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Échassières
Rural municipality · 03330 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
364
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
18 520 €
📈 1307% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
0.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
F
🔴 100.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Échassières — Score 21/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (0/100) and a high purchase price for the area (0/100).
21
💰 Yield0
🌳 Quality of life68
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability0
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating5
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Échassières
🏢 Apt. /m²
18 520 €
🏡 House /m²
1 910 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montluçon | 1 034 € | 1 125 € | 869 | 33 147 |
| Vichy | 2 068 € | 1 902 € | 880 | 25 115 |
| Moulins | 1 583 € | 1 613 € | 351 | 19 206 |
| Cusset | 1 413 € | 1 702 € | 239 | 13 316 |
| Yzeure | 1 333 € | 1 550 € | 178 | 12 897 |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 1 912 € | 1 863 € | 142 | 8 943 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.01 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
0.5 %
⏳ Payback period
192.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
58.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
25.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
16.2 %
🏢 Apartments
3.8 %
95.0 % 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
14
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.
32.990 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
71.670 %
🏘️ Housing tax
19.690 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.230 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
7.12 %
🏢 CFE
28.18 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
364
2023
📐 Area
23.29 km²
16 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 290 €
📊 Median age
58.8 yrs
19.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.7 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
90
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
10
+100.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
5
💼 Economic density
247
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Louroux-de-Bouble
À 4.10 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 Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏥 Healthcare
FINESS
🏥 Établissements de santé
1
👵 EHPAD
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
4
📋 Commerce
3
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
3
⚽ Sport
6
⚡ Energy performance
1 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
0.0 %
F
100.0 %
100.0 %
G
0.0 %
100.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 2 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| pont | 3e quart 19e siècle |
| château | 15e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 1 risks identified
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 192 analyses · SIVOM SIOULE ET BOUBLE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
192
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Servant | 6.6 km | 43/100 | 558 |
| Lapeyrouse | 6.2 km | 60/100 | 521 |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 8.9 km | 62/100 | 3 480 |
| Menat | 11.3 km | 48/100 | 547 |
| Montmarault | 13.2 km | 70/100 | 1 525 |
| Bellenaves | 9.5 km | 33/100 | 983 |
| Montaigut-en-Combraille | 11.4 km | 46/100 | 972 |
| Ébreuil | 13.7 km | 32/100 | 1 306 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Échassières
What is the price per m² in Échassières? ▶
The median price per m² in Échassières is 18 520 €.
What is the rental yield in Échassières? ▶
The gross rental yield in Échassières is 0.5%.
Is Échassières a good real estate investment? ▶
Échassières has a ScorCity score of 21/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Échassières? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Échassières is F.
What are the natural risks in Échassières? ▶
1 risks are identified in Échassières: Séisme.