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Fenain

Medium city · 59179 · Hauts-de-France

👥 Population
5 441
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
9 143 €
📈 596% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
1.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 33.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Fenain — Score 24/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (1/100) and a high purchase price for the area (1/100).
24
💰 Yield1
🌳 Quality of life41
📊 Dynamism55
💸 Affordability1
🛡️ Safety42
⚡ Energy rating20
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 7 Transactions · Fenain

🏢 Apt. /m²
9 143 €
🏡 House /m²
1 528 €
📋 Transactions
7
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Lille4 103 €2 875 €3755238 246
Tourcoing2 034 €1 812 €125698 772
Roubaix2 754 €1 387 €98698 286
Dunkerque2 582 €2 048 €133686 263
Villeneuve-d'Ascq2 712 €3 027 €65362 868
Valenciennes2 721 €1 617 €76743 468

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
10.4 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
1.4 %
⏳ Payback period
73.3 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
93.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
0.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.5 %
🏢 Apartments
3.3 %
96.6 % 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
🏢 Social housing units
544
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.
47.240 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
128.920 %
🏘️ Housing tax
32.420 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
15.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
71.29 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
5 441
2023
📐 Area
5.82 km²
935 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 110 €
📊 Median age
39.3 yrs
38.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
70.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
18.5 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
19.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
472
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
43
+13.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
38
💼 Economic density
87
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Somain
À 1.93 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Lille (partie française)
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Coeur d'Ostrevent
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
🎓 High schools

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
4
Source FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
2

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
66
📋 Commerce
17
📋 Enseignement
4
🏥 Sante
24
⚽ Sport
7

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Destructions et dégradations volontaires407.40 ‰7.2 ‰Dans la moyenne
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement305.50 ‰6.3 ‰Dans la moyenne
Violences physiques intrafamiliales244.40 ‰4.2 ‰Dans la moyenne
Violences sexuelles162.90 ‰2.4 ‰+21 % vs moy.
Cambriolages de logement156.40 ‰7.5 ‰Dans la moyenne
Vols sans violence contre des personnes112.00 ‰7.3 ‰-73 % vs moy.
Usage de stupéfiants (AFD)91.70 ‰7.5 ‰-77 % vs moy.
Usage de stupéfiants91.70 ‰8.4 ‰-80 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

9 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
11.1 %
11.1 %
D
11.1 %
11.1 %
E
44.4 %
44.4 %
F
22.2 %
22.2 %
G
11.1 %
11.1 %

33.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 6 risks identified

Affaissement minier
Effondrements généralisés
Engins de guerre
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 1 680 analyses · SIDEN-SIAN NOREADE PECQUENCOURT

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 680

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
6
⚡ Charge points
12
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Erre 1.4 km 45/100 1 586
Somain 2.1 km 29/100 11 766
Abscon 4.0 km 38/100 4 108
Hornaing 2.7 km 49/100 3 496
Wandignies-Hamage 3.9 km 33/100 1 301
Rieulay 3.3 km 42/100 1 261
Warlaing 5.1 km 42/100 603
Escaudain 4.6 km 23/100 9 039

❓ Frequently asked questions about Fenain

What is the price per m² in Fenain?

The median price per m² in Fenain is 9 143 €.

What is the rental yield in Fenain?

The gross rental yield in Fenain is 1.4%.

Is Fenain a good real estate investment?

Fenain has a ScorCity score of 24/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Fenain?

The most common energy rating class in Fenain is E.

What are the natural risks in Fenain?

6 risks are identified in Fenain: Affaissement minier, Effondrements généralisés, Engins de guerre.