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Brenas
Rural municipality · 34650 · Occitanie
👥 Population
58
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 197 €
📈 68% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Brenas — Score 46/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a high purchase price for the area (36/100).
46
💰 Yield39
🌳 Quality of life93
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability36
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Brenas
🏡 House /m²
2 197 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.0 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.0 %
⏳ Payback period
16.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
62.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
34.2 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
3.3 %
🏢 Apartments
3.7 %
90.8 % 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.
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
💶 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.
30.860 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
108.500 %
🏘️ Housing tax
20.830 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.460 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
47.96 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
58
2023
📐 Area
10.51 km²
6 inh/km²
📊 Median age
57.8 yrs
20.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
71.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
9.1 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
28
SIRENE database 2026
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
483
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Le Bousquet-d'Orb
À 8.77 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Bédarieux
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Grand Orb Communauté de Communes en Languedoc
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
2
⚽ Sport
2
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 1 817 analyses · S. IAE ORB ET GRAVEZON
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 817
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octon | 3.9 km | 33/100 | 521 |
| Lunas-les-Châteaux | 7.9 km | 19/100 | 832 |
| Bédarieux | 7.8 km | 61/100 | 5 804 |
| Lodève | 10.5 km | 60/100 | 7 251 |
| La Tour-sur-Orb | 8.4 km | 62/100 | 1 350 |
| Faugères | 10.3 km | 35/100 | 548 |
| Cabrières | 10.3 km | 41/100 | 560 |
| Le Bousquet-d'Orb | 10.7 km | 51/100 | 1 599 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Brenas
What is the price per m² in Brenas? ▶
The median price per m² in Brenas is 2 197 €.
What is the rental yield in Brenas? ▶
The gross rental yield in Brenas is 6.0%.
Is Brenas a good real estate investment? ▶
Brenas has a ScorCity score of 46/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Brenas? ▶
8 risks are identified in Brenas: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.