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Auray
Medium city · 56400 · Bretagne
👥 Population
14 207
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 740 €
📈 23% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
A
✅ 3.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Auray — Score 48/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (10/100) and a weak rental yield (16/100).
48
💰 Yield16
🌳 Quality of life81
📊 Dynamism75
💸 Affordability10
🛡️ Safety38
⚡ Energy rating88
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 159 Transactions · Auray
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 740 €
🏡 House /m²
3 568 €
📋 Transactions
159
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorient | 2 586 € | 2 966 € | 919 | 58 329 |
| Vannes | 3 877 € | 4 211 € | 916 | 55 790 |
| Lanester | 3 665 € | 2 500 € | 471 | 23 263 |
| Ploemeur | 4 177 € | 3 462 € | 255 | 18 872 |
| Hennebont | 2 508 € | 2 514 € | 248 | 15 910 |
| Pontivy | 2 391 € | 1 636 € | 295 | 14 640 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
13.81 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.4 %
⏳ Payback period
22.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
87.4 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
6.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.8 %
🏢 Apartments
60.0 %
38.4 % 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.
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.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
1 607
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.
48.080 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
104.060 %
🏘️ Housing tax
36.450 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
11.360 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
65.82 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
14 207
2023
📐 Area
7.20 km²
1973 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 470 €
📊 Median age
48.1 yrs
29.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
74.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.5 %
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.
15.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
4 178
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
343
+6.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
323
💼 Economic density
294
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Auray
À 1.51 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Auray
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
1
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | public | 98.0 % | — | +0.0 |
🎯 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.
85.2 %
Average pass rate · 2 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 LE VERGER | public | 105.0 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
3
💊 Pharmacies
5
🔬 Laboratories
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
53
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
3
💊 Pharmacies
5
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
324
📋 Commerce
224
📋 Enseignement
15
🏥 Sante
347
🚆 Transport
6
⚽ Sport
47
🎭 Culture
24
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 5 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 5 | Chambre de commerce et d'industrie (CCI) 56 - Morbihan - Antenne d'Auray, Caisse d'allocations familiales (Caf) du Morbihan - accueil d'Auray, Police municipale - Auray |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 132 | 9.30 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +27 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 130 | 9.20 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +28 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 84 | 5.90 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 73 | 5.10 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 52 | 3.70 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -56 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 48 | 5.30 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -29 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 47 | 3.30 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +38 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 41 | 2.90 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -61 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 39 | 2.70 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -27 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 37 | 2.60 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -38 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 34 | 2.40 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | -40 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 32 | 2.30 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 16 | 1.10 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -50 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
317 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
31.5 %
31.5 %
B
8.5 %
8.5 %
C
13.9 %
13.9 %
D
26.8 %
26.8 %
E
15.8 %
15.8 %
F
3.2 %
G
0.3 %
3.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 23 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| hôtel de ville | 4e quart 18e siècle |
| maison | — |
| manoir | 15e siècle |
| maison | — |
| pont | 17e siècle |
| maison | — |
| maison | 1er quart 17e siècle |
| théâtre | 20e siècle |
| maison | — |
| croix monumentale | 16e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 9 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Tempête et grains (vent)
Feu de forêt
Mouvement de terrain
Par submersion marine
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Tassements différentiels
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 6 021 analyses · SAUR
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
6 021
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
60
⚡ Charge points
408
🚀 Incl. fast charging
45
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crach | 4.2 km | 40/100 | 3 423 |
| Sainte-Anne-d'Auray | 4.7 km | 41/100 | 2 889 |
| Brech | 5.1 km | 31/100 | 7 052 |
| Pluneret | 4.0 km | 42/100 | 6 262 |
| Le Bono | 5.2 km | 37/100 | 2 608 |
| Plumergat | 7.8 km | 56/100 | 4 207 |
| Saint-Philibert | 9.3 km | 29/100 | 1 575 |
| Ploemel | 6.4 km | 43/100 | 3 175 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Auray
What is the price per m² in Auray? ▶
The median price per m² in Auray is 3 740 €.
What is the rental yield in Auray? ▶
The gross rental yield in Auray is 4.4%.
Is Auray a good real estate investment? ▶
Auray has a ScorCity score of 48/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Auray? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Auray is A.
What are the natural risks in Auray? ▶
9 risks are identified in Auray: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Tempête et grains (vent), Feu de forêt.