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Ballans
Rural municipality · 17160 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
👥 Population
201
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 214 €
📈 48% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
10.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Ballans — Score 62/100.
62
💰 Yield82
🌳 Quality of life82
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability78
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 4 Transactions · Ballans
🏡 House /m²
1 214 €
📋 Transactions
4
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rochelle | 4 925 € | 4 528 € | 1399 | 79 851 |
| Saintes | 2 456 € | 2 197 € | 490 | 25 363 |
| Rochefort | 2 550 € | 2 229 € | 604 | 23 460 |
| Royan | 4 000 € | 3 875 € | 679 | 19 425 |
| Aytré | 4 615 € | 3 683 € | 162 | 9 746 |
| Périgny | 3 945 € | 3 786 € | 120 | 8 877 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.09 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
10.0 %
⏳ Payback period
10.0 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
66.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
20.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
13.0 %
🏢 Apartments
1.4 %
98.6 % 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
💶 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.
42.940 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
86.400 %
🏘️ Housing tax
24.010 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.100 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
33.15 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
201
2023
📐 Area
7.04 km²
29 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 000 €
📊 Median age
47.7 yrs
23.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
81.4 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
2.9 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
47
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
3
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
3
💼 Economic density
234
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Jarnac
À 15.34 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
7
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
2
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 6 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Tassements différentiels
Tempête et grains (vent)
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 410 analyses · R.E.S.E.
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
410
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86470
62/100
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courbillac | 4.5 km | 58/100 | 725 |
| Sainte-Sévère | 5.0 km | 37/100 | 519 |
| Sonnac | 5.1 km | 71/100 | 512 |
| Réparsac | 8.1 km | 49/100 | 631 |
| Sigogne | 9.0 km | 60/100 | 961 |
| Nercillac | 9.5 km | 59/100 | 1 051 |
| Chassors | 10.7 km | 52/100 | 1 123 |
| Beauvais-sur-Matha | 10.4 km | 62/100 | 638 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Ballans
What is the price per m² in Ballans? ▶
The median price per m² in Ballans is 1 214 €.
What is the rental yield in Ballans? ▶
The gross rental yield in Ballans is 10.0%.
Is Ballans a good real estate investment? ▶
Ballans has a ScorCity score of 62/100, making it an interesting investment.
What are the natural risks in Ballans? ▶
6 risks are identified in Ballans: Mouvement de terrain, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère, Tassements différentiels.