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Franken
Rural municipality · 68130 · Grand Est
👥 Population
354
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
€
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
None %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Franken — Score 52/100.
52
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life46
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
91.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.9 %
🏢 Apartments
4.3 %
95.7 % 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
3
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.
33.910 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
146.900 %
🏘️ Housing tax
26.310 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
32.42 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
354
2023
📐 Area
6.29 km²
56 inh/km²
💶 Median income
36 420 €
📊 Median age
40.8 yrs
34.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
77.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
6.4 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
68
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
11
+37.5% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
8
💼 Economic density
192
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Walheim
À 8.62 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.
Bâle - Saint-Louis (partie française)
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Sundgau
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
4
⚽ Sport
3
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 7 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 230 analyses · COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES SUNDGAU
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
230
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jettingen | 2.2 km | 54/100 | 522 |
| Steinsoultz | 4.0 km | 45/100 | 743 |
| Wahlbach | 4.0 km | 58/100 | 508 |
| Muespach | 5.0 km | 56/100 | 942 |
| Rantzwiller | 6.1 km | 54/100 | 802 |
| Helfrantzkirch | 4.4 km | 43/100 | 737 |
| Waldighofen | 6.0 km | 54/100 | 1 558 |
| Illtal | 5.3 km | 54/100 | 1 203 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Franken
Is Franken a good real estate investment? ▶
Franken has a ScorCity score of 52/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Franken? ▶
7 risks are identified in Franken: Mouvement de terrain, Tassements différentiels, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.