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Châtenois

Rural municipality · 88170 · Grand Est

👥 Population
1 723
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
741 €
📈 -25% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
13.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
B
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good

Châtenois — Score 69/100.

69
💰 Yield92
🌳 Quality of life68
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability94
🛡️ Safety6
⚡ Energy rating88
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 3 Transactions · Châtenois

🏢 Apt. /m²
741 €
🏡 House /m²
1 020 €
📋 Transactions
3
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Épinal1 472 €1 742 €55432 251
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges1 550 €1 443 €36819 251
Golbey1 634 €1 636 €1038 832
Thaon-les-Vosges1 601 €1 457 €1028 547
Gérardmer3 170 €3 429 €1957 581
Remiremont1 667 €1 483 €1857 388

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
8.05 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
13.0 %
⏳ Payback period
7.7 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
86.6 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
11.2 %
🏢 Apartments
35.9 %
63.0 % 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

💶 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.
43.240 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
71.130 %
🏘️ Housing tax
27.650 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.980 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
4.13 %
🏢 CFE
23.68 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
1 723
2023
📐 Area
17.61 km²
98 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 120 €
📊 Median age
42.9 yrs
34.4% under 30
💼 Activity rate
71.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.3 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
362
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
24
-22.6% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
31
💼 Economic density
210
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Neufchâteau
À 11.22 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Neufchâteau
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de l'Ouest Vosgien
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
🎯 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.
83.9 %
Average pass rate · 1 middle school

📊 Niveau social des établissements

Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.

🏫 Middle school IPS
Middle schoolSectorIPS
COLLEGE JEAN ROSTANDpublic93.5

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
5
Source FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
47
📋 Commerce
14
📋 Enseignement
3
🏥 Sante
24
⚽ Sport
10

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Destructions et dégradations volontaires127.00 ‰7.2 ‰Dans la moyenne
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement95.20 ‰6.3 ‰-17 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

2 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
50.0 %
50.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
50.0 %
50.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %

0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 3 protected monuments

BuildingEra
croix de chemin16e siècle
cimetière15e siècle
croix monumentale2e quart 18e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 6 risks identified

Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 211 analyses · VEOLIA EAU - CGE

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
211

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
14
⚡ Charge points
98
🚀 Incl. fast charging
12

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Bulgnéville 11.2 km 37/100 1 516
Gironcourt-sur-Vraine 8.0 km 63/100 849
Soulosse-sous-Saint-Élophe 12.6 km 42/100 649
Neufchâteau 10.4 km 36/100 6 732
Contrexéville 14.8 km 33/100 2 923
Vittel 15.2 km 52/100 4 780
Bazoilles-sur-Meuse 13.1 km 53/100 612
Favières 18.1 km 59/100 572

❓ Frequently asked questions about Châtenois

What is the price per m² in Châtenois?

The median price per m² in Châtenois is 741 €.

What is the rental yield in Châtenois?

The gross rental yield in Châtenois is 13.0%.

Is Châtenois a good real estate investment?

Châtenois has a ScorCity score of 69/100, making it an interesting investment.

What is the average energy rating in Châtenois?

The most common energy rating class in Châtenois is B.

What are the natural risks in Châtenois?

6 risks are identified in Châtenois: Mouvement de terrain, Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau, Radon.