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Couiza
Rural municipality · 11190 · Occitanie
👥 Population
1 132
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 728 €
📈 91% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Couiza — Score 35/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (10/100) and a weak rental yield (11/100).
35
💰 Yield11
🌳 Quality of life45
📊 Dynamism53
💸 Affordability22
🛡️ Safety10
⚡ Energy rating88
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 3 Transactions · Couiza
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 728 €
🏡 House /m²
1 111 €
📋 Transactions
3
📈 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
8.98 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.0 %
⏳ Payback period
25.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
76.4 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
10.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
12.9 %
🏢 Apartments
11.7 %
88.2 % 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.
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
🏢 Social housing units
73
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.
70.380 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
200.580 %
🏘️ Housing tax
22.240 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
18.250 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
124.78 %
🏢 CFE
34.99 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
1 132
2023
📐 Area
6.88 km²
165 inh/km²
💶 Median income
18 500 €
📊 Median age
55.3 yrs
24.4% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
16.9 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
316
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
15
-6.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
16
💼 Economic density
279
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Limoux
À 14.34 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Limouxin
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
📊 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 JEAN BAPTISTE BIEULES | public | 90.2 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
3
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
2
💊 Pharmacies
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
26
📋 Commerce
9
📋 Enseignement
3
🏥 Sante
19
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
11
🎭 Culture
1
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 8 | 7.10 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
⚡ Energy performance
2 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
50.0 %
50.0 %
D
50.0 %
50.0 %
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
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| château | 16e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 14 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Rupture de barrage
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 7 032 analyses · VEOLIA EAU-SADE EXPLOITATION LROUSS
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
7 032
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
4
⚡ Charge points
8
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montazels | 3.4 km | 47/100 | 528 |
| Espéraza | 4.2 km | 29/100 | 1 774 |
| Campagne-sur-Aude | 6.0 km | 65/100 | 618 |
| Cournanel | 11.4 km | 55/100 | 659 |
| Quillan | 9.7 km | 27/100 | 2 978 |
| Val-du-Faby | 9.3 km | 64/100 | 580 |
| Magrie | 11.8 km | 53/100 | 547 |
| Limoux | 12.9 km | 43/100 | 10 532 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Couiza
What is the price per m² in Couiza? ▶
The median price per m² in Couiza is 2 728 €.
What is the rental yield in Couiza? ▶
The gross rental yield in Couiza is 4.0%.
Is Couiza a good real estate investment? ▶
Couiza has a ScorCity score of 35/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Couiza? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Couiza is C.
What are the natural risks in Couiza? ▶
14 risks are identified in Couiza: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.