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Digne-les-Bains
Medium city · 04000 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
👥 Population
17 979
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 897 €
📈 19% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
8.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 15.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Digne-les-Bains — Score 61/100.
61
💰 Yield72
🌳 Quality of life77
📊 Dynamism79
💸 Affordability47
🛡️ Safety51
⚡ Energy rating30
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 217 Transactions · Digne-les-Bains
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 897 €
🏡 House /m²
2 290 €
📋 Transactions
217
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manosque | 2 195 € | 3 103 € | 372 | 22 718 |
| Digne-les-Bains | 1 897 € | 2 290 € | 293 | 17 979 |
| Sisteron | 1 622 € | 2 239 € | 122 | 7 850 |
| Oraison | 3 049 € | 2 917 € | 91 | 6 155 |
| Forcalquier | 3 047 € | 3 328 € | 107 | 5 222 |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 1 748 € | 2 450 € | 79 | 5 107 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
13.31 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
8.4 %
⏳ Payback period
11.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
82.6 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
7.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.2 %
🏢 Apartments
64.5 %
34.9 % 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
1 892
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.
68.380 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
146.650 %
🏘️ Housing tax
30.150 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.36 %
🏢 CFE
0.68 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
17 979
2023
📐 Area
105.42 km²
171 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 480 €
📊 Median age
48.0 yrs
30.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
65.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.3 %
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
4 253
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
315
+4.7% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
301
💼 Economic density
237
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
À 20.49 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.
Digne-les-Bains
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Provence-Alpes-Agglomération
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
4
🏫 Middle schools
3
🎓 High schools
3
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE PIERRE-GILLES DE GENNES | public | 99.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE LE SACRE COEUR | privé sous contrat | 96.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE ALEXARA DAVID NEEL | public | 92.0 % | — | +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.
90.2 %
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 LE SACRE COEUR | privé sous contrat | 111.8 |
| COLLEGE GASSENDI | public | 107.7 |
| COLLEGE MARIA BORRELY | public | 89.5 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
5
💊 Pharmacies
6
🔬 Laboratories
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
71
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
3
💊 Pharmacies
6
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
356
📋 Commerce
166
📋 Enseignement
33
🏥 Sante
271
🚆 Transport
6
⚽ Sport
95
🎭 Culture
15
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 7 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 5 | Point-justice en France services de Digne-les-Bains, Centre d'information sur les droits des femmes et des familles (CIDFF) - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Service de renseignement en droit du travail - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| 🏢 Collectivité locale | 1 | Médiathèque départementale - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Service de la coordination des politiques publiques - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 182 | 10.10 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +40 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 159 | 8.80 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +21 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 102 | 5.70 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 97 | 5.40 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +29 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 74 | 4.10 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 64 | 3.60 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -57 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 58 | 5.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -31 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 47 | 2.60 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 35 | 1.90 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -63 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 22 | 1.20 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -50 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 17 | 0.90 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -88 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 13 | 0.70 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -81 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 11 | 0.60 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -73 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
594 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.8 %
C
7.1 %
D
47.0 %
47.0 %
E
30.1 %
30.1 %
F
11.3 %
11.3 %
G
3.7 %
15.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 7 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| immeuble | 18e siècle |
| fontaine | — |
| plâtrière | 4e quart 19e siècle;2e quart 20e siècle |
| cathédrale | 11e siècle;13e siècle;14e siècle;15e siècle |
| hôtel | 2e moitié 16e siècle |
| cathédrale | 4e quart 15e siècle;19e siècle |
| maison | 20e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 9 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
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 24 268 analyses · CA PROVENCE-ALPES-AGGLOMÉRATION (P2A)
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
24 268
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
49
⚡ Charge points
214
🚀 Incl. fast charging
24
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Brusquet | 9.6 km | 24/100 | 965 |
| Champtercier | 8.4 km | 27/100 | 750 |
| Aiglun | 9.4 km | 41/100 | 1 399 |
| Mézel | 12.2 km | 44/100 | 611 |
| Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson | 11.4 km | 29/100 | 693 |
| Thoard | 11.6 km | 35/100 | 744 |
| Mallemoisson | 11.9 km | 33/100 | 957 |
| Mirabeau | 13.9 km | 23/100 | 522 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Digne-les-Bains
What is the price per m² in Digne-les-Bains? ▶
The median price per m² in Digne-les-Bains is 1 897 €.
What is the rental yield in Digne-les-Bains? ▶
The gross rental yield in Digne-les-Bains is 8.4%.
Is Digne-les-Bains a good real estate investment? ▶
Digne-les-Bains has a ScorCity score of 61/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Digne-les-Bains? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Digne-les-Bains is D.
What are the natural risks in Digne-les-Bains? ▶
9 risks are identified in Digne-les-Bains: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.