
18.55 km²
19 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 100 €
📊 Median age
50.3 yrs
25.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
10.2 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
74
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
4
-20.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
5
💼 Economic density
214
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Le Puy-en-Velay
À 37.26 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.
Le Cheylard
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Val Eyrieux
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Poor
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
3
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
6
🎭 Culture
1

⚡ Energy performance

19 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
10.5 %
10.5 %
B
5.3 %
C
15.8 %
15.8 %
D
36.8 %
36.8 %
E
15.8 %
15.8 %
F
10.5 %
10.5 %
G
5.3 %

15.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 4 risks identified

Feu de forêt
Mouvement de terrain
Rupture de barrage
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 6 279 analyses · SAUR ANNONAY

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
6 279

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Mariac 2.7 km 43/100 541
Saint-Martin-de-Valamas 6.1 km 52/100 1 075
Le Cheylard 8.2 km 60/100 2 803
Saint-Agrève 13.7 km 54/100 2 277
Le Chambon-sur-Lignon 17.6 km 54/100 2 501
Mazet-Saint-Voy 17.5 km 41/100 1 114
Vallées-d'Antraigues-Asperjoc 18.6 km 20/100 845
Burzet 17.9 km 37/100 536

❓ Frequently asked questions about Arcens

What is the price per m² in Arcens?

The median price per m² in Arcens is 2 516 €.

What is the rental yield in Arcens?

The gross rental yield in Arcens is 4.1%.

Is Arcens a good real estate investment?

Arcens has a ScorCity score of 51/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in Arcens?

The most common energy rating class in Arcens is D.

What are the natural risks in Arcens?

4 risks are identified in Arcens: Feu de forêt, Mouvement de terrain, Rupture de barrage.