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Berlou
Rural municipality · 34360 · Occitanie
👥 Population
211
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 892 €
📈 -19% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Berlou — Score 44/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (26/100).
44
💰 Yield26
🌳 Quality of life92
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability46
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Berlou
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 892 €
🏡 House /m²
1 926 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.33 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.3 %
⏳ Payback period
18.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
50.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
41.1 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
8.1 %
🏢 Apartments
5.2 %
93.8 % 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
💶 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.
35.650 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
124.130 %
🏘️ Housing tax
22.990 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
8.63 %
🏢 CFE
32.72 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
211
2023
📐 Area
11.28 km²
19 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 600 €
📊 Median age
52.6 yrs
25.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.3 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
84
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
7
+250.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
2
💼 Economic density
398
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Bédarieux
À 20.27 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Minervois au Caroux
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
4
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
8
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 6 risks identified
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Tassements différentiels
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 3 175 analyses · MAIRIE DE BERLOU
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
3 175
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roquebrun | 4.1 km | 44/100 | 601 |
| Saint-Chinian | 8.2 km | 34/100 | 1 811 |
| Mons | 8.3 km | 41/100 | 678 |
| Cessenon-sur-Orb | 8.8 km | 60/100 | 2 410 |
| Cébazan | 11.0 km | 37/100 | 646 |
| Cazedarnes | 10.8 km | 43/100 | 682 |
| Le Poujol-sur-Orb | 12.7 km | 49/100 | 947 |
| Creissan | 14.5 km | 44/100 | 1 436 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Berlou
What is the price per m² in Berlou? ▶
The median price per m² in Berlou is 1 892 €.
What is the rental yield in Berlou? ▶
The gross rental yield in Berlou is 5.3%.
Is Berlou a good real estate investment? ▶
Berlou has a ScorCity score of 44/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Berlou? ▶
6 risks are identified in Berlou: Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt, Glissement de terrain.