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Belfort
Large city · 90000 · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
👥 Population
45 912
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 607 €
📈 18% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 11.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Belfort — Score 68/100.
68
💰 Yield66
🌳 Quality of life83
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability60
🛡️ Safety37
⚡ Energy rating63
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 750 Transactions · Belfort
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 607 €
🏡 House /m²
1 652 €
📋 Transactions
750
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfort | 1 607 € | 1 652 € | 826 | 45 912 |
| Delle | 1 461 € | 1 724 € | 64 | 5 623 |
| Valdoie | 1 354 € | 1 409 € | 87 | 5 175 |
| Beaucourt | 1 635 € | 1 720 € | 81 | 4 966 |
| Bavilliers | 1 974 € | 1 647 € | 59 | 4 678 |
| Offemont | 1 208 € | 1 580 € | 37 | 4 051 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.43 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.8 %
⏳ Payback period
12.8 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
84.4 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
14.0 %
🏢 Apartments
86.3 %
12.3 % 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
💶 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.
44.240 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
110.330 %
🏘️ Housing tax
27.770 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.800 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
5.17 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
45 912
2023
📐 Area
17.28 km²
2657 inh/km²
💶 Median income
18 850 €
📊 Median age
37.1 yrs
40.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
19.9 %
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.
29.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
9 293
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
888
+19.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
745
💼 Economic density
202
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Trois Chênes
À 0.47 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.
Belfort
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Grand Belfort
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
5
🏫 Middle schools
7
🎓 High schools
5
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE SAINTE-MARIE | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE COORCET | public | 97.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE GUSTAVE COURBET | public | 97.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE RAOUL FOLLEREAU | public | 91.0 % | — | -2.0 |
| LYCEE NOTRE DAME DES ANGES | privé sous contrat | 84.0 % | — | -11.0 |
🎯 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.
87.8 %
Average pass rate · 10 middle schools
📊 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 PRIVE SAINTE MARIE | privé sous contrat | 132.0 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DES ANGES | privé sous contrat | 106.4 |
| COLLEGE VAUBAN | public | 103.4 |
| COLLEGE ARTHUR RIMBAUD | public | 100.7 |
| COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCI | public | 90.3 |
| COLLEGE CHATEAUDUN | public | 85.1 |
| COLLEGE SIMONE SIGNORET | public | 71.7 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
3
👨⚕️ Health centers
2
💊 Pharmacies
18
🔬 Laboratories
5
🏥 Établissements de santé
100
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
3
💊 Pharmacies
18
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
812
📋 Commerce
319
📋 Enseignement
73
🏥 Sante
546
🚆 Transport
18
⚽ Sport
162
🎭 Culture
29
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 9 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 6 | Centre de protection maternelle et infantile (PMI) - Belfort - La Laurencie, Tribunal de commerce de Belfort, Chambre de métiers et de l'artisanat (CMA) - Territoire de Belfort |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Direction des sécurités - Territoire de Belfort |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 1 | Service départemental à la jeunesse, à l'engagement et aux sports (SDJES) - Territoire-de-Belfort |
| 📋 Direction départementale interministérielle | 1 | Direction départementale des territoires (DDT) - Territoire-de-Belfort |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 544 | 11.80 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +64 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 460 | 10.00 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +37 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 246 | 5.40 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +29 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 233 | 5.10 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -39 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 232 | 5.10 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +27 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 216 | 4.70 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -25 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 174 | 3.80 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -49 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 100 | 2.20 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 93 | 2.00 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -62 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 56 | 2.00 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -73 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 41 | 0.90 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -59 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 36 | 0.80 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -67 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 31 | 0.70 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -81 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 20 | 0.40 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -60 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
2 686 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
1.4 %
B
3.7 %
C
16.8 %
16.8 %
D
38.8 %
38.8 %
E
27.8 %
27.8 %
F
9.0 %
9.0 %
G
2.6 %
11.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 21 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| hôtel de ville | 4e quart 18e siècle |
| monument | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| monument | 3e quart 19e siècle |
| monument | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| église | 18e siècle;2e quart 19e siècle |
| square | 1ère moitié 20e siècle |
| marché | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| église | 3e quart 20e siècle |
| cimetière | 4e quart 18e siècle;1er quart 19e siècle |
| église | 15e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 21 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Effet de surpression
Engins de guerre
Feu de forêt
Foudre
Glissement de terrain
Grêle
Rupture de barrage
Tassements différentiels
Tempête et grains (vent)
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine naturelle (cavités souterraines)
Mouvement de terrain
Neige et pluies verglaçantes
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Inondation
Séisme
Risque industriel
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 37 115 analyses · COMMUNAUTE D'AGGLOMERATION GRAND BELFORT
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
37 115
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
31
⚡ Charge points
99
🚀 Incl. fast charging
12
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cravanche | 1.5 km | 38/100 | 1 942 |
| Valdoie | 3.0 km | 64/100 | 5 175 |
| Bavilliers | 2.9 km | 49/100 | 4 678 |
| Essert | 2.3 km | 60/100 | 3 417 |
| Danjoutin | 3.5 km | 62/100 | 3 519 |
| Offemont | 3.2 km | 71/100 | 4 051 |
| Sermamagny | 4.6 km | 33/100 | 929 |
| Argiésans | 4.6 km | 29/100 | 607 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Belfort
What is the price per m² in Belfort? ▶
The median price per m² in Belfort is 1 607 €.
What is the rental yield in Belfort? ▶
The gross rental yield in Belfort is 7.8%.
Is Belfort a good real estate investment? ▶
Belfort has a ScorCity score of 68/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Belfort? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Belfort is D.
What are the natural risks in Belfort? ▶
21 risks are identified in Belfort: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Effet de surpression.