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Cessy

Medium city · 01170 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
5 832
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
5 145 €
📈 9% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
B
✅ 8.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Cessy — Score 42/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (5/100) and a weak rental yield (21/100).
42
💰 Yield21
🌳 Quality of life46
📊 Dynamism58
💸 Affordability5
🛡️ Safety51
⚡ Energy rating83
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 45 Transactions · Cessy

🏢 Apt. /m²
5 145 €
🏡 House /m²
5 471 €
📋 Transactions
45
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Bourg-en-Bresse1 932 €2 370 €64442 372
Oyonnax1 533 €1 957 €21922 480
Valserhône2 687 €3 093 €31316 712
Ambérieu-en-Bugey2 300 €2 388 €17015 934
Saint-Genis-Pouilly4 630 €5 287 €17714 432
Gex4 455 €5 223 €20613 627

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
20.78 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.8 %
⏳ Payback period
20.6 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
90.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
4.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.3 %
🏢 Apartments
50.2 %
49.5 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
Abis
Very strong 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
429
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.
26.490 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
101.720 %
🏘️ Housing tax
15.570 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
56.23 %
🏢 CFE
22.32 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
5 832
2023
📐 Area
6.40 km²
911 inh/km²
💶 Median income
42 540 €
📊 Median age
36.8 yrs
38.4% under 30
💼 Activity rate
84.4 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
7.0 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
7.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
840
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
92
+29.6% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
71
💼 Economic density
144
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Annemasse
À 17.57 km · Segment B
🏙️ 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 du Pays de Gex
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
1
Source FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
74
📋 Commerce
26
📋 Enseignement
4
🏥 Sante
19
🚆 Transport
5
⚽ Sport
6

🏛️ Public services

Public Service Directory API · 1 services

CategoryQtyExamples
📋 service public1Mairie - Cessy

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement427.20 ‰6.3 ‰Dans la moyenne
Vols sans violence contre des personnes335.70 ‰7.3 ‰-22 % vs moy.
Destructions et dégradations volontaires254.30 ‰7.2 ‰-40 % vs moy.
Violences physiques intrafamiliales223.80 ‰4.2 ‰Dans la moyenne
Cambriolages de logement124.70 ‰7.5 ‰-37 % vs moy.
Violences physiques hors cadre familial81.40 ‰4.0 ‰-65 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

373 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
5.9 %
B
37.5 %
37.5 %
C
9.9 %
9.9 %
D
20.4 %
20.4 %
E
18.0 %
18.0 %
F
6.2 %
G
2.1 %

8.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 5 risks identified

Nucléaire
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 9 048 analyses · REGIE DES EAUX GESSIENNES

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
9 048

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
11
⚡ Charge points
28
🚀 Incl. fast charging
5

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Ségny 2.5 km 43/100 2 941
Versonnex 2.3 km 35/100 2 182
Sauverny 2.2 km 40/100 1 022
Grilly 3.0 km 22/100 889
Ornex 4.3 km 36/100 5 082
Chevry 4.4 km 40/100 2 372
Vesancy 5.3 km 40/100 520
Gex 4.7 km 51/100 13 627

❓ Frequently asked questions about Cessy

What is the price per m² in Cessy?

The median price per m² in Cessy is 5 145 €.

What is the rental yield in Cessy?

The gross rental yield in Cessy is 4.8%.

Is Cessy a good real estate investment?

Cessy has a ScorCity score of 42/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in Cessy?

The most common energy rating class in Cessy is B.

What are the natural risks in Cessy?

5 risks are identified in Cessy: Nucléaire, Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.