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Fontenoy-le-Château

Rural municipality · 88240 · Grand Est

👥 Population
500
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
600 €
📈 -8% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
14.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🟠 14.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good

Fontenoy-le-Château — Score 65/100.

65
💰 Yield94
🌳 Quality of life51
📊 Dynamism52
💸 Affordability96
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating66
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 19 Transactions · Fontenoy-le-Château

🏡 House /m²
600 €
📋 Transactions
19
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Épinal1 472 €1 742 €55432 251
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges1 550 €1 443 €36819 251
Golbey1 634 €1 636 €1038 832
Thaon-les-Vosges1 601 €1 457 €1028 547
Gérardmer3 170 €3 429 €1957 581
Remiremont1 667 €1 483 €1857 388

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
7.4 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
14.8 %
⏳ Payback period
6.8 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
53.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
23.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
23.5 %
🏢 Apartments
17.5 %
82.5 % houses
🎯 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.
43.240 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
62.670 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.050 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
15.70 %
🏢 CFE
25.65 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
500
2023
📐 Area
38.20 km²
13 inh/km²
💶 Median income
16 860 €
📊 Median age
55.3 yrs
23.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
65.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
22.2 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
122
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
8
+60.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
5
💼 Economic density
244
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Bains-les-Bains
À 6.64 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA d'Epinal
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
🏫 Middle schools
🎓 High schools

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
2
Source FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
7
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
5
⚽ Sport
5
🎭 Culture
1

⚡ Energy performance

7 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
28.6 %
28.6 %
D
0.0 %
E
57.1 %
57.1 %
F
14.3 %
14.3 %
G
0.0 %

14.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 2 protected monuments

BuildingEra
église2e moitié 15e siècle;16e siècle;18e siècle
ensemble fortifié2e moitié 15e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 6 risks identified

Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 4 615 analyses · COMMUNAUTE D'AGGLOMERATION D'EPINAL

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
4 615

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
La Vôge-les-Bains 5.6 km 36/100 1 545
Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse 10.6 km 41/100 2 814
Vauvillers 9.0 km 42/100 602
Charmois-l'Orgueilleux 13.2 km 46/100 586
La Chapelle-aux-Bois 10.5 km 26/100 675
Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont 10.4 km 50/100 1 426
Corbenay 12.7 km 64/100 1 248
Passavant-la-Rochère 11.0 km 64/100 524

❓ Frequently asked questions about Fontenoy-le-Château

What is the price per m² in Fontenoy-le-Château?

The median price per m² in Fontenoy-le-Château is 600 €.

What is the rental yield in Fontenoy-le-Château?

The gross rental yield in Fontenoy-le-Château is 14.8%.

Is Fontenoy-le-Château a good real estate investment?

Fontenoy-le-Château has a ScorCity score of 65/100, making it an interesting investment.

What is the average energy rating in Fontenoy-le-Château?

The most common energy rating class in Fontenoy-le-Château is E.

What are the natural risks in Fontenoy-le-Château?

6 risks are identified in Fontenoy-le-Château: Mouvement de terrain, Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau, Radon.