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Bernay
Medium city · 27300 · Normandie
👥 Population
9 765
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 654 €
📈 41% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
B
✅ 8.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Bernay — Score 44/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (3/100) and a weak rental yield (23/100).
44
💰 Yield23
🌳 Quality of life77
📊 Dynamism71
💸 Affordability23
🛡️ Safety3
⚡ Energy rating83
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 84 Transactions · Bernay
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 654 €
🏡 House /m²
2 022 €
📋 Transactions
84
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évreux | 1 891 € | 2 061 € | 711 | 49 360 |
| Vernon | 2 832 € | 2 562 € | 269 | 25 290 |
| Louviers | 2 208 € | 2 034 € | 292 | 18 705 |
| Val-de-Reuil | 1 739 € | 1 510 € | 69 | 13 245 |
| Gisors | 2 647 € | 2 433 € | 124 | 12 410 |
| Pont-Audemer | 3 871 € | 1 900 € | 159 | 10 023 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.01 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.0 %
⏳ Payback period
20.1 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
85.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
4.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.2 %
🏢 Apartments
46.2 %
51.4 % 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
🏢 Social housing units
1 310
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.
64.720 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
104.200 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.870 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
12.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
31.39 %
🏢 CFE
22.96 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
9 765
2023
📐 Area
24.09 km²
405 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 490 €
📊 Median age
49.6 yrs
29.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
71.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
19.2 %
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.
21.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
2 437
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
192
+26.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
152
💼 Economic density
250
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Bernay
À 0.48 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Bernay
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Intercom Bernay Terres de Normandie
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
3
🎓 High schools
2
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE JEANNE D'ARC - SAINT ANSELME | privé sous contrat | 99.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE AUGUSTIN FRESNEL | public | 96.0 % | — | +0.0 |
🎯 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.
90.3 %
Average pass rate · 5 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 JEANNE D ARC SAINT ANSELME | privé sous contrat | 116.0 |
| COLLEGE MARIE CURIE | public | 101.7 |
| COLLEGE LE HAMEAU | public | 93.7 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
4
💊 Pharmacies
3
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
47
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
3
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
230
📋 Commerce
115
📋 Enseignement
19
🏥 Sante
145
🚆 Transport
5
⚽ Sport
48
🎭 Culture
4
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Sous-préfecture - Bernay |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usage de stupéfiants | 116 | 11.90 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | +42 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 103 | 10.50 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +46 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 97 | 9.90 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | +32 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 91 | 9.30 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +121 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 83 | 8.50 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +16 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 68 | 7.00 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 64 | 6.60 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +65 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 41 | 4.20 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +75 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 21 | 2.20 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 15 | 2.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -67 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 15 | 1.50 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -71 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 10 | 1.00 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -55 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
204 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
3.4 %
B
26.0 %
26.0 %
C
22.5 %
22.5 %
D
16.7 %
16.7 %
E
22.5 %
22.5 %
F
6.9 %
G
2.0 %
8.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 11 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| immeuble | 16e siècle |
| maison | 16e siècle |
| église | 15e siècle |
| maison | 16e siècle |
| hôtel | 18e siècle |
| abbaye | 11e siècle;17e siècle |
| maison | 16e siècle |
| monument commémoratif | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| immeuble | 16e siècle |
| église | 15e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 5 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 31 326 analyses · VEOLIA EAU CGE CONCHES
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
31 326
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
30
⚡ Charge points
116
🚀 Incl. fast charging
16
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menneval | 2.3 km | 38/100 | 1 527 |
| Treis-Sants-en-Ouche | 4.2 km | 45/100 | 1 321 |
| Plasnes | 5.4 km | 39/100 | 729 |
| Courbépine | 5.1 km | 43/100 | 733 |
| Caorches-Saint-Nicolas | 4.2 km | 69/100 | 601 |
| Fontaine-l'Abbé | 6.3 km | 44/100 | 551 |
| Serquigny | 8.2 km | 65/100 | 1 754 |
| Broglie | 11.3 km | 23/100 | 1 056 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Bernay
What is the price per m² in Bernay? ▶
The median price per m² in Bernay is 2 654 €.
What is the rental yield in Bernay? ▶
The gross rental yield in Bernay is 5.0%.
Is Bernay a good real estate investment? ▶
Bernay has a ScorCity score of 44/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Bernay? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Bernay is B.
What are the natural risks in Bernay? ▶
5 risks are identified in Bernay: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Mouvement de terrain, Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau.