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Cachan
Large city · 94230 · Île-de-France
👥 Population
31 103
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
4 960 €
📈 -25% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 26.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Cachan — Score 40/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (5/100) and an energy-inefficient housing stock (28/100).
40
💰 Yield33
🌳 Quality of life66
📊 Dynamism76
💸 Affordability5
🛡️ Safety39
⚡ Energy rating28
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 208 Transactions · Cachan
🏢 Apt. /m²
4 960 €
🏡 House /m²
5 299 €
📋 Transactions
208
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitry-sur-Seine | 3 976 € | 5 267 € | 571 | 93 963 |
| Créteil | 3 548 € | 5 825 € | 561 | 93 397 |
| Champigny-sur-Marne | 3 741 € | 4 565 € | 615 | 78 072 |
| Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 5 532 € | 7 123 € | 1169 | 76 572 |
| Ivry-sur-Seine | 4 969 € | 6 337 € | 444 | 65 064 |
| Villejuif | 4 878 € | 5 949 € | 400 | 60 183 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
23.3 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.6 %
⏳ Payback period
17.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
92.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.7 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.4 %
🏢 Apartments
79.1 %
16.5 % 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.
Abis
Very strong 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.
Yes
Rent control possible
💶 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.
43.270 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
93.450 %
🏘️ Housing tax
26.880 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
7.480 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
16.98 %
🏢 CFE
33.78 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
31 103
2023
📐 Area
2.79 km²
11148 inh/km²
💶 Median income
25 800 €
📊 Median age
34.7 yrs
43.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
71.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.5 %
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.
16.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
6 306
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
832
+30.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
639
💼 Economic density
203
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Vanves - Malakoff
À 4.16 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.
Paris
Secondary hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
Métropole du Grand Paris
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
3
🏫 Middle schools
3
🎓 High schools
1
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE DE CACHAN (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 90.0 % | — | -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.
87.3 %
Average pass rate · 4 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 PAUL BERT | public | 131.1 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 120.6 |
| COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO | public | 98.4 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
1
💊 Pharmacies
8
🔬 Laboratories
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
39
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
3
💊 Pharmacies
8
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
371
📋 Commerce
68
📋 Enseignement
35
🏥 Sante
175
🚆 Transport
132
⚽ Sport
54
🎭 Culture
19
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Mission locale pour l'insertion professionnelle et sociale des jeunes (16-25 ans) - Cachan |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 277 | 8.90 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +41 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 263 | 8.50 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +16 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 202 | 6.50 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 159 | 5.10 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -39 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 112 | 3.60 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 107 | 7.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 104 | 3.30 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -56 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 79 | 2.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 74 | 2.40 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | -40 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 71 | 2.30 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 69 | 2.20 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -58 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 58 | 1.90 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -21 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 57 | 1.80 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -51 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 36 | 1.20 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | +20 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
206 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
1.0 %
B
2.9 %
C
12.6 %
12.6 %
D
28.6 %
28.6 %
E
28.2 %
28.2 %
F
19.4 %
19.4 %
G
7.3 %
26.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 6 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| aqueduc | 17e siècle;19e siècle |
| hospice | 18e siècle |
| maison | 16e siècle;17e siècle;18e siècle;19e siècle |
| aqueduc | — |
| hôtel de ville | 2e quart 20e siècle |
| maison | 1er quart 20e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 2 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 8 328 analyses · EAU SEINE ET BIEVRE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
8 328
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
43
⚡ Charge points
219
🚀 Incl. fast charging
10
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Same region, score close to
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40/100
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95260
40/100
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40/100
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Lésigny
77150
40/100
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40/100
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Saint-Pathus
77178
40/100
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Villennes-sur-Seine
78670
40/100
5 952 Inhabitants
📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcueil | 1.5 km | 44/100 | 22 200 |
| L'Haÿ-les-Roses | 1.7 km | 54/100 | 31 188 |
| Bourg-la-Reine | 1.7 km | 49/100 | 21 019 |
| Gentilly | 2.4 km | 36/100 | 19 963 |
| Bagneux | 1.8 km | 38/100 | 44 572 |
| Villejuif | 2.1 km | 47/100 | 60 183 |
| Montrouge | 3.0 km | 51/100 | 46 324 |
| Le Kremlin-Bicêtre | 2.6 km | 34/100 | 24 110 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Cachan
What is the price per m² in Cachan? ▶
The median price per m² in Cachan is 4 960 €.
What is the rental yield in Cachan? ▶
The gross rental yield in Cachan is 5.6%.
Is Cachan a good real estate investment? ▶
Cachan has a ScorCity score of 40/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Cachan? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Cachan is D.
What are the natural risks in Cachan? ▶
2 risks are identified in Cachan: Mouvement de terrain, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.