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Échay
Rural municipality · 25440 · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
👥 Population
113
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 819 €
📈 114% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Échay — Score 55/100.
55
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life68
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Échay
🏡 House /m²
2 819 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2021 — 2023)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besançon | 2 287 € | 2 667 € | 1911 | 118 489 |
| Montbéliard | 1 105 € | 1 481 € | 405 | 24 672 |
| Pontarlier | 2 714 € | 3 030 € | 408 | 18 067 |
| Audincourt | 1 815 € | 1 414 € | 221 | 14 071 |
| Valentigney | 1 082 € | 1 385 € | 136 | 10 501 |
| Morteau | 2 819 € | 2 997 € | 126 | 6 953 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.73 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.7 %
⏳ Payback period
26.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
73.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
21.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
4.6 %
🏢 Apartments
6.3 %
93.7 % 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
💶 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.
37.620 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
59.350 %
🏘️ Housing tax
24.680 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.26 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
113
2023
📐 Area
5.51 km²
21 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 400 €
📊 Median age
40.5 yrs
39.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.4 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
5.8 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
24
SIRENE database 2026
📊 2023 creations
2
💼 Economic density
212
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Liesle
À 9.81 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.
Besançon
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Loue-Lison
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
2
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
1
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| manoir | 16e siècle;17e 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 · 1 761 analyses · MAIRIE D'ECHAY
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 761
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quingey | 8.9 km | 30/100 | 1 299 |
| Salins-les-Bains | 11.2 km | 66/100 | 2 390 |
| Vorges-les-Pins | 11.9 km | 40/100 | 562 |
| Épeugney | 10.7 km | 29/100 | 590 |
| Boussières | 12.1 km | 38/100 | 1 208 |
| Byans-sur-Doubs | 10.4 km | 43/100 | 613 |
| Busy | 13.6 km | 44/100 | 682 |
| Amancey | 9.4 km | 28/100 | 744 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Échay
What is the price per m² in Échay? ▶
The median price per m² in Échay is 2 819 €.
What is the rental yield in Échay? ▶
The gross rental yield in Échay is 3.7%.
Is Échay a good real estate investment? ▶
Échay has a ScorCity score of 55/100, making it an interesting investment.
What are the natural risks in Échay? ▶
1 risks are identified in Échay: Séisme.