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Barbey-Seroux

Rural municipality · 88640 · Grand Est

👥 Population
143
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
9 814 €
📈 612% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
1.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Barbey-Seroux — Score 28/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (1/100) and a high purchase price for the area (1/100).
28
💰 Yield1
🌳 Quality of life42
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability1
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating74
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 4 Transactions · Barbey-Seroux

🏢 Apt. /m²
9 814 €
🏡 House /m²
3 171 €
📋 Transactions
4
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Épinal1 472 €1 742 €55432 251
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges1 550 €1 443 €36819 251
Golbey1 634 €1 636 €1038 832
Thaon-les-Vosges1 601 €1 457 €1028 547
Gérardmer3 170 €3 429 €1957 581
Remiremont1 667 €1 483 €1857 388

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
9.42 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
1.2 %
⏳ Payback period
86.8 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
65.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
28.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.8 %
🏢 Apartments
9.3 %
89.5 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial 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.
34.300 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
61.080 %
🏘️ Housing tax
24.490 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
16.61 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
143
2023
📐 Area
7.33 km²
20 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 510 €
📊 Median age
37.3 yrs
40.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
13.8 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
24
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
2
💼 Economic density
168
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Bruyères
À 12.69 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Gérardmer
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
1
🎭 Culture
1

⚡ Energy performance

4 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
25.0 %
25.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
75.0 %
75.0 %
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 · 2 risks identified

Radon
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 2 242 analyses · COMMUNAUTE D'AGGLOMERATION DE SAINT-DIE-DES-VOSGES

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 242

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Granges-Aumontzey 2.4 km 43/100 2 529
Corcieux 4.7 km 31/100 1 509
Gérardmer 7.1 km 32/100 7 581
La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères 6.3 km 60/100 547
Gerbépal 5.9 km 31/100 544
La Houssière 9.0 km 47/100 507
Anould 8.9 km 36/100 3 234
Laveline-devant-Bruyères 9.2 km 46/100 581

❓ Frequently asked questions about Barbey-Seroux

What is the price per m² in Barbey-Seroux?

The median price per m² in Barbey-Seroux is 9 814 €.

What is the rental yield in Barbey-Seroux?

The gross rental yield in Barbey-Seroux is 1.2%.

Is Barbey-Seroux a good real estate investment?

Barbey-Seroux has a ScorCity score of 28/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Barbey-Seroux?

The most common energy rating class in Barbey-Seroux is E.

What are the natural risks in Barbey-Seroux?

2 risks are identified in Barbey-Seroux: Radon, Séisme.