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Avranches
Medium city · 50300 · Normandie
👥 Population
10 143
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 160 €
📈 14% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 15.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Avranches — Score 52/100.
52
💰 Yield42
🌳 Quality of life78
📊 Dynamism65
💸 Affordability37
🛡️ Safety39
⚡ Energy rating60
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 73 Transactions · Avranches
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 160 €
🏡 House /m²
2 254 €
📋 Transactions
73
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 2 458 € | 2 300 € | 1139 | 78 258 |
| Saint-Lô | 1 558 € | 1 774 € | 294 | 19 471 |
| Granville | 3 688 € | 3 478 € | 317 | 12 510 |
| La Hague | 5 682 € | 2 250 € | 154 | 11 484 |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 2 639 € | 1 593 € | 209 | 10 218 |
| Avranches | 2 160 € | 2 254 € | 151 | 10 143 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.08 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.2 %
⏳ Payback period
16.2 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
88.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
4.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
7.7 %
🏢 Apartments
48.0 %
50.6 % 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.
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
1 501
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.
50.790 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
86.430 %
🏘️ Housing tax
31.070 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
11.920 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
6.15 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
10 143
2023
📐 Area
11.07 km²
916 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 980 €
📊 Median age
47.4 yrs
31.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.6 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
10.7 %
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.
14.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
2 530
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
202
+18.8% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
170
💼 Economic density
249
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Avranches
À 2.42 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.
Avranches
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
—
🏫 Middle schools
3
🎓 High schools
2
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE NOTRE DAME DE LA PROVIDENCE | privé sous contrat | 98.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE EMILE LITTRE | 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.
96.0 %
Average pass rate · 4 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 CHALLEMEL LACOUR | public | 109.1 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME | privé sous contrat | 107.6 |
| COLLEGE LA CHAUSSONNIERE | public | 96.7 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
4
💊 Pharmacies
3
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
68
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
3
💊 Pharmacies
3
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
195
📋 Commerce
181
📋 Enseignement
14
🏥 Sante
225
🚆 Transport
4
⚽ Sport
51
🎭 Culture
12
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 5 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 5 | Agence France Travail AVRANCHES, Mairie déléguée - Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (CPAM) de la Manche - accueil d'Avranches |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 128 | 12.60 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +75 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 73 | 7.20 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 66 | 6.50 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 59 | 5.80 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -31 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 44 | 4.30 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 40 | 3.90 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 35 | 3.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +46 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 27 | 2.70 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -64 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 24 | 2.40 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -54 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 23 | 3.80 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -49 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 17 | 1.70 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -29 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 6 | 0.60 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -84 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
144 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
4.2 %
B
4.2 %
C
12.5 %
12.5 %
D
37.5 %
37.5 %
E
26.4 %
26.4 %
F
13.9 %
13.9 %
G
1.4 %
15.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 8 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| église paroissiale | 2e quart 19e siècle;2e moitié 19e siècle |
| fortification d'agglomération | 13e siècle |
| maison | 15e siècle |
| abbaye | 1er quart 17e siècle |
| église paroissiale | 2e moitié 19e siècle;1er quart 20e siècle |
| monument | 1er quart 19e siècle |
| chapelle | 2e moitié 11e siècle;1ère moitié 12e siècle |
| demeure | milieu 12e siècle;15e siècle;milieu 18e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 17 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Engins de guerre
Foudre
Grêle
Tempête et grains (vent)
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Neige et pluies verglaçantes
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Par submersion marine
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 20 270 analyses · CEGA
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
20 270
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
71
⚡ Charge points
360
🚀 Incl. fast charging
40
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches | 2.8 km | 36/100 | 1 451 |
| Le Val-Saint-Père | 2.9 km | 43/100 | 1 898 |
| Ponts | 4.3 km | 40/100 | 708 |
| Saint-Loup | 3.1 km | 41/100 | 686 |
| Marcey-les-Grèves | 4.0 km | 45/100 | 1 275 |
| Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme | 4.4 km | 32/100 | 1 338 |
| Pontaubault | 5.7 km | 46/100 | 579 |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Haize | 5.7 km | 46/100 | 535 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Avranches
What is the price per m² in Avranches? ▶
The median price per m² in Avranches is 2 160 €.
What is the rental yield in Avranches? ▶
The gross rental yield in Avranches is 6.2%.
Is Avranches a good real estate investment? ▶
Avranches has a ScorCity score of 52/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Avranches? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Avranches is D.
What are the natural risks in Avranches? ▶
17 risks are identified in Avranches: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Engins de guerre.