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Fontenay

Rural municipality · 36150 · Centre-Val de Loire

👥 Population
71
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
653 €
📈 48% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
15.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good

Fontenay — Score 64/100.

64
💰 Yield95
🌳 Quality of life56
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability95
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 2 Transactions · Fontenay

🏡 House /m²
653 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2021 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Châteauroux1 433 €1 458 €67142 963
Issoudun1 642 €1 028 €17811 159
Déols1 448 €1 389 €957 600
Le Blanc1 290 €894 €1286 164
Le Poinçonnet— €1 798 €835 855
Argenton-sur-Creuse2 762 €1 132 €1164 786

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
8.53 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
15.7 %
⏳ Payback period
6.4 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
53.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
40.5 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
5.6 %
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial 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.
30.250 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
66.550 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.420 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
31.630 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
35.28 %
🏢 CFE
20.46 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
71
2023
📐 Area
12.45 km²
6 inh/km²
📊 Median age
47.6 yrs
29.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
77.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
3.6 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
24
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
338
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Valençay
À 18.15 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Châteauroux
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Champagne Boischauts
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
2

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments

BuildingEra
église paroissiale2e moitié 16e siècle;3e quart 19e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 2 risks identified

Radon
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Vatan 6.5 km 29/100 1 994
Brion 12.1 km 55/100 582
Poulaines 11.7 km 60/100 816
Graçay 12.6 km 49/100 1 234
Levroux 14.4 km 48/100 2 797
Vineuil 17.7 km 58/100 1 241
Coings 19.5 km 53/100 915
Val-Fouzon 18.9 km 68/100 968

❓ Frequently asked questions about Fontenay

What is the price per m² in Fontenay?

The median price per m² in Fontenay is 653 €.

What is the rental yield in Fontenay?

The gross rental yield in Fontenay is 15.7%.

Is Fontenay a good real estate investment?

Fontenay has a ScorCity score of 64/100, making it an interesting investment.

What are the natural risks in Fontenay?

2 risks are identified in Fontenay: Radon, Séisme.