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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
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 1 Transactions · Citou

🏡 House /m²
1 720 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Narbonne2 342 €2 761 €122957 587
Carcassonne1 469 €1 744 €104246 080
Castelnaudary1 702 €1 656 €24512 151
Limoux2 955 €1 589 €20010 532
Lézignan-Corbières1 875 €1 778 €20610 343
Port-la-Nouvelle2 457 €3 017 €1995 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 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.
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 taxTEOM — 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 areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Carcassonne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — 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

BuildingEra
chapelle17e siècle
château16e 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

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
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.