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Charens
Rural municipality · 26310 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
32
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 425 €
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
8.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Charens — Score 56/100.
56
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life75
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Charens
🏡 House /m²
1 425 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2023 — 2023)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valence | 2 265 € | 2 619 € | 1146 | 64 458 |
| Montélimar | 2 083 € | 2 491 € | 661 | 40 595 |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 1 773 € | 2 303 € | 578 | 33 464 |
| Bourg-lès-Valence | 2 090 € | 2 427 € | 335 | 19 992 |
| Pierrelatte | 1 211 € | 2 192 € | 139 | 13 756 |
| Portes-lès-Valence | 1 980 € | 2 400 € | 101 | 10 477 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.08 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
8.5 %
⏳ Payback period
11.8 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
40.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
59.2 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
0.0 %
🏢 Apartments
11.0 %
89.0 % 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
💶 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.
33.980 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
151.020 %
🏘️ Housing tax
24.520 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
12.400 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
83.36 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
32
2023
📐 Area
13.02 km²
2 inh/km²
📊 Median age
62.0 yrs
16.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.6 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
18.2 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
15
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1
💼 Economic density
469
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Luc-en-Diois
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 du Diois
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1
⚽ Sport
1
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 5 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
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 · 1 449 analyses · MAIRIE DE CHARENS
🧪 Bacteriology
✅ Compliant
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 449
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Same region, score close to
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56/100
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56/100
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63400
56/100
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74150
56/100
16 442 Inhabitants
Tournon-sur-Rhône
07300
56/100
11 279 Inhabitants
Saint-Maurice-l'Exil
38550
56/100
6 889 Inhabitants
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42120
56/100
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Bellignat
01100
56/100
3 525 Inhabitants
📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luc-en-Diois | 8.9 km | 30/100 | 614 |
| Menglon | 13.0 km | 29/100 | 539 |
| Rosans | 16.4 km | 52/100 | 511 |
| Châtillon-en-Diois | 20.9 km | 60/100 | 669 |
| Serres | 21.1 km | 32/100 | 1 298 |
| Die | 25.1 km | 42/100 | 4 844 |
| Aspres-sur-Buëch | 20.7 km | 32/100 | 828 |
| Lus-la-Croix-Haute | 23.8 km | 48/100 | 523 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Charens
What is the price per m² in Charens? ▶
The median price per m² in Charens is 1 425 €.
What is the rental yield in Charens? ▶
The gross rental yield in Charens is 8.5%.
Is Charens a good real estate investment? ▶
Charens has a ScorCity score of 56/100, making it an interesting investment.
What are the natural risks in Charens? ▶
5 risks are identified in Charens: Mouvement de terrain, Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.