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Fontanès
Rural municipality · 30250 · Occitanie
👥 Population
700
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 902 €
📈 10% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Fontanès — Score 45/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a high purchase price for the area (33/100).
45
💰 Yield54
🌳 Quality of life39
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability33
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating71
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Fontanès
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 902 €
🏡 House /m²
2 295 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nîmes | 2 300 € | 3 058 € | 2601 | 151 839 |
| Alès | 1 859 € | 2 059 € | 714 | 46 125 |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 1 829 € | 2 353 € | 262 | 18 112 |
| Beaucaire | 1 741 € | 2 290 € | 288 | 15 692 |
| Saint-Gilles | 1 990 € | 2 214 € | 187 | 14 734 |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 3 571 € | 4 000 € | 218 | 13 148 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
13.15 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.4 %
⏳ Payback period
18.4 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
85.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
5.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.8 %
🏢 Apartments
14.3 %
85.1 % 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.
42.620 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
111.160 %
🏘️ Housing tax
26.420 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.200 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.83 %
🏢 CFE
34.66 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
700
2023
📐 Area
14.42 km²
49 inh/km²
💶 Median income
23 230 €
📊 Median age
46.4 yrs
29.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.2 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
188
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
16
-15.8% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
19
💼 Economic density
269
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Fons - Saint-Mamert
À 12.33 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Pays de Sommières
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
12
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
3
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
3
⚡ Energy performance
5 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
20.0 %
20.0 %
D
80.0 %
80.0 %
E
0.0 %
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 · 14 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Effondrements localisés
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Glissements ou mouvements de pente
Tassements différentiels
Affaissement minier
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Tassements
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 4 766 analyses · MAIRIE DE FONTANES
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
4 766
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Same region, score close to
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Souvignargues | 2.9 km | 30/100 | 957 |
| Combas | 3.7 km | 40/100 | 780 |
| Villevieille | 4.0 km | 44/100 | 1 889 |
| Salinelles | 3.5 km | 41/100 | 585 |
| Vic-le-Fesq | 4.7 km | 67/100 | 592 |
| Aujargues | 4.8 km | 39/100 | 815 |
| Crespian | 6.0 km | 42/100 | 522 |
| Sommières | 6.7 km | 35/100 | 5 073 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Fontanès
What is the price per m² in Fontanès? ▶
The median price per m² in Fontanès is 2 902 €.
What is the rental yield in Fontanès? ▶
The gross rental yield in Fontanès is 5.4%.
Is Fontanès a good real estate investment? ▶
Fontanès has a ScorCity score of 45/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Fontanès? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Fontanès is D.
What are the natural risks in Fontanès? ▶
14 risks are identified in Fontanès: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Effondrements localisés.