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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
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🏠 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
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Besançon2 287 €2 667 €1911118 489
Montbéliard1 105 €1 481 €40524 672
Pontarlier2 714 €3 030 €40818 067
Audincourt1 815 €1 414 €22114 071
Valentigney1 082 €1 385 €13610 501
Morteau2 819 €2 997 €1266 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 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.
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 areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Besançon
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — 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

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
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.