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Fraize

Small town · 88230 · Grand Est

👥 Population
2 843
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 041 €
📈 -27% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
10.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
B
🟠 12.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good

Fraize — Score 71/100.

71
💰 Yield83
🌳 Quality of life64
📊 Dynamism54
💸 Affordability85
🛡️ Safety40
⚡ Energy rating89
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 13 Transactions · Fraize

🏢 Apt. /m²
1 041 €
🏡 House /m²
1 616 €
📋 Transactions
13
📈 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
8.84 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
10.2 %
⏳ Payback period
9.8 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
77.6 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
9.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
12.8 %
🏢 Apartments
35.2 %
64.2 % 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.
44.550 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
72.420 %
🏘️ Housing tax
26.090 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.13 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
2 843
2023
📐 Area
15.51 km²
183 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 290 €
📊 Median age
49.6 yrs
27.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.1 %
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.
18.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
568
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
47
+23.7% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
38
💼 Economic density
200
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
À 12.01 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
🎯 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.
100.0 %
Average pass rate · 1 middle school

📊 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 DE LA HAUTE MEURTHEpublic100.7

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

🏥 Hospitals
1
💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
4
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
54
📋 Commerce
21
📋 Enseignement
3
🏥 Sante
21
⚽ Sport
14
🎭 Culture
2

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Destructions et dégradations volontaires289.80 ‰7.2 ‰+36 % vs moy.
Violences physiques hors cadre familial165.60 ‰4.0 ‰+40 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes155.30 ‰7.3 ‰-27 % vs moy.
Violences physiques intrafamiliales124.20 ‰4.2 ‰Dans la moyenne
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement113.90 ‰6.3 ‰-38 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

25 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
8.0 %
B
56.0 %
56.0 %
C
4.0 %
D
12.0 %
12.0 %
E
8.0 %
F
8.0 %
G
4.0 %

12.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 2 protected monuments

BuildingEra
maison1ère moitié 18e siècle;milieu 19e siècle
filature19e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 4 risks identified

Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Radon
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 5 580 analyses · COMMUNAUTE D'AGGLOMERATION DE SAINT-DIE-DES-VOSGES

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
5 580

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
11
⚡ Charge points
41
🚀 Incl. fast charging
6

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Mandray 3.3 km 38/100 586
Plainfaing 5.1 km 52/100 1 569
Entre-deux-Eaux 6.1 km 41/100 510
Ban-de-Laveline 5.8 km 35/100 1 148
Le Bonhomme 6.1 km 50/100 744
Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy 7.8 km 32/100 957
Anould 6.6 km 36/100 3 234
Saulcy-sur-Meurthe 8.6 km 65/100 2 319

❓ Frequently asked questions about Fraize

What is the price per m² in Fraize?

The median price per m² in Fraize is 1 041 €.

What is the rental yield in Fraize?

The gross rental yield in Fraize is 10.2%.

Is Fraize a good real estate investment?

Fraize has a ScorCity score of 71/100, making it an excellent choice.

What is the average energy rating in Fraize?

The most common energy rating class in Fraize is B.

What are the natural risks in Fraize?

4 risks are identified in Fraize: Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau, Radon, Inondation.