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Forest-en-Cambrésis
Rural municipality · 59222 · Hauts-de-France
👥 Population
549
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 750 €
📈 54% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Forest-en-Cambrésis — Score 47/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100).
47
💰 Yield49
🌳 Quality of life53
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability54
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 6 Transactions · Forest-en-Cambrésis
🏡 House /m²
1 750 €
📋 Transactions
6
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | 4 103 € | 2 875 € | 3755 | 238 246 |
| Tourcoing | 2 034 € | 1 812 € | 1256 | 98 772 |
| Roubaix | 2 754 € | 1 387 € | 986 | 98 286 |
| Dunkerque | 2 582 € | 2 048 € | 1336 | 86 263 |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 2 712 € | 3 027 € | 653 | 62 868 |
| Valenciennes | 2 721 € | 1 617 € | 767 | 43 468 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
9.56 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.6 %
⏳ Payback period
15.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
88.6 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.9 %
🏢 Apartments
1.1 %
98.5 % 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
🏢 Social housing units
6
RPLS source
💶 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.
40.230 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
100.770 %
🏘️ Housing tax
29.520 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.500 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
7.96 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
549
2023
📐 Area
8.84 km²
62 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 870 €
📊 Median age
39.0 yrs
36.4% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
8.7 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
82
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
6
+50.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
4
💼 Economic density
149
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Ors
À 5.84 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ 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 Mormal
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
8
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
3
⚡ Energy performance
2 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
100.0 %
100.0 %
E
0.0 %
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 · 3 risks identified
Engins de guerre
Mouvement de terrain
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 804 analyses · SIDEN-SIAN NOREADE LE QUESNOY
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
804
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pommereuil | 3.2 km | 58/100 | 765 |
| Bousies | 2.8 km | 50/100 | 1 769 |
| Poix-du-Nord | 5.5 km | 36/100 | 2 126 |
| Fontaine-au-Bois | 4.6 km | 54/100 | 687 |
| Neuvilly | 4.7 km | 50/100 | 1 103 |
| Bazuel | 7.2 km | 53/100 | 551 |
| Ors | 5.9 km | 67/100 | 644 |
| Solesmes | 5.5 km | 31/100 | 4 142 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Forest-en-Cambrésis
What is the price per m² in Forest-en-Cambrésis? ▶
The median price per m² in Forest-en-Cambrésis is 1 750 €.
What is the rental yield in Forest-en-Cambrésis? ▶
The gross rental yield in Forest-en-Cambrésis is 6.6%.
Is Forest-en-Cambrésis a good real estate investment? ▶
Forest-en-Cambrésis has a ScorCity score of 47/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Forest-en-Cambrésis? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Forest-en-Cambrésis is D.
What are the natural risks in Forest-en-Cambrésis? ▶
3 risks are identified in Forest-en-Cambrésis: Engins de guerre, Mouvement de terrain, Séisme.