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Castelnau-d'Aude
Rural municipality · 11700 · Occitanie
👥 Population
497
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 026 €
📈 -19% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
11.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Castelnau-d'Aude — Score 60/100.
60
💰 Yield88
🌳 Quality of life51
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability85
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 8 Transactions · Castelnau-d'Aude
🏡 House /m²
1 026 €
📋 Transactions
8
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narbonne | 2 342 € | 2 761 € | 1229 | 57 587 |
| Carcassonne | 1 469 € | 1 744 € | 1042 | 46 080 |
| Castelnaudary | 1 702 € | 1 656 € | 245 | 12 151 |
| Limoux | 2 955 € | 1 589 € | 200 | 10 532 |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 1 875 € | 1 778 € | 206 | 10 343 |
| Port-la-Nouvelle | 2 457 € | 3 017 € | 199 | 5 852 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
9.87 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
11.5 %
⏳ Payback period
8.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
70.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
12.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
16.4 %
🏢 Apartments
3.7 %
95.4 % 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.
54.640 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
140.120 %
🏘️ Housing tax
27.070 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
26.340 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
60.41 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
497
2023
📐 Area
7.46 km²
67 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 980 €
📊 Median age
46.4 yrs
30.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.5 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
161
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
7
-30.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
10
💼 Economic density
324
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Lézignan-Corbières
À 8.39 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.
Narbonne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
—
🎓 High schools
—
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
7
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
7
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 12 risks identified
Tassements différentiels
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 1 153 analyses · MAIRIE DE CASTELNAU D'AUDE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 153
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Redorte | 2.3 km | 40/100 | 1 238 |
| Escales | 2.4 km | 65/100 | 512 |
| Azille | 4.9 km | 38/100 | 1 115 |
| Homps | 5.4 km | 41/100 | 609 |
| Conilhac-Corbières | 6.1 km | 72/100 | 954 |
| Pépieux | 7.2 km | 55/100 | 1 118 |
| Fontcouverte | 7.3 km | 64/100 | 575 |
| Moux | 7.2 km | 46/100 | 719 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Castelnau-d'Aude
What is the price per m² in Castelnau-d'Aude? ▶
The median price per m² in Castelnau-d'Aude is 1 026 €.
What is the rental yield in Castelnau-d'Aude? ▶
The gross rental yield in Castelnau-d'Aude is 11.5%.
Is Castelnau-d'Aude a good real estate investment? ▶
Castelnau-d'Aude has a ScorCity score of 60/100, making it an interesting investment.
What are the natural risks in Castelnau-d'Aude? ▶
12 risks are identified in Castelnau-d'Aude: Tassements différentiels, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.