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Chagnon

Rural municipality · 42800 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
527
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
6 970 €
📈 150% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
1.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
✅ 7.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Chagnon — Score 27/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (2/100) and a high purchase price for the area (2/100).
27
💰 Yield2
🌳 Quality of life44
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability2
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating66
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 2 Transactions · Chagnon

🏡 House /m²
6 970 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2021 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Saint-Étienne1 346 €2 131 €3566173 136
Saint-Chamond1 438 €2 330 €41835 646
Roanne1 469 €1 730 €93235 409
Firminy1 176 €2 059 €25017 060
Montbrison2 088 €2 258 €24016 123
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert2 319 €2 875 €18915 764

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
10.81 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
1.9 %
⏳ Payback period
53.7 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
91.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.9 %
🏢 Apartments
3.9 %
95.7 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
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
🏢 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.
43.710 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
93.480 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.700 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
8.300 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
4.98 %
🏢 CFE
29.67 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
527
2023
📐 Area
2.49 km²
212 inh/km²
💶 Median income
25 240 €
📊 Median age
42.8 yrs
32.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
79.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
4.4 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
97
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
9
+80.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
5
💼 Economic density
184
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Rive-de-Gier
À 4.34 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.
Lyon
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
Saint-Étienne Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
6
📋 Enseignement
3
🏥 Sante
2
⚽ Sport
3

⚡ Energy performance

91 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
3.3 %
C
18.7 %
18.7 %
D
34.1 %
34.1 %
E
36.3 %
36.3 %
F
7.7 %
G
0.0 %

7.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 2 protected monuments

BuildingEra
aqueduc
pont16e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 10 risks identified

Tempête et grains (vent)
Tassements différentiels
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Mouvement de terrain
Nucléaire
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 426 analyses · SAUR

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
426

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Genilac 1.9 km 36/100 3 839
Cellieu 2.2 km 56/100 1 731
Saint-Romain-en-Jarez 3.2 km 36/100 1 206
La Grand-Croix 3.3 km 49/100 4 947
Valfleury 2.9 km 51/100 739
Lorette 3.6 km 43/100 4 983
L'Horme 4.5 km 40/100 4 806
Saint-Martin-la-Plaine 3.7 km 48/100 3 764

❓ Frequently asked questions about Chagnon

What is the price per m² in Chagnon?

The median price per m² in Chagnon is 6 970 €.

What is the rental yield in Chagnon?

The gross rental yield in Chagnon is 1.9%.

Is Chagnon a good real estate investment?

Chagnon has a ScorCity score of 27/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Chagnon?

The most common energy rating class in Chagnon is E.

What are the natural risks in Chagnon?

10 risks are identified in Chagnon: Tempête et grains (vent), Tassements différentiels, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs.