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Bitche
Small town · 57230 · Grand Est
👥 Population
4 966
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
€
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
None %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Bitche — Score 60/100.
60
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life63
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety47
⚡ Energy rating58
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
81.4 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
16.2 %
🏢 Apartments
40.8 %
58.2 % 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
236
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.
34.770 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
126.500 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.320 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
18.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
11.00 %
🏢 CFE
20.35 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
4 966
2023
📐 Area
41.10 km²
121 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 680 €
📊 Median age
39.8 yrs
38.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
13.8 %
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.
22.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
851
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
51
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
51
💼 Economic density
171
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Niederbronn-les-Bains
À 16.31 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.
Bitche
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Pays de Bitche
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
📊 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 JEAN JACQUES KIEFFER | public | 95.8 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
2
💊 Pharmacies
3
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
15
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
3
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
99
📋 Commerce
51
📋 Enseignement
8
🏥 Sante
54
⚽ Sport
44
🎭 Culture
4
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Centre communal d'action sociale (CCAS) - Bitche |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 28 | 5.60 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | -22 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 25 | 5.00 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | -32 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 23 | 4.60 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -27 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 18 | 3.60 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 12 | 2.40 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -71 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 12 | 2.40 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -43 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 12 | 2.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
⚡ Energy performance
1 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
100.0 %
100.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 3 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| hôpital | — |
| porte de ville | — |
| citadelle | 17e siècle;18e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 1 risks identified
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 8 904 analyses · SDEA
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
8 904
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
6
⚡ Charge points
18
🚀 Incl. fast charging
4
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schorbach | 5.4 km | 54/100 | 548 |
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| Lemberg | 8.2 km | 51/100 | 1 428 |
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❓ Frequently asked questions about Bitche
Is Bitche a good real estate investment? ▶
Bitche has a ScorCity score of 60/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Bitche? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Bitche is E.
What are the natural risks in Bitche? ▶
1 risks are identified in Bitche: Séisme.