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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
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🏘️ 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 zoneOfficial 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 taxTEOM — 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 rateShare 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 areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Bitche
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — 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 schoolSectorIPS
COLLEGE JEAN JACQUES KIEFFERpublic95.8

🏥 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

CategoryQtyExamples
📋 service public1Centre communal d'action sociale (CCAS) - Bitche

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Destructions et dégradations volontaires285.60 ‰7.2 ‰-22 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes255.00 ‰7.3 ‰-32 % vs moy.
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement234.60 ‰6.3 ‰-27 % vs moy.
Violences physiques hors cadre familial183.60 ‰4.0 ‰Dans la moyenne
Usage de stupéfiants122.40 ‰8.4 ‰-71 % vs moy.
Violences physiques intrafamiliales122.40 ‰4.2 ‰-43 % vs moy.
Violences sexuelles122.40 ‰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

BuildingEra
hôpital
porte de ville
citadelle17e 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

CityDistanceScorePop.
Schorbach 5.4 km 54/100 548
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Lemberg 8.2 km 51/100 1 428
Philippsbourg 9.0 km 57/100 613
Reipertswiller 12.3 km 52/100 842
Siersthal 8.6 km 48/100 646
Hottviller 9.0 km 52/100 504
Volmunster 10.2 km 53/100 777

❓ 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.