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Cognac
Medium city · 16100 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
👥 Population
18 532
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 375 €
📈 53% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 8.2 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Cognac — Score 51/100.
51
💰 Yield32
🌳 Quality of life82
📊 Dynamism86
💸 Affordability30
🛡️ Safety17
⚡ Energy rating72
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 131 Transactions · Cognac
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 375 €
🏡 House /m²
1 813 €
📋 Transactions
131
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angoulême | 2 049 € | 1 742 € | 813 | 41 908 |
| Cognac | 2 375 € | 1 813 € | 361 | 18 532 |
| Soyaux | 1 892 € | 1 586 € | 134 | 10 087 |
| La Couronne | 15 724 € | 1 840 € | 96 | 7 765 |
| Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente | 2 300 € | 1 784 € | 117 | 7 539 |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre | 1 807 € | 1 667 € | 97 | 7 408 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.12 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.6 %
⏳ Payback period
17.8 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
87.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.5 %
🏢 Apartments
37.6 %
60.7 % 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.
B2
Low tension
⚖️ 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
🏢 Social housing units
1 873
RPLS source
💶 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.
49.940 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
122.490 %
🏘️ Housing tax
19.020 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
10.900 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
3.14 %
🏢 CFE
0.57 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
18 532
2023
📐 Area
14.91 km²
1243 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 980 €
📊 Median age
44.4 yrs
32.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
13.6 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
18.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
4 284
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
395
+5.1% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
376
💼 Economic density
231
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Cognac
À 1.54 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Cognac
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA du Grand Cognac
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
4
🎓 High schools
2
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE DE BEAULIEU | privé sous contrat | 99.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE JEAN MONNET (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 96.0 % | — | +1.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
81.2 %
Average pass rate · 5 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 118.2 |
| COLLEGE ELISEE MOUSNIER | public | 111.3 |
| COLLEGE FELIX GAILLARD | public | 96.6 |
| COLLEGE CLAUDE BOUCHER | public | 84.8 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
4
💊 Pharmacies
9
🔬 Laboratories
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
48
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
4
💊 Pharmacies
9
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
349
📋 Commerce
157
📋 Enseignement
24
🏥 Sante
190
🚆 Transport
14
⚽ Sport
46
🎭 Culture
17
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 3 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 3 | Commissariat de police de Cognac, Point-justice du Couvent des Récollets de Cognac, Police municipale - Cognac |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 227 | 12.20 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +69 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 165 | 8.90 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 141 | 7.60 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 115 | 6.20 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 100 | 5.40 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +29 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 93 | 5.00 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 89 | 4.80 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +20 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 88 | 7.70 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 65 | 3.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +46 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 49 | 2.60 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -65 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 26 | 1.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -42 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 25 | 1.30 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -65 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 24 | 1.30 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -41 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 17 | 0.90 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
⚡ Energy performance
98 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
12.2 %
12.2 %
B
0.0 %
C
20.4 %
20.4 %
D
36.7 %
36.7 %
E
22.4 %
22.4 %
F
5.1 %
G
3.1 %
8.2 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 20 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| maison;immeuble | 4e quart 15e siècle;16e siècle |
| église | 12e siècle;15e siècle;17e siècle;19e siècle |
| maison | — |
| musée | 1er quart 19e siècle |
| couvent | 1ère moitié 17e siècle;18e siècle |
| hôtel | limite 18e siècle 19e siècle |
| prieuré | 13e siècle;18e siècle |
| hôtel | 1ère moitié 17e siècle |
| hôtel | 16e siècle |
| maison;distillerie | 2e moitié 19e siècle;2e quart 20e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 5 risks identified
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Mouvement de terrain
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Risque industriel
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 15 773 analyses · SOCIETE AGUR
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
15 773
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
47
⚡ Charge points
170
🚀 Incl. fast charging
17
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javrezac | 1.9 km | 58/100 | 583 |
| Châteaubernard | 2.8 km | 47/100 | 3 878 |
| Boutiers-Saint-Trojan | 3.8 km | 53/100 | 1 387 |
| Merpins | 4.1 km | 54/100 | 1 085 |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac | 4.5 km | 47/100 | 832 |
| Val-de-Cognac | 6.4 km | 68/100 | 3 471 |
| Gimeux | 6.8 km | 46/100 | 742 |
| Louzac-Saint-André | 5.5 km | 57/100 | 946 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Cognac
What is the price per m² in Cognac? ▶
The median price per m² in Cognac is 2 375 €.
What is the rental yield in Cognac? ▶
The gross rental yield in Cognac is 5.6%.
Is Cognac a good real estate investment? ▶
Cognac has a ScorCity score of 51/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Cognac? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Cognac is D.
What are the natural risks in Cognac? ▶
5 risks are identified in Cognac: Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Mouvement de terrain, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.