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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
🏠 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
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montluçon | 1 034 € | 1 125 € | 869 | 33 147 |
| Vichy | 2 068 € | 1 902 € | 880 | 25 115 |
| Moulins | 1 583 € | 1 613 € | 351 | 19 206 |
| Cusset | 1 413 € | 1 702 € | 239 | 13 316 |
| Yzeure | 1 333 € | 1 550 € | 178 | 12 897 |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 1 912 € | 1 863 € | 142 | 8 943 |
💰 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 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
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 taxⓘTEOM — 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 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 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
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.