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Castelnou
Rural municipality · 66300 · Occitanie
👥 Population
280
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
5 000 €
📈 22% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
2.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Castelnou — Score 37/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (13/100) and improvable safety statistics (14/100).
37
💰 Yield13
🌳 Quality of life84
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability16
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Castelnou
🏢 Apt. /m²
5 000 €
🏡 House /m²
3 113 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perpignan | 1 705 € | 2 213 € | 2528 | 121 616 |
| Canet-en-Roussillon | 3 850 € | 3 247 € | 513 | 13 227 |
| Saint-Cyprien | 3 758 € | 4 176 € | 585 | 12 068 |
| Saint-Estève | 2 417 € | 2 346 € | 142 | 11 630 |
| Pia | 2 273 € | 2 680 € | 124 | 11 615 |
| Argelès-sur-Mer | 3 598 € | 3 477 € | 452 | 10 616 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.79 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
2.6 %
⏳ Payback period
38.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
64.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
25.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.5 %
🏢 Apartments
5.5 %
92.6 % 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.
34.950 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
81.790 %
🏘️ Housing tax
24.270 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
18.140 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.83 %
🏢 CFE
36.99 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
280
2023
📐 Area
19.27 km²
15 inh/km²
💶 Median income
23 220 €
📊 Median age
54.3 yrs
19.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
74.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
7.4 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
141
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
10
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
10
💼 Economic density
504
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Saint-Féliu-d'Avall
À 6.45 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.
Perpignan
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC des Aspres
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
11
📋 Commerce
1
⚽ Sport
3
⚡ Energy performance
3 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
66.7 %
66.7 %
E
33.3 %
33.3 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % 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 | 12e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 9 risks identified
Radon
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine naturelle (cavités souterraines)
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Séisme
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 774 analyses · SAUR
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
774
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Same region, score close to
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66350
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37/100
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Ille-sur-Têt
66130
37/100
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Saint-Clément-de-Rivière
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37/100
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Valras-Plage
34350
37/100
4 432 Inhabitants
📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbère-les-Cabanes | 4.3 km | 53/100 | 1 213 |
| Corbère | 4.6 km | 38/100 | 781 |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Amont | 5.7 km | 41/100 | 1 292 |
| Terrats | 4.9 km | 35/100 | 806 |
| Thuir | 4.9 km | 44/100 | 8 243 |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 6.6 km | 48/100 | 2 950 |
| Millas | 8.1 km | 35/100 | 4 417 |
| Llupia | 6.4 km | 41/100 | 2 199 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Castelnou
What is the price per m² in Castelnou? ▶
The median price per m² in Castelnou is 5 000 €.
What is the rental yield in Castelnou? ▶
The gross rental yield in Castelnou is 2.6%.
Is Castelnou a good real estate investment? ▶
Castelnou has a ScorCity score of 37/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Castelnou? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Castelnou is D.
What are the natural risks in Castelnou? ▶
9 risks are identified in Castelnou: Radon, Affaissements et effondrements d'origine naturelle (cavités souterraines), Feu de forêt.