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Boucé

Rural municipality · 03150 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
507
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 220 €
📈 25% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
F
🔴 37.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Boucé — Score 40/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and an energy-inefficient housing stock (19/100).
40
💰 Yield37
🌳 Quality of life58
📊 Dynamism52
💸 Affordability60
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating19
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 2 Transactions · Boucé

🏢 Apt. /m²
1 220 €
🏡 House /m²
1 625 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Montluçon1 034 €1 125 €86933 147
Vichy2 068 €1 902 €88025 115
Moulins1 583 €1 613 €35119 206
Cusset1 413 €1 702 €23913 316
Yzeure1 333 €1 550 €17812 897
Bellerive-sur-Allier1 912 €1 863 €1428 943

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
7.98 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.8 %
⏳ Payback period
12.7 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
79.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
7.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
13.7 %
🏢 Apartments
2.9 %
96.7 % 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
11
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.
34.200 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
74.980 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.370 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.230 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
507
2023
📐 Area
21.98 km²
23 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 550 €
📊 Median age
45.7 yrs
33.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
77.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
9.9 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
95
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
8
-20.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
10
💼 Economic density
187
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Varennes-sur-Allier
À 7.81 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
9
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
6

⚡ Energy performance

112 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.9 %
B
1.8 %
C
10.7 %
10.7 %
D
20.5 %
20.5 %
E
28.6 %
28.6 %
F
29.5 %
29.5 %
G
8.0 %

37.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 1 risks identified

Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 251 analyses · SIVOM VAL D'ALLIER

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
251

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Montoldre 3.8 km 40/100 590
Rongères 4.0 km 41/100 555
Treteau 5.7 km 53/100 520
Saint-Gérand-le-Puy 6.5 km 31/100 963
Varennes-sur-Allier 7.7 km 62/100 3 549
Billy 10.5 km 58/100 817
Magnet 11.4 km 51/100 1 053
Jaligny-sur-Besbre 9.7 km 54/100 559

❓ Frequently asked questions about Boucé

What is the price per m² in Boucé?

The median price per m² in Boucé is 1 220 €.

What is the rental yield in Boucé?

The gross rental yield in Boucé is 7.8%.

Is Boucé a good real estate investment?

Boucé has a ScorCity score of 40/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in Boucé?

The most common energy rating class in Boucé is F.

What are the natural risks in Boucé?

1 risks are identified in Boucé: Séisme.