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Behren-lès-Forbach
Medium city · 57460 · Grand Est
👥 Population
6 166
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
€
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
None %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
✅ 0.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Behren-lès-Forbach — Score 62/100.
62
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life48
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety37
⚡ Energy rating93
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
82.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
0.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
16.9 %
🏢 Apartments
75.9 %
23.1 % 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.
B2
Low tension
⚖️ 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
1 960
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.
29.900 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
79.680 %
🏘️ Housing tax
20.450 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
8.91 %
🏢 CFE
0.40 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
6 166
2023
📐 Area
5.55 km²
1111 inh/km²
💶 Median income
15 770 €
📊 Median age
41.0 yrs
36.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
57.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
23.2 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
37.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
698
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
55
-8.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
60
💼 Economic density
113
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Forbach
À 4.02 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Forbach (partie française)
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA de Forbach Porte de France
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
—
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
81.3 %
Average pass rate · 1 middle school
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE ROBERT SCHUMAN | public | 68.0 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
2
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
8
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
2
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
69
📋 Commerce
18
📋 Enseignement
5
🏥 Sante
61
🚆 Transport
4
⚽ Sport
28
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 61 | 9.90 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +38 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 33 | 5.40 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +35 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 32 | 5.20 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +24 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 28 | 4.50 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | -38 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 17 | 2.80 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -56 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 17 | 2.80 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -67 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
459 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
85.8 %
85.8 %
D
12.0 %
12.0 %
E
1.3 %
F
0.7 %
G
0.2 %
0.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 1 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 2 103 analyses · VEOLIA EAU REGION EST
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 103
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
6
⚡ Charge points
18
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etzling | 1.7 km | 46/100 | 1 136 |
| Bousbach | 2.4 km | 57/100 | 1 179 |
| Kerbach | 2.1 km | 47/100 | 1 224 |
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❓ Frequently asked questions about Behren-lès-Forbach
Is Behren-lès-Forbach a good real estate investment? ▶
Behren-lès-Forbach has a ScorCity score of 62/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Behren-lès-Forbach? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Behren-lès-Forbach is C.
What are the natural risks in Behren-lès-Forbach? ▶
1 risks are identified in Behren-lès-Forbach: Transport de marchandises dangereuses.