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Fontcouverte
Rural municipality · 11700 · Occitanie
👥 Population
575
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 895 €
📈 164% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.1 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Fontcouverte — Score 64/100.
64
💰 Yield87
🌳 Quality of life85
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability84
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Fontcouverte
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 895 €
🏡 House /m²
1 074 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narbonne | 2 342 € | 2 761 € | 1229 | 57 587 |
| Carcassonne | 1 469 € | 1 744 € | 1042 | 46 080 |
| Castelnaudary | 1 702 € | 1 656 € | 245 | 12 151 |
| Limoux | 2 955 € | 1 589 € | 200 | 10 532 |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 1 875 € | 1 778 € | 206 | 10 343 |
| Port-la-Nouvelle | 2 457 € | 3 017 € | 199 | 5 852 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.03 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.1 %
⏳ Payback period
32.4 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
74.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
10.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
15.3 %
🏢 Apartments
6.5 %
92.9 % 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.
60.300 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
169.180 %
🏘️ Housing tax
28.200 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
22.850 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
1.53 %
🏢 CFE
0.77 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
575
2023
📐 Area
10.20 km²
56 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 070 €
📊 Median age
48.3 yrs
27.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
17.6 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
182
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
11
+22.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
9
💼 Economic density
317
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Lézignan-Corbières
À 7.30 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Narbonne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏥 Healthcare
FINESS
🏥 Établissements de santé
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
21
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
8
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 13 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 11 281 analyses · VEOLIA GENERALE DES EAUX
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
11 281
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conilhac-Corbières | 2.5 km | 72/100 | 954 |
| Moux | 3.5 km | 46/100 | 719 |
| Fabrezan | 5.0 km | 68/100 | 1 306 |
| Ferrals-les-Corbières | 4.9 km | 55/100 | 1 275 |
| Escales | 6.1 km | 65/100 | 512 |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 6.9 km | 59/100 | 10 343 |
| Douzens | 6.6 km | 30/100 | 784 |
| La Redorte | 8.7 km | 40/100 | 1 238 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Fontcouverte
What is the price per m² in Fontcouverte? ▶
The median price per m² in Fontcouverte is 3 895 €.
What is the rental yield in Fontcouverte? ▶
The gross rental yield in Fontcouverte is 3.1%.
Is Fontcouverte a good real estate investment? ▶
Fontcouverte has a ScorCity score of 64/100, making it an interesting investment.
What are the natural risks in Fontcouverte? ▶
13 risks are identified in Fontcouverte: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.