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Caloire

Rural municipality · 42240 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
330
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
4 871 €
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
2.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 16.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Caloire — Score 49/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and an energy-inefficient housing stock (30/100).
49
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life50
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating30
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 2 Transactions · Caloire

🏢 Apt. /m²
4 871 €
🏡 House /m²
2 164 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2023)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Saint-Étienne1 346 €2 131 €3566173 136
Saint-Chamond1 438 €2 330 €41835 646
Roanne1 469 €1 730 €93235 409
Firminy1 176 €2 059 €25017 060
Montbrison2 088 €2 258 €24016 123
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert2 319 €2 875 €18915 764

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
11.0 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
2.7 %
⏳ Payback period
36.9 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
81.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
11.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.7 %
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial 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.
31.860 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
74.330 %
🏘️ Housing tax
18.460 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
8.300 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.52 %
🏢 CFE
29.67 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
330
2023
📐 Area
4.71 km²
70 inh/km²
💶 Median income
29 190 €
📊 Median age
48.2 yrs
28.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
77.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
5.6 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
73
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
6
+500.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
221
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Fraisses - Unieux
À 2.95 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Saint-Étienne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
Saint-Étienne Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
7
⚽ Sport
2
🎭 Culture
1

⚡ Energy performance

50 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
2.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
8.0 %
D
38.0 %
38.0 %
E
36.0 %
36.0 %
F
12.0 %
12.0 %
G
4.0 %

16.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 9 risks identified

Tempête et grains (vent)
Feu de forêt
Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Tassements différentiels
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 2 230 analyses · SAINT-ETIENNE MÉTROPOLE

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 230

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon 1.9 km 29/100 1 352
Unieux 2.8 km 52/100 8 514
Fraisses 3.9 km 58/100 3 872
Chambles 4.4 km 39/100 1 075
Aurec-sur-Loire 5.8 km 41/100 6 164
Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure 6.4 km 42/100 2 441
Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois 4.8 km 50/100 1 827
Firminy 5.5 km 67/100 17 060

❓ Frequently asked questions about Caloire

What is the price per m² in Caloire?

The median price per m² in Caloire is 4 871 €.

What is the rental yield in Caloire?

The gross rental yield in Caloire is 2.7%.

Is Caloire a good real estate investment?

Caloire has a ScorCity score of 49/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in Caloire?

The most common energy rating class in Caloire is D.

What are the natural risks in Caloire?

9 risks are identified in Caloire: Tempête et grains (vent), Feu de forêt, Mouvement de terrain.