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Ascain

Small town · 64310 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

👥 Population
4 658
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
4 458 €
📈 20% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 2.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Ascain — Score 40/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (7/100) and a weak rental yield (9/100).
40
💰 Yield9
🌳 Quality of life57
📊 Dynamism56
💸 Affordability7
🛡️ Safety54
⚡ Energy rating81
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 21 Transactions · Ascain

🏢 Apt. /m²
4 458 €
🏡 House /m²
5 000 €
📋 Transactions
21
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Pau2 211 €2 508 €189880 441
Bayonne4 104 €4 762 €78154 306
Anglet5 167 €6 800 €77843 271
Biarritz7 500 €8 250 €69526 206
Hendaye4 663 €4 850 €35118 102
Saint-Jean-de-Luz5 888 €7 843 €33314 857

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
13.59 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.7 %
⏳ Payback period
27.3 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
76.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
17.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.3 %
🏢 Apartments
31.2 %
68.6 % 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.
Yes
Rent control possible
🏢 Social housing units
185
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.
31.750 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
60.810 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.190 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
10.700 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
4.06 %
🏢 CFE
28.49 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
4 658
2023
📐 Area
19.36 km²
241 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 240 €
📊 Median age
48.7 yrs
27.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
8.4 %
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.
9.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
1 299
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
121
+14.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
106
💼 Economic density
279
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Saint-Jean-de-Luz - Ciboure
À 5.91 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Ciboure
Secondary hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA du Pays Basque
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
🎓 High schools

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
2
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
125
📋 Commerce
26
📋 Enseignement
3
🏥 Sante
54
🚆 Transport
3
⚽ Sport
30
🎭 Culture
10

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement337.10 ‰6.3 ‰Dans la moyenne
Cambriolages de logement269.40 ‰7.5 ‰+25 % vs moy.
Destructions et dégradations volontaires245.20 ‰7.2 ‰-28 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes163.40 ‰7.3 ‰-53 % vs moy.
Violences physiques intrafamiliales91.90 ‰4.2 ‰-55 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

74 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
1.4 %
B
12.2 %
12.2 %
C
25.7 %
25.7 %
D
41.9 %
41.9 %
E
16.2 %
16.2 %
F
2.7 %
G
0.0 %

2.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 6 protected monuments

BuildingEra
église14e siècle;17e siècle
redoute4e quart 18e siècle;1er quart 19e siècle
pont5e siècle
cromlechAge du fer;Protohistoire
redoute1er quart 19e siècle
maison2e quart 20e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 6 risks identified

Feu de forêt
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Rupture de barrage
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 6 389 analyses · SOCIETE AGUR

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
6 389

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Ciboure 5.2 km 37/100 5 951
Saint-Jean-de-Luz 6.1 km 45/100 14 857
Sare 5.9 km 52/100 2 763
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle 5.6 km 43/100 7 264
Urrugne 6.1 km 48/100 10 661
Guéthary 9.3 km 32/100 1 306
Ahetze 9.1 km 47/100 2 104
Biriatou 8.6 km 38/100 1 297

❓ Frequently asked questions about Ascain

What is the price per m² in Ascain?

The median price per m² in Ascain is 4 458 €.

What is the rental yield in Ascain?

The gross rental yield in Ascain is 3.7%.

Is Ascain a good real estate investment?

Ascain has a ScorCity score of 40/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in Ascain?

The most common energy rating class in Ascain is D.

What are the natural risks in Ascain?

6 risks are identified in Ascain: Feu de forêt, Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau, Rupture de barrage.