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Fay

Rural municipality · 72550 · Pays de la Loire

👥 Population
751
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 151 €
📈 51% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 15.4 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Fay — Score 39/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (34/100).
39
💰 Yield34
🌳 Quality of life41
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability37
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 13 Transactions · Fay

🏡 House /m²
2 151 €
📋 Transactions
13
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Le Mans2 125 €2 125 €2451146 249
La Flèche3 793 €1 773 €21214 947
Sablé-sur-Sarthe2 376 €1 411 €18612 326
Allonnes1 312 €1 661 €12410 739
La Ferté-Bernard2 133 €1 729 €1378 740
Coulaines1 301 €2 132 €668 121

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
10.27 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.7 %
⏳ Payback period
17.5 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
88.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.5 %
🏢 Apartments
0.7 %
99.3 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B2
Low tension
⚖️ 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.
39.950 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
59.960 %
🏘️ Housing tax
26.630 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
6.710 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
21.62 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
751
2023
📐 Area
9.47 km²
79 inh/km²
💶 Median income
26 120 €
📊 Median age
35.2 yrs
40.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
81.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
4.0 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
115
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
13
+18.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
11
💼 Economic density
153
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Voivres-lès-le-Mans
À 7.76 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.
Le Mans
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CU Le Mans Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
5
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
2

⚡ Energy performance

13 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
7.7 %
C
7.7 %
D
30.8 %
30.8 %
E
38.5 %
38.5 %
F
15.4 %
15.4 %
G
0.0 %

15.4 % 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

Feu de forêt
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 791 analyses · LE MANS METROPOLE

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
791

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Chaufour-Notre-Dame 1.6 km 43/100 1 173
Pruillé-le-Chétif 2.6 km 49/100 1 329
Étival-lès-le-Mans 4.0 km 42/100 1 826
Saint-Georges-du-Bois 3.9 km 55/100 2 285
Degré 5.8 km 34/100 751
Trangé 4.8 km 34/100 1 637
La Quinte 6.1 km 28/100 823
Coulans-sur-Gée 4.8 km 35/100 1 605

❓ Frequently asked questions about Fay

What is the price per m² in Fay?

The median price per m² in Fay is 2 151 €.

What is the rental yield in Fay?

The gross rental yield in Fay is 5.7%.

Is Fay a good real estate investment?

Fay has a ScorCity score of 39/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Fay?

The most common energy rating class in Fay is E.

What are the natural risks in Fay?

4 risks are identified in Fay: Feu de forêt, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.