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Cernay
Medium city · 68700 · Grand Est
👥 Population
12 057
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
€
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
None %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 18.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Cernay — Score 64/100.
64
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life60
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety67
⚡ Energy rating64
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
92.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
0.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.5 %
🏢 Apartments
54.4 %
45.2 % 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.
B1
Moderate 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
976
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.
31.590 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
109.490 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.450 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
12.10 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
12 057
2023
📐 Area
18.04 km²
668 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 130 €
📊 Median age
41.9 yrs
33.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
74.6 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.0 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
15.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
2 146
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
184
-2.1% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
188
💼 Economic density
178
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Cernay (Haut-Rhin)
À 0.99 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.
Mulhouse
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de Thann-Cernay
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
—
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
87.2 %
Average pass rate · 2 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE RENE CASSIN | public | 103.2 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
2
💊 Pharmacies
4
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
31
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
4
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
258
📋 Commerce
102
📋 Enseignement
9
🏥 Sante
117
🚆 Transport
2
⚽ Sport
39
🎭 Culture
6
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Communauté de communes - Thann-Cernay |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 102 | 8.50 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +16 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 92 | 7.60 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 70 | 5.80 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 69 | 5.70 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +36 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 52 | 4.30 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 36 | 3.00 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -64 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 30 | 2.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 29 | 2.40 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -68 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 16 | 1.30 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -75 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 13 | 2.30 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -69 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
43 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
4.7 %
B
4.7 %
C
20.9 %
20.9 %
D
32.6 %
32.6 %
E
18.6 %
18.6 %
F
14.0 %
14.0 %
G
4.7 %
18.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 4 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| fortification | 14e siècle;16e siècle |
| tribunal;palais de justice | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| église paroissiale | 2e quart 20e siècle |
| enceinte | 13e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 7 risks identified
Rupture de barrage
Mouvement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Risque industriel
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 12 756 analyses · COM. DE COM.THANN-CERNAY SEC CERNAY
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
12 756
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
5
⚡ Charge points
25
🚀 Incl. fast charging
4
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
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❓ Frequently asked questions about Cernay
Is Cernay a good real estate investment? ▶
Cernay has a ScorCity score of 64/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Cernay? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Cernay is D.
What are the natural risks in Cernay? ▶
7 risks are identified in Cernay: Rupture de barrage, Mouvement de terrain, Tassements différentiels.