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Faugères
Rural municipality · 34600 · Occitanie
👥 Population
548
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
13 662 €
📈 368% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
0.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Faugères — Score 35/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (0/100) and a high purchase price for the area (1/100).
35
💰 Yield0
🌳 Quality of life85
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability1
🛡️ Safety8
⚡ Energy rating88
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Faugères
🏢 Apt. /m²
13 662 €
🏡 House /m²
1 193 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.23 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
0.9 %
⏳ Payback period
111.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
65.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
28.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.8 %
🏢 Apartments
4.1 %
95.6 % 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
5
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.
42.500 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
131.030 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.290 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.970 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
3.21 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
548
2023
📐 Area
26.10 km²
21 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 290 €
📊 Median age
51.7 yrs
24.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
74.4 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.7 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
198
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
10
-23.1% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
13
💼 Economic density
361
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Bédarieux
À 5.09 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.
Bédarieux
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Les Avant-Monts
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
17
📋 Commerce
4
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
4
⚽ Sport
4
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Mairie - Faugères |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 5 | 9.10 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +44 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
2 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
50.0 %
50.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
50.0 %
50.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 7 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
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 9 244 analyses · S.A.U.R SECTEUR ORB-HERAULT
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
9 244
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bédarieux | 5.1 km | 61/100 | 5 804 |
| Laurens | 5.7 km | 64/100 | 1 815 |
| Hérépian | 5.3 km | 54/100 | 1 594 |
| Autignac | 7.5 km | 53/100 | 982 |
| Lamalou-les-Bains | 8.0 km | 39/100 | 2 389 |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit | 10.9 km | 38/100 | 1 722 |
| La Tour-sur-Orb | 10.9 km | 62/100 | 1 350 |
| Gabian | 8.9 km | 29/100 | 886 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Faugères
What is the price per m² in Faugères? ▶
The median price per m² in Faugères is 13 662 €.
What is the rental yield in Faugères? ▶
The gross rental yield in Faugères is 0.9%.
Is Faugères a good real estate investment? ▶
Faugères has a ScorCity score of 35/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Faugères? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Faugères is C.
What are the natural risks in Faugères? ▶
7 risks are identified in Faugères: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.