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Castellet-lès-Sausses
Rural municipality · 04320 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
👥 Population
143
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
4 431 €
📈 245% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
G
🔴 60.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Castellet-lès-Sausses — Score 25/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (7/100) and a high purchase price for the area (7/100).
25
💰 Yield7
🌳 Quality of life73
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability7
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating10
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 4 Transactions · Castellet-lès-Sausses
🏢 Apt. /m²
4 431 €
🏡 House /m²
2 879 €
📋 Transactions
4
📈 Price per m² evolution (2021 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manosque | 2 195 € | 3 103 € | 372 | 22 718 |
| Digne-les-Bains | 1 897 € | 2 290 € | 293 | 17 979 |
| Sisteron | 1 622 € | 2 239 € | 122 | 7 850 |
| Oraison | 3 049 € | 2 917 € | 91 | 6 155 |
| Forcalquier | 3 047 € | 3 328 € | 107 | 5 222 |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 1 748 € | 2 450 € | 79 | 5 107 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
12.01 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.3 %
⏳ Payback period
30.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
38.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
55.7 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
5.5 %
🏢 Apartments
18.9 %
80.6 % 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.
54.460 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
149.190 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.920 %
Secondary homes
🏢 CFE
38.73 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
143
2023
📐 Area
54.50 km²
3 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 510 €
📊 Median age
60.4 yrs
16.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
67.6 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.0 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
57
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
5
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
5
💼 Economic density
399
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Grasse
À 45.85 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière"
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Poor
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
6
⚽ Sport
2
⚡ Energy performance
20 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
10.0 %
10.0 %
D
15.0 %
15.0 %
E
15.0 %
15.0 %
F
20.0 %
20.0 %
G
40.0 %
40.0 %
60.0 % 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 |
|---|---|
| église | 14e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 9 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
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 4 938 analyses · MAIRIE DE CASTELLET-LES-SAUSSES
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
4 938
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrevaux | 11.4 km | 47/100 | 769 |
| Annot | 11.1 km | 45/100 | 1 009 |
| Guillaumes | 11.7 km | 23/100 | 587 |
| Colmars | 14.6 km | 51/100 | 583 |
| Puget-Théniers | 16.6 km | 60/100 | 1 798 |
| Péone | 17.6 km | 30/100 | 1 094 |
| Saint-André-les-Alpes | 20.8 km | 34/100 | 1 029 |
| Allos | 26.6 km | 33/100 | 812 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Castellet-lès-Sausses
What is the price per m² in Castellet-lès-Sausses? ▶
The median price per m² in Castellet-lès-Sausses is 4 431 €.
What is the rental yield in Castellet-lès-Sausses? ▶
The gross rental yield in Castellet-lès-Sausses is 3.3%.
Is Castellet-lès-Sausses a good real estate investment? ▶
Castellet-lès-Sausses has a ScorCity score of 25/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Castellet-lès-Sausses? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Castellet-lès-Sausses is G.
What are the natural risks in Castellet-lès-Sausses? ▶
9 risks are identified in Castellet-lès-Sausses: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.