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Chives

Rural municipality · 17510 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

👥 Population
317
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 239 €
📈 17% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
9.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good

Chives — Score 65/100.

65
💰 Yield79
🌳 Quality of life76
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability77
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating82
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 6 Transactions · Chives

🏡 House /m²
1 239 €
📋 Transactions
6
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
La Rochelle4 925 €4 528 €139979 851
Saintes2 456 €2 197 €49025 363
Rochefort2 550 €2 229 €60423 460
Royan4 000 €3 875 €67919 425
Aytré4 615 €3 683 €1629 746
Périgny3 945 €3 786 €1208 877

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
9.75 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
9.4 %
⏳ Payback period
10.6 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
64.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
23.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
12.8 %
🎯 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.
37.710 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
92.260 %
🏘️ Housing tax
20.070 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.100 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
11.60 %
🏢 CFE
25.70 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
317
2023
📐 Area
20.65 km²
15 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 960 €
📊 Median age
59.1 yrs
19.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
17.5 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
98
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
10
+25.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
8
💼 Economic density
309
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Luxé
À 19.28 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
9
📋 Commerce
1
⚽ Sport
4

⚡ Energy performance

15 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
20.0 %
20.0 %
B
6.7 %
C
13.3 %
13.3 %
D
26.7 %
26.7 %
E
33.3 %
33.3 %
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 · 6 risks identified

Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Tassements différentiels
Tempête et grains (vent)
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 871 analyses · R.E.S.E.

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
871

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Beauvais-sur-Matha 7.9 km 62/100 638
Val-d'Auge 12.9 km 58/100 792
Néré 9.7 km 63/100 669
Les Touches-de-Périgny 12.2 km 48/100 550
Aigre 12.8 km 66/100 1 594
Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues 17.8 km 60/100 531
Rouillac 18.1 km 38/100 2 919
Chef-Boutonne 18.5 km 64/100 2 371

❓ Frequently asked questions about Chives

What is the price per m² in Chives?

The median price per m² in Chives is 1 239 €.

What is the rental yield in Chives?

The gross rental yield in Chives is 9.4%.

Is Chives a good real estate investment?

Chives has a ScorCity score of 65/100, making it an interesting investment.

What is the average energy rating in Chives?

The most common energy rating class in Chives is E.

What are the natural risks in Chives?

6 risks are identified in Chives: Mouvement de terrain, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère, Tassements différentiels.