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Citou
Rural municipality · 11160 · Occitanie
👥 Population
101
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 720 €
📈 145% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.1 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Citou — Score 48/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (41/100).
48
💰 Yield41
🌳 Quality of life81
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability55
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Citou
🏡 House /m²
1 720 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narbonne | 2 342 € | 2 761 € | 1229 | 57 587 |
| Carcassonne | 1 469 € | 1 744 € | 1042 | 46 080 |
| Castelnaudary | 1 702 € | 1 656 € | 245 | 12 151 |
| Limoux | 2 955 € | 1 589 € | 200 | 10 532 |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 1 875 € | 1 778 € | 206 | 10 343 |
| Port-la-Nouvelle | 2 457 € | 3 017 € | 199 | 5 852 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.8 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.1 %
⏳ Payback period
16.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
51.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
43.3 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
4.9 %
🎯 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.
69.100 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
305.770 %
🏘️ Housing tax
41.990 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.600 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
3.99 %
🏢 CFE
0.77 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
101
2023
📐 Area
17.70 km²
6 inh/km²
💶 Median income
13 230 €
📊 Median age
58.5 yrs
20.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
21.6 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
38
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
6
+500.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
376
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Mazamet
À 18.79 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.
Carcassonne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Carcassonne Agglo
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
2
📋 Commerce
1
⚽ Sport
2
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 2 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| chapelle | 17e siècle |
| château | 16e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 12 risks identified
Tassements différentiels
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 8 160 analyses · EAU RECA - CARCASSONNE AGGLO
🧪 Bacteriology
✅ Compliant
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
8 160
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caunes-Minervois | 3.6 km | 30/100 | 1 554 |
| Félines-Minervois | 4.5 km | 51/100 | 502 |
| Trausse | 6.5 km | 64/100 | 614 |
| Villeneuve-Minervois | 6.6 km | 57/100 | 979 |
| Albine | 8.4 km | 60/100 | 512 |
| Peyriac-Minervois | 9.2 km | 51/100 | 1 123 |
| Laure-Minervois | 11.7 km | 30/100 | 1 061 |
| Saint-Amans-Soult | 11.2 km | 67/100 | 1 553 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Citou
What is the price per m² in Citou? ▶
The median price per m² in Citou is 1 720 €.
What is the rental yield in Citou? ▶
The gross rental yield in Citou is 6.1%.
Is Citou a good real estate investment? ▶
Citou has a ScorCity score of 48/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Citou? ▶
12 risks are identified in Citou: Tassements différentiels, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.