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Gap
Large city · 05000 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
👥 Population
41 293
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 375 €
📈 13% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 22.2 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Gap — Score 56/100.
56
💰 Yield43
🌳 Quality of life86
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability30
🛡️ Safety60
⚡ Energy rating25
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 427 Transactions · Gap
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 375 €
🏡 House /m²
3 150 €
📋 Transactions
427
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gap | 2 375 € | 3 150 € | 564 | 41 293 |
| Briançon | 2 966 € | 3 670 € | 303 | 11 411 |
| Embrun | 3 326 € | 3 803 € | 164 | 6 412 |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 1 706 € | 2 100 € | 49 | 3 549 |
| Veynes | 1 750 € | 1 831 € | 52 | 3 214 |
| Chorges | 3 432 € | 3 708 € | 41 | 3 146 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
12.36 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.2 %
⏳ Payback period
16.0 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
88.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.7 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.2 %
🏢 Apartments
64.3 %
34.9 % 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.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ 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
3 658
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.
62.040 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
225.930 %
🏘️ Housing tax
19.360 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
12.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
95.62 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
41 293
2023
📐 Area
108.78 km²
380 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 280 €
📊 Median age
46.5 yrs
31.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
74.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.4 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
15.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
10 978
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
898
+9.1% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
823
💼 Economic density
266
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Gap
À 2.61 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Gap
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Gap-Tallard-Durance
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
8
🏫 Middle schools
4
🎓 High schools
3
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE ST JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE DOMINIQUE VILLARS | public | 99.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE ARISTIDE BRIA | public | 98.0 % | — | +2.0 |
🎯 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.
89.7 %
Average pass rate · 6 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 125.5 |
| COLLEGE DE FONTREYNE | public | 109.4 |
| COLLEGE CENTRE | public | 109.1 |
| COLLEGE MAUZAN | public | 106.6 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
5
💊 Pharmacies
13
🔬 Laboratories
4
🏥 Établissements de santé
121
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
5
💊 Pharmacies
13
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
924
📋 Commerce
416
📋 Enseignement
53
🏥 Sante
637
🚆 Transport
25
⚽ Sport
168
🎭 Culture
31
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 12 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 4 | Maison des Solidarités Fangerots, Bureau de douane - Gap, Agence nationale de l'habitat (Anah) - Délégation locale - Hautes-Alpes |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 4 | Direction régionale de l'environnement, de l'aménagement et du logement (Dréal) Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - Unité interdépartementale Alpes-de-Haute-Provence et Hautes Alpes (Gap), Service départemental à la jeunesse, à l'engagement et aux sports (SDJES) - Hautes-Alpes, Direction des services départementaux de l'Éducation nationale (DSDEN) - Hautes-Alpes |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Direction des services du cabinet - Hautes-Alpes |
| 📋 Conseil, comité, commission (organisme consultatif) | 1 | Comité départemental d’examen des difficultés des entreprises (Codefi) - Hautes-Alpes |
| 📋 Ordre professionnel | 1 | Ordre des avocats - Barreau de Gap |
| 🏢 Collectivité locale | 1 | Laboratoire départemental d'analyses - Hautes-Alpes |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 394 | 9.50 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +32 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 355 | 8.60 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +18 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 252 | 6.10 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 153 | 3.70 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 151 | 3.70 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -56 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 147 | 3.60 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 96 | 2.30 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 90 | 3.80 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -49 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 78 | 1.90 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -75 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 54 | 1.30 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -75 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 38 | 0.90 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -62 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 29 | 0.70 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -68 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 13 | 0.30 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -92 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 10 | 0.20 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -80 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
910 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.9 %
B
2.6 %
C
3.8 %
D
39.0 %
39.0 %
E
31.4 %
31.4 %
F
19.3 %
19.3 %
G
2.9 %
22.2 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 6 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| immeuble | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| chapelle | 3e quart 19e siècle |
| château | 18e siècle;19e siècle |
| hôtel de ville | 4e quart 17e siècle;1er quart 18e siècle |
| cathédrale | 19e siècle |
| manoir | 4e quart 19e siècle;1er quart 20e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 11 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Tassements différentiels
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Risque industriel
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 46 455 analyses · VEOLIA EAU - CGE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
46 455
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
110
⚡ Charge points
612
🚀 Incl. fast charging
63
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Freissinouse | 6.6 km | 34/100 | 972 |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Cros | 7.5 km | 24/100 | 580 |
| Neffes | 9.5 km | 38/100 | 804 |
| Châteauvieux | 10.7 km | 34/100 | 545 |
| Pelleautier | 9.7 km | 26/100 | 863 |
| La Roche-des-Arnauds | 8.2 km | 32/100 | 1 685 |
| Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur | 12.8 km | 53/100 | 2 086 |
| Tallard | 13.4 km | 60/100 | 2 292 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Gap
What is the price per m² in Gap? ▶
The median price per m² in Gap is 2 375 €.
What is the rental yield in Gap? ▶
The gross rental yield in Gap is 6.2%.
Is Gap a good real estate investment? ▶
Gap has a ScorCity score of 56/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Gap? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Gap is D.
What are the natural risks in Gap? ▶
11 risks are identified in Gap: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.