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Challes-la-Montagne
Rural municipality · 01450 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
184
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
471 €
📈 -78% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
24.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Challes-la-Montagne — Score 43/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (41/100).
43
💰 Yield41
🌳 Quality of life60
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability47
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Challes-la-Montagne
🏢 Apt. /m²
471 €
🏡 House /m²
1 908 €
📋 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
9.72 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
24.8 %
⏳ Payback period
4.0 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
69.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
13.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
17.0 %
🏢 Apartments
9.4 %
90.6 % 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
4
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.
27.500 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
80.000 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.960 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.500 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.92 %
🏢 CFE
23.14 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
184
2023
📐 Area
7.76 km²
24 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 620 €
📊 Median age
45.6 yrs
29.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
86.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
8.5 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
32
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
3
+200.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
174
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Nurieux-Volognat
À 8.96 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 Rives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
4
⚽ Sport
3
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 1 risks identified
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 870 analyses · MAIRIE DE CHALLES
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
870
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hautecourt-Romanèche | 4.4 km | 42/100 | 748 |
| Cerdon | 5.6 km | 72/100 | 747 |
| Poncin | 4.9 km | 58/100 | 1 803 |
| Maillat | 6.1 km | 41/100 | 669 |
| Bohas-Meyriat-Rignat | 6.6 km | 59/100 | 938 |
| Jujurieux | 8.8 km | 52/100 | 2 260 |
| Nurieux-Volognat | 8.3 km | 60/100 | 965 |
| Neuville-sur-Ain | 7.6 km | 34/100 | 1 794 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Challes-la-Montagne
What is the price per m² in Challes-la-Montagne? ▶
The median price per m² in Challes-la-Montagne is 471 €.
What is the rental yield in Challes-la-Montagne? ▶
The gross rental yield in Challes-la-Montagne is 24.8%.
Is Challes-la-Montagne a good real estate investment? ▶
Challes-la-Montagne has a ScorCity score of 43/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Challes-la-Montagne? ▶
1 risks are identified in Challes-la-Montagne: Séisme.