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Forges-les-Eaux

Small town · 76440 · Normandie

👥 Population
3 642
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
4 398 €
📈 180% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
2.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 27.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Forges-les-Eaux — Score 26/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (4/100) and a high purchase price for the area (7/100).
26
💰 Yield4
🌳 Quality of life58
📊 Dynamism56
💸 Affordability7
🛡️ Safety21
⚡ Energy rating28
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 11 Transactions · Forges-les-Eaux

🏢 Apt. /m²
4 398 €
🏡 House /m²
1 705 €
📋 Transactions
11
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Le Havre2 565 €2 381 €2644166 687
Rouen2 962 €2 904 €2466117 662
Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray1 127 €2 030 €24229 518
Sotteville-lès-Rouen2 000 €2 292 €37629 003
Dieppe2 636 €2 215 €66128 496
Le Grand-Quevilly2 160 €2 633 €14925 789

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
9.55 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
2.6 %
⏳ Payback period
38.4 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
86.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.7 %
🏢 Apartments
31.0 %
68.6 % 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.
45.970 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
72.520 %
🏘️ Housing tax
22.570 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
6.18 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
3 642
2023
📐 Area
15.45 km²
236 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 540 €
📊 Median age
54.1 yrs
25.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
71.4 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.4 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateShare 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
826
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
57
+32.6% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
43
💼 Economic density
227
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Serqueux
À 2.95 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.
Forges-les-Eaux
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC des Quatre Rivières en Bray
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

📊 Niveau social des établissements

Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.

🏫 Middle school IPS
Middle schoolSectorIPS
COLLEGE SAINT EXUPERYpublic95.3

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

🏥 Hospitals
1
💊 Pharmacies
1
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
10
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
77
📋 Commerce
33
📋 Enseignement
9
🏥 Sante
52
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
22
🎭 Culture
8

🏛️ Public services

Public Service Directory API · 1 services

CategoryQtyExamples
📋 service public1Point conseil budget - Unités Territoriales d’Action Sociale (UTAS 76) - Forges-les-Eaux

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Destructions et dégradations volontaires267.10 ‰7.2 ‰Dans la moyenne
Violences physiques hors cadre familial256.90 ‰4.0 ‰+73 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes226.00 ‰7.3 ‰-18 % vs moy.
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement215.80 ‰6.3 ‰Dans la moyenne
Violences sexuelles174.70 ‰2.4 ‰+96 % vs moy.
Usage de stupéfiants123.30 ‰8.4 ‰-61 % vs moy.
Violences physiques intrafamiliales92.50 ‰4.2 ‰-40 % vs moy.
Vols de véhicule71.90 ‰2.4 ‰-21 % vs moy.
Cambriolages de logement52.30 ‰7.5 ‰-69 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

11 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
18.2 %
18.2 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
54.5 %
54.5 %
F
18.2 %
18.2 %
G
9.1 %
9.1 %

27.3 % 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

Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Transport de marchandises dangereuses

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 19 417 analyses · MAIRIE DE FORGES-LES-EAUX

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
19 417

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
5
⚡ Charge points
13
🚀 Incl. fast charging
5

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Serqueux 2.6 km 29/100 943
Gaillefontaine 6.3 km 53/100 1 108
Saint-Saire 10.2 km 44/100 582
Conteville 11.0 km 33/100 507
Beauvoir-en-Lyons 13.8 km 30/100 663
Sommery 9.4 km 41/100 826
Neuville-Ferrières 13.9 km 37/100 528
La Feuillie 16.2 km 34/100 1 228

❓ Frequently asked questions about Forges-les-Eaux

What is the price per m² in Forges-les-Eaux?

The median price per m² in Forges-les-Eaux is 4 398 €.

What is the rental yield in Forges-les-Eaux?

The gross rental yield in Forges-les-Eaux is 2.6%.

Is Forges-les-Eaux a good real estate investment?

Forges-les-Eaux has a ScorCity score of 26/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Forges-les-Eaux?

The most common energy rating class in Forges-les-Eaux is E.

What are the natural risks in Forges-les-Eaux?

3 risks are identified in Forges-les-Eaux: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Mouvement de terrain, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.