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Chay
Rural municipality · 25440 · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
👥 Population
194
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
9 052 €
📈 805% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
1.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Chay — Score 47/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (23/100).
47
💰 Yield23
🌳 Quality of life78
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability32
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating100
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Chay
🏢 Apt. /m²
9 052 €
🏡 House /m²
2 329 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besançon | 2 287 € | 2 667 € | 1911 | 118 489 |
| Montbéliard | 1 105 € | 1 481 € | 405 | 24 672 |
| Pontarlier | 2 714 € | 3 030 € | 408 | 18 067 |
| Audincourt | 1 815 € | 1 414 € | 221 | 14 071 |
| Valentigney | 1 082 € | 1 385 € | 136 | 10 501 |
| Morteau | 2 819 € | 2 997 € | 126 | 6 953 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
9.73 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
1.3 %
⏳ Payback period
77.5 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
80.6 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
12.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
7.0 %
🏢 Apartments
16.5 %
83.5 % 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.
33.360 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
53.070 %
🏘️ Housing tax
19.950 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.72 %
🏢 CFE
23.65 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
194
2023
📐 Area
6.55 km²
30 inh/km²
💶 Median income
23 250 €
📊 Median age
40.8 yrs
33.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
85.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
8.2 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
43
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2
-60.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
5
💼 Economic density
222
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Liesle
À 4.32 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.
Besançon
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Loue-Lison
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
3
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
3
⚡ Energy performance
1 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
100.0 %
100.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
0.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 2 risks identified
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 2 747 analyses · SYNDICAT DES EAUX DE RENNES-CHAY
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 747
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port-Lesney | 5.0 km | 27/100 | 532 |
| Liesle | 5.6 km | 43/100 | 558 |
| Byans-sur-Doubs | 8.7 km | 43/100 | 613 |
| Quingey | 8.9 km | 30/100 | 1 299 |
| Cramans | 6.6 km | 51/100 | 509 |
| Mouchard | 8.3 km | 30/100 | 1 095 |
| Salins-les-Bains | 9.7 km | 66/100 | 2 390 |
| Arc-et-Senans | 7.2 km | 45/100 | 1 620 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Chay
What is the price per m² in Chay? ▶
The median price per m² in Chay is 9 052 €.
What is the rental yield in Chay? ▶
The gross rental yield in Chay is 1.3%.
Is Chay a good real estate investment? ▶
Chay has a ScorCity score of 47/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Chay? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Chay is C.
What are the natural risks in Chay? ▶
2 risks are identified in Chay: Inondation, Séisme.