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Ferrière-la-Grande

Medium city · 59680 · Hauts-de-France

👥 Population
5 131
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 500 €
📈 184% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 6.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Ferrière-la-Grande — Score 36/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (8/100) and a high purchase price for the area (12/100).
36
💰 Yield8
🌳 Quality of life54
📊 Dynamism58
💸 Affordability12
🛡️ Safety45
⚡ Energy rating58
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 17 Transactions · Ferrière-la-Grande

🏢 Apt. /m²
3 500 €
🏡 House /m²
1 291 €
📋 Transactions
17
📈 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
10.25 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.5 %
⏳ Payback period
28.5 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
91.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
0.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.3 %
🏢 Apartments
15.1 %
84.3 % 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
🏢 Social housing units
447
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.
48.480 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
118.930 %
🏘️ Housing tax
38.080 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
7.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
67.57 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
5 131
2023
📐 Area
10.01 km²
513 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 240 €
📊 Median age
39.5 yrs
37.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
19.9 %
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.
25.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
693
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
66
+24.5% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
53
💼 Economic density
135
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Maubeuge
À 3.62 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.
Maubeuge (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 Maubeuge Val de Sambre
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)Brevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
88.0 %
Average pass rate · 1 middle school

📊 Niveau social des établissements

Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.

🏫 Middle school IPS
Middle schoolSectorIPS
COLLEGE LAVOISIERpublic92.8

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
7
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
2

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
66
📋 Commerce
11
📋 Enseignement
6
🏥 Sante
37
🚆 Transport
2
⚽ Sport
10

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Destructions et dégradations volontaires316.00 ‰7.2 ‰-17 % vs moy.
Violences physiques intrafamiliales316.00 ‰4.2 ‰+43 % vs moy.
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement244.70 ‰6.3 ‰-25 % vs moy.
Violences physiques hors cadre familial224.30 ‰4.0 ‰Dans la moyenne
Vols sans violence contre des personnes203.90 ‰7.3 ‰-47 % vs moy.
Cambriolages de logement93.70 ‰7.5 ‰-51 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

15 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
6.7 %
D
46.7 %
46.7 %
E
40.0 %
40.0 %
F
6.7 %
G
0.0 %

6.7 % 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

Engins de guerre
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 14 965 analyses · SUEZ - AMVS (MAUBEUGE)

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
14 965

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
18
⚡ Charge points
132
🚀 Incl. fast charging
12

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Rousies 3.2 km 68/100 3 980
Beaufort 3.2 km 49/100 995
Cerfontaine 3.0 km 35/100 646
Ferrière-la-Petite 2.8 km 60/100 1 024
Louvroil 3.2 km 59/100 6 294
Maubeuge 4.8 km 53/100 28 767
Assevent 5.4 km 53/100 1 769
Élesmes 7.2 km 35/100 1 013

❓ Frequently asked questions about Ferrière-la-Grande

What is the price per m² in Ferrière-la-Grande?

The median price per m² in Ferrière-la-Grande is 3 500 €.

What is the rental yield in Ferrière-la-Grande?

The gross rental yield in Ferrière-la-Grande is 3.5%.

Is Ferrière-la-Grande a good real estate investment?

Ferrière-la-Grande has a ScorCity score of 36/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Ferrière-la-Grande?

The most common energy rating class in Ferrière-la-Grande is D.

What are the natural risks in Ferrière-la-Grande?

4 risks are identified in Ferrière-la-Grande: Engins de guerre, Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Inondation.