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Cervens

Rural municipality · 74550 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
1 270
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
4 880 €
📈 70% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 20.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Cervens — Score 28/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (5/100) and a weak rental yield (11/100).
28
💰 Yield11
🌳 Quality of life41
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability5
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 7 Transactions · Cervens

🏢 Apt. /m²
4 880 €
🏡 House /m²
3 962 €
📋 Transactions
7
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Annecy5 128 €6 418 €1713132 117
Thonon-les-Bains3 730 €4 662 €66937 928
Annemasse3 613 €4 571 €76637 628
Cluses2 385 €3 294 €22917 795
Sallanches3 801 €4 750 €29617 319
Rumilly3 208 €3 567 €25916 442

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
15.72 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.9 %
⏳ Payback period
25.9 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
91.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.2 %
🏢 Apartments
18.0 %
81.8 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial 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
39
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.
30.160 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
122.940 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.620 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.800 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
86.75 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
1 270
2023
📐 Area
6.36 km²
200 inh/km²
💶 Median income
34 240 €
📊 Median age
41.4 yrs
33.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
82.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
5.3 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
240
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
26
+100.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
13
💼 Economic density
189
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Perrignier
À 3.34 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.
Genève - Annemasse (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 Thonon Agglomération
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏥 Healthcare

FINESS

🏥 Établissements de santé
1
👵 EHPAD
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
20
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
2
⚽ Sport
6

⚡ Energy performance

5 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
20.0 %
20.0 %
D
40.0 %
40.0 %
E
20.0 %
20.0 %
F
20.0 %
20.0 %
G
0.0 %

20.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 13 risks identified

Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Effet de surpression
Engins de guerre
Glissement de terrain
Par lave torrentielle (torrent et talweg)
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Risque industriel
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 1 575 analyses · THONON AGGLOMERATION OUEST

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 575

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Fessy 2.3 km 30/100 1 076
Perrignier 3.4 km 27/100 1 905
Draillant 2.9 km 39/100 872
Habère-Poche 3.2 km 33/100 1 488
Lully 3.4 km 30/100 764
Habère-Lullin 4.9 km 37/100 1 122
Burdignin 5.1 km 31/100 712
Brenthonne 3.9 km 39/100 1 128

❓ Frequently asked questions about Cervens

What is the price per m² in Cervens?

The median price per m² in Cervens is 4 880 €.

What is the rental yield in Cervens?

The gross rental yield in Cervens is 3.9%.

Is Cervens a good real estate investment?

Cervens has a ScorCity score of 28/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Cervens?

The most common energy rating class in Cervens is D.

What are the natural risks in Cervens?

13 risks are identified in Cervens: Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Effet de surpression, Engins de guerre.