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Barbaira
Rural municipality · 11800 · Occitanie
👥 Population
805
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 727 €
📈 129% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Barbaira — Score 49/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100).
49
💰 Yield56
🌳 Quality of life53
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability57
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Barbaira
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 727 €
🏡 House /m²
1 683 €
📋 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
9.87 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.3 %
⏳ Payback period
23.0 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
79.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
5.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
14.7 %
🏢 Apartments
3.9 %
96.1 % 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
48
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.
65.470 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
166.730 %
🏘️ Housing tax
28.320 %
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
2.30 %
🏢 CFE
37.39 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
805
2023
📐 Area
9.36 km²
86 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 650 €
📊 Median age
42.0 yrs
36.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
77.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.9 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
205
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
21
+61.5% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
13
💼 Economic density
255
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Carcassonne
À 14.07 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
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
16
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
2
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
7
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Mairie - Barbaira |
⚡ Energy performance
5 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
80.0 %
80.0 %
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
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 2 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| église | 13e siècle;14e siècle;16e siècle |
| château | Moyen Age |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 17 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Effet de surpression
Effet thermique
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Tassements différentiels
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Inondation
Risque industriel
Séisme
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 1 439 analyses · SUEZ EAUX FRANCE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 439
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capendu | 3.2 km | 54/100 | 1 453 |
| Marseillette | 4.4 km | 30/100 | 697 |
| Badens | 5.1 km | 67/100 | 749 |
| Rustiques | 5.4 km | 63/100 | 538 |
| Val-de-Dagne | 6.1 km | 58/100 | 731 |
| Trèbes | 5.4 km | 72/100 | 5 361 |
| Aigues-Vives | 6.5 km | 56/100 | 532 |
| Fontiès-d'Aude | 5.0 km | 48/100 | 560 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Barbaira
What is the price per m² in Barbaira? ▶
The median price per m² in Barbaira is 2 727 €.
What is the rental yield in Barbaira? ▶
The gross rental yield in Barbaira is 4.3%.
Is Barbaira a good real estate investment? ▶
Barbaira has a ScorCity score of 49/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Barbaira? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Barbaira is D.
What are the natural risks in Barbaira? ▶
17 risks are identified in Barbaira: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Effet de surpression.