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Brives
Rural municipality · 36100 · Centre-Val de Loire
👥 Population
237
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 212 €
📈 61% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🟠 14.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Brives — Score 54/100.
54
💰 Yield63
🌳 Quality of life42
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability78
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating69
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 5 Transactions · Brives
🏡 House /m²
1 212 €
📋 Transactions
5
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauroux | 1 433 € | 1 458 € | 671 | 42 963 |
| Issoudun | 1 642 € | 1 028 € | 178 | 11 159 |
| Déols | 1 448 € | 1 389 € | 95 | 7 600 |
| Le Blanc | 1 290 € | 894 € | 128 | 6 164 |
| Le Poinçonnet | — € | 1 798 € | 83 | 5 855 |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 2 762 € | 1 132 € | 116 | 4 786 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
7.65 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.6 %
⏳ Payback period
13.2 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
79.4 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
12.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
7.8 %
🏢 Apartments
0.7 %
97.2 % 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
3
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.
30.050 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
65.930 %
🏘️ Housing tax
22.900 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
24.770 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
35.28 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
237
2023
📐 Area
19.81 km²
12 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 390 €
📊 Median age
41.9 yrs
32.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
86.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
8.4 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
68
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
5
+25.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
4
💼 Economic density
287
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Neuvy-Pailloux
À 5.20 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.
Issoudun
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Champagne Boischauts
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
3
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Centre communal d'action sociale (CCAS) - Brives |
⚡ Energy performance
47 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
2.1 %
B
25.5 %
25.5 %
C
6.4 %
D
19.1 %
19.1 %
E
31.9 %
31.9 %
F
12.8 %
12.8 %
G
2.1 %
14.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| croix monumentale | 15e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 5 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 12 971 analyses · SIAEP LIENNET
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
12 971
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvy-Pailloux | 6.6 km | 27/100 | 1 159 |
| Ambrault | 8.2 km | 32/100 | 884 |
| Mâron | 7.6 km | 44/100 | 735 |
| Diors | 8.8 km | 60/100 | 756 |
| Issoudun | 11.9 km | 49/100 | 11 159 |
| Saint-Août | 14.8 km | 30/100 | 811 |
| Les Bordes | 15.3 km | 52/100 | 792 |
| Montierchaume | 11.2 km | 50/100 | 1 624 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Brives
What is the price per m² in Brives? ▶
The median price per m² in Brives is 1 212 €.
What is the rental yield in Brives? ▶
The gross rental yield in Brives is 7.6%.
Is Brives a good real estate investment? ▶
Brives has a ScorCity score of 54/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Brives? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Brives is E.
What are the natural risks in Brives? ▶
5 risks are identified in Brives: Mouvement de terrain, Radon, Tassements différentiels.