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Ballons
Rural municipality · 26560 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
88
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 444 €
📈 -6% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
9.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Ballons — Score 58/100.
58
💰 Yield76
🌳 Quality of life78
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability68
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Ballons
🏡 House /m²
1 444 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valence | 2 265 € | 2 619 € | 1146 | 64 458 |
| Montélimar | 2 083 € | 2 491 € | 661 | 40 595 |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 1 773 € | 2 303 € | 578 | 33 464 |
| Bourg-lès-Valence | 2 090 € | 2 427 € | 335 | 19 992 |
| Pierrelatte | 1 211 € | 2 192 € | 139 | 13 756 |
| Portes-lès-Valence | 1 980 € | 2 400 € | 101 | 10 477 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.79 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
9.0 %
⏳ Payback period
11.2 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
56.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
40.5 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
3.3 %
🏢 Apartments
9.8 %
84.8 % 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
4
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.
36.640 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
173.250 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.910 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
12.950 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
21.37 %
🏢 CFE
27.53 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
88
2023
📐 Area
17.10 km²
5 inh/km²
📊 Median age
54.9 yrs
23.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
68.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
17.6 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
34
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1
-75.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
4
💼 Economic density
386
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Laragne-Montéglin
À 15.63 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 des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
5
⚽ Sport
2
🎭 Culture
1
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 3 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 2 055 analyses · MAIRIE DE BALLONS
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 055
🎯 Municipalities with a similar score
Same region, score close to
Chambéry
73000
58/100
59 964 Inhabitants
Montélimar
26200
58/100
40 595 Inhabitants
Moulins
03000
58/100
19 206 Inhabitants
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
73300
58/100
7 524 Inhabitants
Loriol-sur-Drôme
26270
58/100
6 614 Inhabitants
Fraisses
42490
58/100
3 872 Inhabitants
Thurins
69510
58/100
3 404 Inhabitants
Saint-Genix-les-Villages
73240
58/100
3 095 Inhabitants
📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garde-Colombe | 16.7 km | 41/100 | 539 |
| Noyers-sur-Jabron | 15.8 km | 50/100 | 525 |
| Val Buëch-Méouge | 14.8 km | 43/100 | 1 354 |
| Serres | 20.2 km | 32/100 | 1 298 |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 17.0 km | 51/100 | 3 549 |
| Mison | 17.6 km | 38/100 | 1 112 |
| Banon | 24.8 km | 24/100 | 1 072 |
| Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues | 22.9 km | 43/100 | 1 286 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Ballons
What is the price per m² in Ballons? ▶
The median price per m² in Ballons is 1 444 €.
What is the rental yield in Ballons? ▶
The gross rental yield in Ballons is 9.0%.
Is Ballons a good real estate investment? ▶
Ballons has a ScorCity score of 58/100, making it an interesting investment.
What are the natural risks in Ballons? ▶
3 risks are identified in Ballons: Mouvement de terrain, Inondation, Séisme.