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Fontarèches
Rural municipality · 30580 · Occitanie
👥 Population
256
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 583 €
📈 -41% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
8.1 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Fontarèches — Score 44/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (19/100).
44
💰 Yield19
🌳 Quality of life85
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability22
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating88
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Fontarèches
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 583 €
🏡 House /m²
2 701 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 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
10.63 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
8.1 %
⏳ Payback period
12.4 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
60.6 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
31.9 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
7.4 %
🏢 Apartments
2.1 %
97.3 % 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.
Yes
Rent control possible
💶 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.
41.200 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
109.420 %
🏘️ Housing tax
19.850 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.100 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.83 %
🏢 CFE
30.92 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
256
2023
📐 Area
13.36 km²
19 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 090 €
📊 Median age
52.5 yrs
21.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
72.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.7 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
71
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
5
-37.5% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
8
💼 Economic density
277
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Bagnols-sur-Cèze
À 16.84 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.
Uzès
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Pays d'Uzès
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
10
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
3
⚡ 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 · 9 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Glissement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
Feu de forêt
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 10 817 analyses · SYNDICAT DES EAUX DES GARRIGUES
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
10 817
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède | 3.0 km | 42/100 | 709 |
| Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie | 6.1 km | 39/100 | 3 173 |
| Verfeuil | 6.2 km | 38/100 | 591 |
| Saint-Marcel-de-Careiret | 5.9 km | 34/100 | 870 |
| Lussan | 7.6 km | 65/100 | 545 |
| Montaren-et-Saint-Médiers | 8.3 km | 30/100 | 1 397 |
| Uzès | 9.3 km | 41/100 | 8 519 |
| Cavillargues | 7.2 km | 43/100 | 849 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Fontarèches
What is the price per m² in Fontarèches? ▶
The median price per m² in Fontarèches is 1 583 €.
What is the rental yield in Fontarèches? ▶
The gross rental yield in Fontarèches is 8.1%.
Is Fontarèches a good real estate investment? ▶
Fontarèches has a ScorCity score of 44/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Fontarèches? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Fontarèches is C.
What are the natural risks in Fontarèches? ▶
9 risks are identified in Fontarèches: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Glissement de terrain, Tassements différentiels.