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Fontenay-le-Comte
Medium city · 85200 · Pays de la Loire
👥 Population
14 059
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 833 €
📈 118% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Fontenay-le-Comte — Score 52/100.
52
💰 Yield18
🌳 Quality of life82
📊 Dynamism78
💸 Affordability20
🛡️ Safety55
⚡ Energy rating84
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 74 Transactions · Fontenay-le-Comte
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 833 €
🏡 House /m²
1 681 €
📋 Transactions
74
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 2 500 € | 2 444 € | 831 | 54 849 |
| Les Sables-d'Olonne | 4 964 € | 4 050 € | 1172 | 49 603 |
| Challans | 2 549 € | 2 660 € | 349 | 22 943 |
| Montaigu-Vendée | 3 190 € | 2 368 € | 239 | 21 134 |
| Les Herbiers | 5 769 € | 2 339 € | 212 | 16 521 |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 2 833 € | 1 681 € | 285 | 14 059 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.99 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.7 %
⏳ Payback period
21.5 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
84.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.1 %
🚪 Vacant homes
12.9 %
🏢 Apartments
32.4 %
66.5 % 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.
45.040 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
87.450 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.930 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
29.10 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
14 059
2023
📐 Area
34.20 km²
411 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 440 €
📊 Median age
51.1 yrs
27.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
13.4 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
16.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
2 836
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
254
+22.7% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
207
💼 Economic density
202
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Luçon
À 29.01 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.
Fontenay-le-Comte
Main hub
🏛️ 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 Fontenay-Vendée
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
2
🏫 Middle schools
3
🎓 High schools
2
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE NOTRE DAME (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +3.0 |
| LYCEE FRANCOIS RABELAIS (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 98.0 % | — | +0.0 |
🎯 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.
90.6 %
Average pass rate · 5 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 110.6 |
| COLLEGE FRANCOIS VIETE | public | 96.2 |
| COLLEGE ANDRE TIRAQUEAU | public | 92.8 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
4
💊 Pharmacies
8
🔬 Laboratories
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
52
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
3
💊 Pharmacies
8
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
252
📋 Commerce
144
📋 Enseignement
20
🏥 Sante
173
🚆 Transport
3
⚽ Sport
57
🎭 Culture
8
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 4 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 4 | Caisse d'allocations familiales (Caf) de Vendée - accueil de Fontenay-le-Comte, Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (CPAM) de Vendée - accueil de Fontenay-le-Comte, Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes (Afpa) - Centre de Fontenay-le-Comte |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 132 | 9.40 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +31 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 111 | 7.90 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 63 | 4.50 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -29 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 61 | 4.30 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -17 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 60 | 4.30 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -49 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 48 | 3.40 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 39 | 2.80 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -33 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 39 | 2.80 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +17 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 38 | 4.70 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -37 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 32 | 2.30 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 19 | 1.40 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -81 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 13 | 0.90 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -76 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 7 | 0.50 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -77 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
19 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
5.3 %
B
5.3 %
C
36.8 %
36.8 %
D
26.3 %
26.3 %
E
26.3 %
26.3 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 25 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| immeuble | 3e quart 16e siècle |
| maison | 16e siècle |
| immeuble | 2e moitié 18e siècle |
| maison | 16e siècle |
| maison | 16e siècle |
| maison | 4e quart 16e siècle |
| sénéchaussée | 16e siècle |
| immeuble | 16e siècle |
| couvent | 2e quart 17e siècle |
| église | — |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 16 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Effet de projection
Effet de surpression
Effet thermique
Effet toxique
Rupture de barrage
Tassements différentiels
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine naturelle (cavités souterraines)
Mouvement de terrain
Neige et pluies verglaçantes
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Inondation
Séisme
Risque industriel
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 16 910 analyses · SAUR
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
16 910
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
22
⚡ Charge points
77
🚀 Incl. fast charging
10
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau | 3.7 km | 53/100 | 795 |
| L'Orbrie | 4.6 km | 51/100 | 808 |
| Pissotte | 5.3 km | 61/100 | 1 132 |
| Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq | 4.8 km | 53/100 | 1 253 |
| Doix lès Fontaines | 6.8 km | 48/100 | 1 779 |
| Longèves | 5.7 km | 43/100 | 1 369 |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux | 7.4 km | 55/100 | 917 |
| Sérigné | 7.2 km | 53/100 | 1 048 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Fontenay-le-Comte
What is the price per m² in Fontenay-le-Comte? ▶
The median price per m² in Fontenay-le-Comte is 2 833 €.
What is the rental yield in Fontenay-le-Comte? ▶
The gross rental yield in Fontenay-le-Comte is 4.7%.
Is Fontenay-le-Comte a good real estate investment? ▶
Fontenay-le-Comte has a ScorCity score of 52/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Fontenay-le-Comte? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Fontenay-le-Comte is C.
What are the natural risks in Fontenay-le-Comte? ▶
16 risks are identified in Fontenay-le-Comte: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Effet de projection, Effet de surpression.