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Cerfontaine

Rural municipality · 59680 · Hauts-de-France

👥 Population
646
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 982 €
📈 48% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 28.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Cerfontaine — Score 35/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and an energy-inefficient housing stock (17/100).
35
💰 Yield45
🌳 Quality of life32
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability44
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating17
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 11 Transactions · Cerfontaine

🏡 House /m²
1 982 €
📋 Transactions
11
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Lille4 103 €2 875 €3755238 246
Tourcoing2 034 €1 812 €125698 772
Roubaix2 754 €1 387 €98698 286
Dunkerque2 582 €2 048 €133686 263
Villeneuve-d'Ascq2 712 €3 027 €65362 868
Valenciennes2 721 €1 617 €76743 468

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
10.5 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.4 %
⏳ Payback period
15.7 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
93.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
0.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.9 %
🏢 Apartments
0.3 %
99.7 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B2
Low 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.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
7
RPLS source

💶 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.
45.010 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
100.210 %
🏘️ Housing tax
27.120 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
7.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.54 %
🏢 CFE
28.66 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
646
2023
📐 Area
3.88 km²
166 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 510 €
📊 Median age
42.6 yrs
31.4% under 30
💼 Activity rate
77.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
8.8 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
59
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
7
+133.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
3
💼 Economic density
91
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Les Bons Pères
À 2.52 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.
Maubeuge (partie française)
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
11
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
2

⚡ Energy performance

7 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
28.6 %
28.6 %
E
42.9 %
42.9 %
F
28.6 %
28.6 %
G
0.0 %

28.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 4 risks identified

Engins de guerre
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 202 analyses · SIDEN-SIAN NOREADE AVESNELLES

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
202

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
2
⚡ Charge points
4
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Ferrière-la-Petite 1.9 km 60/100 1 024
Rousies 2.3 km 68/100 3 980
Assevent 3.2 km 53/100 1 769
Recquignies 2.6 km 37/100 2 338
Ferrière-la-Grande 3.0 km 36/100 5 131
Boussois 4.3 km 27/100 3 123
Élesmes 5.3 km 35/100 1 013
Marpent 5.1 km 70/100 2 653

❓ Frequently asked questions about Cerfontaine

What is the price per m² in Cerfontaine?

The median price per m² in Cerfontaine is 1 982 €.

What is the rental yield in Cerfontaine?

The gross rental yield in Cerfontaine is 6.4%.

Is Cerfontaine a good real estate investment?

Cerfontaine has a ScorCity score of 35/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Cerfontaine?

The most common energy rating class in Cerfontaine is E.

What are the natural risks in Cerfontaine?

4 risks are identified in Cerfontaine: Engins de guerre, Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Inondation.