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Bourges
Large city · 18000 · Centre-Val de Loire
👥 Population
64 186
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 716 €
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
8.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 15.4 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Bourges — Score 68/100.
68
💰 Yield68
🌳 Quality of life84
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability55
🛡️ Safety35
⚡ Energy rating67
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 639 Transactions · Bourges
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 716 €
🏡 House /m²
1 786 €
📋 Transactions
639
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourges | 1 716 € | 1 786 € | 1186 | 64 186 |
| Vierzon | 1 245 € | 1 054 € | 582 | 25 068 |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 1 667 € | 1 122 € | 250 | 9 899 |
| Saint-Doulchard | 1 583 € | 1 762 € | 141 | 9 647 |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 1 250 € | 1 316 € | 100 | 6 463 |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 1 020 € | 1 485 € | 129 | 6 380 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.4 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
8.0 %
⏳ Payback period
12.5 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
84.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
12.9 %
🏢 Apartments
55.6 %
43.8 % 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.
B2
Low tension
⚖️ 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
9 423
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.
45.920 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
73.840 %
🏘️ Housing tax
28.690 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
10.450 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
10.60 %
🏢 CFE
25.89 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
64 186
2023
📐 Area
68.65 km²
935 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 730 €
📊 Median age
42.6 yrs
35.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
71.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.1 %
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.
20.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
13 738
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1 278
+13.6% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1 125
💼 Economic density
214
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Bourges
À 1.82 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.
Bourges
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Bourges Plus
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
8
🏫 Middle schools
8
🎓 High schools
5
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE MARGUERITE DE NAVARRE | public | 98.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE JACQUES COEUR | public | 98.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE ALAIN FOURNIER | public | 97.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE STE MARIE ST DOMINIQUE | privé sous contrat | 95.0 % | — | -2.0 |
| LYCEE PIERRE-EMILE MARTIN (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 92.0 % | — | -2.0 |
🎯 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.
91.0 %
Average pass rate · 12 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 SAINTE MARIE SAINT DOMINIQUE | privé sous contrat | 120.0 |
| COLLEGE EMILE LITTRE | public | 112.7 |
| COLLEGE SAINT EXUPERY | public | 111.6 |
| COLLEGE JEAN RENOIR | public | 102.7 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JEAN BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE | privé sous contrat | 99.4 |
| COLLEGE JULES VERNE | public | 90.6 |
| COLLEGE LE GRAND MEAULNES | public | 80.8 |
| COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO | public | 80.3 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
6
💊 Pharmacies
21
🔬 Laboratories
4
🏥 Établissements de santé
171
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
8
💊 Pharmacies
21
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1019
📋 Commerce
486
📋 Enseignement
109
🏥 Sante
548
🚆 Transport
14
⚽ Sport
161
🎭 Culture
31
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 14 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 11 | Conseil de prud'hommes de Bourges, Communauté d'agglomération - Bourges Plus, Service de gestion comptable (SGC) - Bourges |
| 📋 Établissement public | 1 | Service d’aide médicale urgente (Samu) - Cher |
| 🏢 Collectivité locale | 1 | Médiathèque départementale - Cher |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 1 | Délégation militaire départementale (DMD) - Cher |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 1 025 | 16.00 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +122 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 594 | 9.30 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +27 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 507 | 7.90 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 425 | 6.60 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 413 | 6.40 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 369 | 9.60 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | +28 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 247 | 3.80 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 220 | 3.40 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -19 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 220 | 3.40 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -35 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 135 | 2.10 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols de véhicule | 125 | 1.90 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -21 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 70 | 1.10 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -70 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 59 | 0.90 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 19 | 0.30 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -86 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
1 830 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
8.1 %
8.1 %
B
11.5 %
11.5 %
C
10.4 %
10.4 %
D
25.5 %
25.5 %
E
29.2 %
29.2 %
F
11.8 %
11.8 %
G
3.6 %
15.4 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 115 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| maison | limite 15e siècle 16e siècle |
| hôtel-Dieu | 16e siècle;18e siècle |
| hôtel | 15e siècle |
| maison | limite 15e siècle 16e siècle |
| manoir | 12e siècle;13e siècle;16e siècle;18e siècle |
| palais | limite 14e siècle 15e siècle |
| maison | 3e quart 15e siècle |
| maison | 1er quart 16e siècle |
| maison | 15e siècle |
| maison | 2e moitié 15e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 5 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Risque industriel
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 52 854 analyses · COMMUNAUTE D'AGGLOMERATION BOURGES
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
52 854
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
195
⚡ Charge points
1242
🚀 Incl. fast charging
157
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Doulchard | 5.0 km | 62/100 | 9 647 |
| Trouy | 6.3 km | 65/100 | 4 055 |
| Fussy | 7.6 km | 29/100 | 1 891 |
| Vasselay | 8.9 km | 52/100 | 1 579 |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 6.4 km | 63/100 | 3 681 |
| Plaimpied-Givaudins | 8.2 km | 53/100 | 2 101 |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 7.3 km | 26/100 | 4 779 |
| Pigny | 10.1 km | 56/100 | 966 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Bourges
What is the price per m² in Bourges? ▶
The median price per m² in Bourges is 1 716 €.
What is the rental yield in Bourges? ▶
The gross rental yield in Bourges is 8.0%.
Is Bourges a good real estate investment? ▶
Bourges has a ScorCity score of 68/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Bourges? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Bourges is E.
What are the natural risks in Bourges? ▶
5 risks are identified in Bourges: Mouvement de terrain, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.