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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Medium city · 74400 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
8 705
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
9 333 €
📈 24% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
G
🔴 50.4 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc — Score 27/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (1/100) and improvable safety statistics (1/100).
27
💰 Yield7
🌳 Quality of life74
📊 Dynamism84
💸 Affordability1
🛡️ Safety1
⚡ Energy rating11
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 289 Transactions · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
🏢 Apt. /m²
9 333 €
🏡 House /m²
15 319 €
📋 Transactions
289
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annecy | 5 128 € | 6 418 € | 1713 | 132 117 |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 3 730 € | 4 662 € | 669 | 37 928 |
| Annemasse | 3 613 € | 4 571 € | 766 | 37 628 |
| Cluses | 2 385 € | 3 294 € | 229 | 17 795 |
| Sallanches | 3 801 € | 4 750 € | 296 | 17 319 |
| Rumilly | 3 208 € | 3 567 € | 259 | 16 442 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
25.65 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.3 %
⏳ Payback period
30.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
29.6 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
69.3 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
1.1 %
🏢 Apartments
72.6 %
26.7 % 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.
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.
Yes
Rent control possible
🏢 Social housing units
770
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.
31.020 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
66.340 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.040 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
8.200 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
31.97 %
🏢 CFE
29.33 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
8 705
2023
📐 Area
245.40 km²
35 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 310 €
📊 Median age
46.0 yrs
27.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
84.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
3.5 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
15.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
8 664
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
598
-11.5% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
676
💼 Economic density
995
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Les Tines
À 3.29 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.
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de la Vallée de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
2
🎓 High schools
1
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE ROGER FRISON ROCHE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 99.0 % | — | +1.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
95.3 %
Average pass rate · 2 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC | privé sous contrat | 116.0 |
| COLLEGE ROGER FRISON ROCHE | public | 115.5 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
1
💊 Pharmacies
6
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
12
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
6
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
432
📋 Commerce
204
📋 Enseignement
12
🏥 Sante
123
🚆 Transport
27
⚽ Sport
75
🎭 Culture
113
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 294 | 33.80 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +363 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 147 | 16.90 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +135 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 92 | 10.60 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +68 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 82 | 9.40 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 51 | 5.90 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -21 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 40 | 4.60 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 35 | 4.00 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +67 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 25 | 2.90 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | +32 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 25 | 2.90 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -31 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 25 | 1.70 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -77 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 20 | 2.30 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -56 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 16 | 1.80 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -25 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 10 | 1.10 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -70 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
137 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
1.5 %
B
0.7 %
C
5.8 %
D
16.8 %
16.8 %
E
24.8 %
24.8 %
F
16.8 %
16.8 %
G
33.6 %
33.6 %
50.4 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 5 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| église | 12e siècle;19e siècle |
| fontaine | — |
| presbytère | — |
| édifice sportif | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| fontaine | — |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 16 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Effet de surpression
Engins de guerre
Glissement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Avalanche
Mouvement de terrain
Par lave torrentielle (torrent et talweg)
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Risque industriel
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 57 236 analyses · REGIE DE L'EAU O2VCMB
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
57 236
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
64
⚡ Charge points
490
🚀 Incl. fast charging
10
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Houches | 10.9 km | 34/100 | 3 515 |
| Servoz | 11.4 km | 27/100 | 1 169 |
| Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval | 16.1 km | 21/100 | 736 |
| Passy | 14.2 km | 41/100 | 10 856 |
| Saint-Gervais-les-Bains | 15.2 km | 26/100 | 5 755 |
| Samoëns | 21.2 km | 30/100 | 2 203 |
| Les Contamines-Montjoie | 21.9 km | 23/100 | 1 109 |
| Domancy | 20.6 km | 48/100 | 2 097 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
What is the price per m² in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc? ▶
The median price per m² in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is 9 333 €.
What is the rental yield in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc? ▶
The gross rental yield in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is 3.3%.
Is Chamonix-Mont-Blanc a good real estate investment? ▶
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc has a ScorCity score of 27/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is G.
What are the natural risks in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc? ▶
16 risks are identified in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Effet de surpression.