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Barles

Rural municipality · 04140 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

👥 Population
118
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
571 €
📈 -68% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
20.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Barles — Score 56/100.

56
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life78
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 1 Transactions · Barles

🏡 House /m²
571 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2021 — 2023)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Manosque2 195 €3 103 €37222 718
Digne-les-Bains1 897 €2 290 €29317 979
Sisteron1 622 €2 239 €1227 850
Oraison3 049 €2 917 €916 155
Forcalquier3 047 €3 328 €1075 222
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban1 748 €2 450 €795 107

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
9.95 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
20.9 %
⏳ Payback period
4.8 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
48.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
47.1 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
4.1 %
🏢 Apartments
14.5 %
85.5 % 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
🏢 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.
39.030 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
113.750 %
🏘️ Housing tax
18.810 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
46.33 %
🏢 CFE
30.25 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
118
2023
📐 Area
59.70 km²
2 inh/km²
📊 Median age
48.0 yrs
33.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
21.1 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
55
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
4
+33.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
3
💼 Economic density
466
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Sisteron
À 26.45 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Digne-les-Bains
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Provence-Alpes-Agglomération
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
🎓 High schools

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
5
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
2

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 8 risks identified

Radon
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Mouvement de terrain
Séisme
Inondation

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 6 846 analyses · CA PROVENCE-ALPES-AGGLOMÉRATION (P2A)

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
6 846

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Le Brusquet 12.8 km 24/100 965
Seyne 12.3 km 32/100 1 379
Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon 18.9 km 47/100 786
Thoard 17.9 km 35/100 744
Digne-les-Bains 20.7 km 61/100 17 979
Espinasses 23.3 km 50/100 777
Champtercier 22.2 km 27/100 750
La Motte-du-Caire 18.2 km 57/100 546

❓ Frequently asked questions about Barles

What is the price per m² in Barles?

The median price per m² in Barles is 571 €.

What is the rental yield in Barles?

The gross rental yield in Barles is 20.9%.

Is Barles a good real estate investment?

Barles has a ScorCity score of 56/100, making it an interesting investment.

What are the natural risks in Barles?

8 risks are identified in Barles: Radon, Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Feu de forêt.