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Badens
Rural municipality · 11800 · Occitanie
👥 Population
749
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
698 €
📈 -29% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
19.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Badens — Score 67/100.
67
💰 Yield89
🌳 Quality of life73
📊 Dynamism52
💸 Affordability81
🛡️ Safety9
⚡ Energy rating82
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Badens
🏢 Apt. /m²
698 €
🏡 House /m²
1 154 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narbonne | 2 342 € | 2 761 € | 1229 | 57 587 |
| Carcassonne | 1 469 € | 1 744 € | 1042 | 46 080 |
| Castelnaudary | 1 702 € | 1 656 € | 245 | 12 151 |
| Limoux | 2 955 € | 1 589 € | 200 | 10 532 |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 1 875 € | 1 778 € | 206 | 10 343 |
| Port-la-Nouvelle | 2 457 € | 3 017 € | 199 | 5 852 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.43 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
19.7 %
⏳ Payback period
5.1 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
84.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
5.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.8 %
🏢 Apartments
2.6 %
96.6 % 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
14
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.
79.680 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
231.150 %
🏘️ Housing tax
43.210 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
19.570 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
39.73 %
🏢 CFE
37.39 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
749
2023
📐 Area
9.93 km²
75 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 020 €
📊 Median age
49.0 yrs
25.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.8 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
200
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
19
+26.7% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
15
💼 Economic density
267
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Carcassonne
À 12.61 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.
Carcassonne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Carcassonne Agglo
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
—
🎓 High schools
—
🏥 Healthcare
FINESS
🏥 Établissements de santé
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
12
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
12
⚽ Sport
4
🎭 Culture
2
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 6 | 8.00 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
⚡ Energy performance
5 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
40.0 %
40.0 %
D
40.0 %
40.0 %
E
20.0 %
20.0 %
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 · 11 risks identified
Tassements différentiels
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 1 505 analyses · EAU RECA - CARCASSONNE AGGLO
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 505
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rustiques | 2.4 km | 63/100 | 538 |
| Aigues-Vives | 2.6 km | 56/100 | 532 |
| Marseillette | 3.2 km | 30/100 | 697 |
| Trèbes | 3.7 km | 72/100 | 5 361 |
| Laure-Minervois | 5.0 km | 30/100 | 1 061 |
| Barbaira | 5.1 km | 49/100 | 805 |
| Fontiès-d'Aude | 5.7 km | 48/100 | 560 |
| Malves-en-Minervois | 5.4 km | 60/100 | 888 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Badens
What is the price per m² in Badens? ▶
The median price per m² in Badens is 698 €.
What is the rental yield in Badens? ▶
The gross rental yield in Badens is 19.7%.
Is Badens a good real estate investment? ▶
Badens has a ScorCity score of 67/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Badens? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Badens is C.
What are the natural risks in Badens? ▶
11 risks are identified in Badens: Tassements différentiels, Feu de forêt, Glissement de terrain.