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Chaley
Rural municipality · 01230 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
129
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
702 €
📈 -47% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
15.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 50.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Chaley — Score 45/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by an energy-inefficient housing stock (10/100) and improvable safety statistics (14/100).
45
💰 Yield58
🌳 Quality of life62
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability67
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating10
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Chaley
🏢 Apt. /m²
702 €
🏡 House /m²
1 461 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-en-Bresse | 1 932 € | 2 370 € | 644 | 42 372 |
| Oyonnax | 1 533 € | 1 957 € | 219 | 22 480 |
| Valserhône | 2 687 € | 3 093 € | 313 | 16 712 |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 2 300 € | 2 388 € | 170 | 15 934 |
| Saint-Genis-Pouilly | 4 630 € | 5 287 € | 177 | 14 432 |
| Gex | 4 455 € | 5 223 € | 206 | 13 627 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.78 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
15.0 %
⏳ Payback period
6.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
51.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
36.6 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
12.4 %
🏢 Apartments
10.8 %
89.2 % 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.
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
8
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.
36.780 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
88.040 %
🏘️ Housing tax
24.180 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
7.110 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
32.51 %
🏢 CFE
20.31 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
129
2023
📐 Area
4.64 km²
28 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 070 €
📊 Median age
58.1 yrs
14.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
64.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.0 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
28
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
5
+400.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
217
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Tenay - Hauteville
À 4.42 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de la Plaine de l'Ain
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1
⚽ Sport
3
🎭 Culture
1
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Mairie - Chaley |
⚡ Energy performance
2 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
50.0 %
50.0 %
E
0.0 %
F
50.0 %
50.0 %
G
0.0 %
50.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 3 risks identified
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 2 725 analyses · MAIRIE DE CHALEY
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 725
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenay | 3.8 km | 62/100 | 1 030 |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 3.7 km | 34/100 | 4 857 |
| Champdor-Corcelles | 10.3 km | 60/100 | 665 |
| Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey | 7.7 km | 58/100 | 2 190 |
| Valromey-sur-Séran | 9.9 km | 38/100 | 1 351 |
| Vieu-d'Izenave | 14.6 km | 65/100 | 719 |
| Villebois | 13.3 km | 43/100 | 1 206 |
| Torcieu | 11.1 km | 44/100 | 739 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Chaley
What is the price per m² in Chaley? ▶
The median price per m² in Chaley is 702 €.
What is the rental yield in Chaley? ▶
The gross rental yield in Chaley is 15.0%.
Is Chaley a good real estate investment? ▶
Chaley has a ScorCity score of 45/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Chaley? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Chaley is D.
What are the natural risks in Chaley? ▶
3 risks are identified in Chaley: Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau, Inondation, Séisme.