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Coutances
Medium city · 50200 · Normandie
👥 Population
8 321
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 386 €
📈 28% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.1 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 17.1 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Coutances — Score 38/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (6/100) and a weak rental yield (24/100).
38
💰 Yield24
🌳 Quality of life78
📊 Dynamism65
💸 Affordability30
🛡️ Safety6
⚡ Energy rating32
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 75 Transactions · Coutances
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 386 €
🏡 House /m²
2 121 €
📋 Transactions
75
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 2 458 € | 2 300 € | 1139 | 78 258 |
| Saint-Lô | 1 558 € | 1 774 € | 294 | 19 471 |
| Granville | 3 688 € | 3 478 € | 317 | 12 510 |
| La Hague | 5 682 € | 2 250 € | 154 | 11 484 |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 2 639 € | 1 593 € | 209 | 10 218 |
| Avranches | 2 160 € | 2 254 € | 151 | 10 143 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.13 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.1 %
⏳ Payback period
19.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
83.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
13.2 %
🏢 Apartments
50.9 %
48.4 % 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
1 570
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.
48.500 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
95.480 %
🏘️ Housing tax
30.310 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.890 %
🏢 CFE
25.01 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
8 321
2023
📐 Area
12.60 km²
660 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 280 €
📊 Median age
46.4 yrs
33.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
70.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.5 %
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.
19.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
2 016
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
150
-18.9% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
185
💼 Economic density
242
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Coutances
À 1.39 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.
Coutances
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Coutances Mer et Bocage
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
—
🏫 Middle schools
2
🎓 High schools
2
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE JEAN PAUL II | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +3.0 |
| LYCEE CHARLES FRANCOIS LEBRUN | public | 94.0 % | — | -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.
85.9 %
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 JEAN PAUL II | privé sous contrat | 112.6 |
| COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT | public | 95.9 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
3
💊 Pharmacies
4
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
52
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
5
💊 Pharmacies
4
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
189
📋 Commerce
144
📋 Enseignement
22
🏥 Sante
195
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
50
🎭 Culture
10
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 8 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 7 | Point information jeunesse - Coutances, Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes (Afpa) - Centre de Coutances, Service de gestion comptable (SGC) - Coutances |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Sous-préfecture - Coutances |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 109 | 13.10 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +82 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 72 | 8.70 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 70 | 8.40 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 47 | 5.60 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 45 | 5.40 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +35 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 33 | 4.00 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +67 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 24 | 2.90 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -31 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 20 | 4.00 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -47 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 20 | 2.40 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -68 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 18 | 2.20 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -58 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 13 | 1.60 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -27 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 13 | 1.60 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -33 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 6 | 0.70 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -81 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
94 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
8.5 %
8.5 %
B
1.1 %
C
5.3 %
D
41.5 %
41.5 %
E
26.6 %
26.6 %
F
12.8 %
12.8 %
G
4.3 %
17.1 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 17 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| sous-préfecture | 17e siècle |
| église | 15e siècle |
| monument | 2e quart 19e siècle |
| lycée | 17e siècle |
| jardin | 3e quart 19e siècle |
| immeuble | 15e siècle |
| édifice fortifié | 2e moitié 15e siècle;16e siècle |
| aqueduc | 4e quart 13e siècle |
| hôtel-Dieu | 15e siècle;17e siècle;18e siècle |
| immeuble | 16e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 15 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Engins de guerre
Foudre
Grêle
Tempête et grains (vent)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Mouvement de terrain
Neige et pluies verglaçantes
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 8 757 analyses · SAUR NORMANDIE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
8 757
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
56
⚡ Charge points
194
🚀 Incl. fast charging
12
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bricqueville-la-Blouette | 2.9 km | 54/100 | 530 |
| Monthuchon | 4.2 km | 51/100 | 705 |
| Gratot | 3.4 km | 39/100 | 679 |
| Courcy | 3.9 km | 47/100 | 639 |
| Orval sur Sienne | 5.6 km | 33/100 | 1 233 |
| Cambernon | 5.5 km | 44/100 | 677 |
| Tourville-sur-Sienne | 5.7 km | 37/100 | 787 |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 9.1 km | 26/100 | 3 208 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Coutances
What is the price per m² in Coutances? ▶
The median price per m² in Coutances is 2 386 €.
What is the rental yield in Coutances? ▶
The gross rental yield in Coutances is 5.1%.
Is Coutances a good real estate investment? ▶
Coutances has a ScorCity score of 38/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Coutances? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Coutances is D.
What are the natural risks in Coutances? ▶
15 risks are identified in Coutances: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Engins de guerre, Foudre.