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Dounoux

Rural municipality · 88220 · Grand Est

👥 Population
880
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 375 €
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
8.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 22.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Dounoux — Score 35/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (26/100).
35
💰 Yield26
🌳 Quality of life56
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability37
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating32
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 5 Transactions · Dounoux

🏢 Apt. /m²
1 375 €
🏡 House /m²
2 144 €
📋 Transactions
5
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Épinal1 472 €1 742 €55432 251
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges1 550 €1 443 €36819 251
Golbey1 634 €1 636 €1038 832
Thaon-les-Vosges1 601 €1 457 €1028 547
Gérardmer3 170 €3 429 €1957 581
Remiremont1 667 €1 483 €1857 388

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
9.34 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
8.2 %
⏳ Payback period
12.3 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
94.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
2.7 %
🏢 Apartments
12.5 %
87.5 % houses
🎯 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.
44.820 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
68.420 %
🏘️ Housing tax
28.380 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
10.620 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
24.79 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
880
2023
📐 Area
9.32 km²
94 inh/km²
💶 Median income
23 450 €
📊 Median age
45.5 yrs
31.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
5.6 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
159
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
12
+50.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
8
💼 Economic density
181
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Arches
À 6.55 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.
Épinal
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA d'Epinal
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
14
📋 Commerce
4
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
2
⚽ Sport
3

⚡ Energy performance

31 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
6.5 %
C
12.9 %
12.9 %
D
38.7 %
38.7 %
E
19.4 %
19.4 %
F
22.6 %
22.6 %
G
0.0 %

22.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 4 risks identified

Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 397 analyses · COMMUNAUTE D'AGGLOMERATION D'EPINAL

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
397

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Hadol 2.5 km 69/100 2 311
Uriménil 3.3 km 56/100 1 323
Dinozé 4.7 km 51/100 648
Chantraine 6.8 km 55/100 3 198
Arches 4.9 km 35/100 1 617
Épinal 7.1 km 69/100 32 251
Raon-aux-Bois 7.1 km 56/100 1 202
Les Forges 8.3 km 37/100 1 776

❓ Frequently asked questions about Dounoux

What is the price per m² in Dounoux?

The median price per m² in Dounoux is 1 375 €.

What is the rental yield in Dounoux?

The gross rental yield in Dounoux is 8.2%.

Is Dounoux a good real estate investment?

Dounoux has a ScorCity score of 35/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Dounoux?

The most common energy rating class in Dounoux is D.

What are the natural risks in Dounoux?

4 risks are identified in Dounoux: Mouvement de terrain, Radon, Tassements différentiels.