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Ercé
Rural municipality · 09140 · Occitanie
👥 Population
602
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 857 €
📈 43% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Ercé — Score 34/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (12/100) and improvable safety statistics (14/100).
34
💰 Yield12
🌳 Quality of life53
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability30
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Ercé
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 857 €
🏡 House /m²
2 394 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamiers | 1 857 € | 1 694 € | 276 | 16 473 |
| Foix | 1 649 € | 1 747 € | 185 | 9 934 |
| Saint-Girons | 1 789 € | 1 564 € | 199 | 6 008 |
| Lavelanet | 4 853 € | 1 018 € | 147 | 5 987 |
| Saverdun | 1 811 € | 1 683 € | 72 | 4 808 |
| Mazères | 1 575 € | 1 726 € | 64 | 3 852 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
7.96 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.3 %
⏳ Payback period
29.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
41.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
54.8 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
3.9 %
🏢 Apartments
1.9 %
96.3 % 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.
56.500 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
302.060 %
🏘️ Housing tax
29.290 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.160 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
84.56 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
602
2023
📐 Area
40.97 km²
15 inh/km²
💶 Median income
18 920 €
📊 Median age
56.4 yrs
20.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
17.7 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
153
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
13
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
13
💼 Economic density
254
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Tarascon-sur-Ariège
À 23.97 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.
Saint-Girons
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Couserans-Pyrénées
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏥 Healthcare
FINESS
🏥 Établissements de santé
1
👵 EHPAD
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
10
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
5
🎭 Culture
2
⚡ Energy performance
1 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
100.0 %
100.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 3 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| croix monumentale | — |
| chapelle | 12e siècle |
| église | 12e siècle;14e siècle;18e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 9 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Avalanche
Feu de forêt
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Mouvement de terrain
Neige et pluies verglaçantes
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 15 791 analyses · SERVICE DES EAUX DU COUSERANS
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
15 791
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oust | 6.3 km | 54/100 | 583 |
| Massat | 7.5 km | 24/100 | 749 |
| Rimont | 17.0 km | 39/100 | 542 |
| Seix | 13.0 km | 49/100 | 762 |
| Val-de-Sos | 15.3 km | 25/100 | 599 |
| Eycheil | 17.8 km | 51/100 | 522 |
| Auzat | 18.7 km | 60/100 | 561 |
| Saint-Girons | 18.9 km | 49/100 | 6 008 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Ercé
What is the price per m² in Ercé? ▶
The median price per m² in Ercé is 2 857 €.
What is the rental yield in Ercé? ▶
The gross rental yield in Ercé is 3.3%.
Is Ercé a good real estate investment? ▶
Ercé has a ScorCity score of 34/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Ercé? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Ercé is E.
What are the natural risks in Ercé? ▶
9 risks are identified in Ercé: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Avalanche, Feu de forêt.