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Gignac
Medium city · 34150 · Occitanie
👥 Population
6 651
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 289 €
📈 3% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 5.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Gignac — Score 37/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (7/100) and a high purchase price for the area (15/100).
37
💰 Yield16
🌳 Quality of life70
📊 Dynamism58
💸 Affordability15
🛡️ Safety7
⚡ Energy rating72
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 22 Transactions · Gignac
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 289 €
🏡 House /m²
2 955 €
📋 Transactions
22
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
12.13 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.4 %
⏳ Payback period
22.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
89.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.5 %
🏢 Apartments
26.8 %
73.0 % 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
312
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.
57.830 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
140.430 %
🏘️ Housing tax
33.530 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
18.710 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.83 %
🏢 CFE
0.77 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
6 651
2023
📐 Area
29.89 km²
223 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 810 €
📊 Median age
39.1 yrs
36.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
13.9 %
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.
16.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
1 732
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
177
+20.4% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
147
💼 Economic density
260
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Vic - Mireval
À 24.47 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.
Montpellier
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Vallée de l'Hérault
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
1
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE SIMONE VEIL (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 96.0 % | — | -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.
92.0 %
Average pass rate · 3 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 LO TRENTANEL | public | 113.6 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
1
💊 Pharmacies
2
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
17
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
2
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
194
📋 Commerce
51
📋 Enseignement
9
🏥 Sante
142
🚆 Transport
6
⚽ Sport
26
🎭 Culture
6
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 61 | 9.20 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +26 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 55 | 8.30 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 48 | 7.20 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 47 | 7.10 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 41 | 6.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -17 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 41 | 6.20 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +55 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 24 | 3.60 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 16 | 5.10 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -32 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 13 | 2.00 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -62 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 11 | 1.70 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -29 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 9 | 1.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -42 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 8 | 1.20 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -68 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
17 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
29.4 %
29.4 %
D
35.3 %
35.3 %
E
29.4 %
29.4 %
F
5.9 %
G
0.0 %
5.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 8 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| hospice | 17e siècle |
| mont calvaire | 17e siècle;4e quart 19e siècle |
| demeure;établissement vinicole | 4e quart 18e siècle;3e quart 19e siècle |
| église | 1ère moitié 17e siècle |
| église | 17e siècle;2e quart 18e siècle |
| hôtel | 1er quart 17e siècle |
| édifice fortifié | Moyen Age |
| pont | 4e quart 18e siècle;1er quart 19e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 10 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Tassements différentiels
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 9 642 analyses · CTE COMMUNES VALLEE HERAULT
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
9 642
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
12
⚡ Charge points
30
🚀 Incl. fast charging
5
🎯 Municipalities with a similar score
Same region, score close to
L'Union
31240
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Sérignan
34410
37/100
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Toulouges
66350
37/100
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Prades
66500
37/100
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Ille-sur-Têt
66130
37/100
5 556 Inhabitants
Saint-Clément-de-Rivière
34980
37/100
5 218 Inhabitants
Valras-Plage
34350
37/100
4 432 Inhabitants
Verfeil
31590
37/100
3 954 Inhabitants
📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve | 3.2 km | 41/100 | 947 |
| Aniane | 5.3 km | 44/100 | 2 979 |
| Saint-Jean-de-Fos | 6.2 km | 27/100 | 1 745 |
| Pouzols | 5.1 km | 49/100 | 953 |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 4.9 km | 43/100 | 6 427 |
| Vendémian | 6.8 km | 36/100 | 1 149 |
| Le Pouget | 6.7 km | 50/100 | 2 122 |
| Aumelas | 7.9 km | 47/100 | 624 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Gignac
What is the price per m² in Gignac? ▶
The median price per m² in Gignac is 3 289 €.
What is the rental yield in Gignac? ▶
The gross rental yield in Gignac is 4.4%.
Is Gignac a good real estate investment? ▶
Gignac has a ScorCity score of 37/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Gignac? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Gignac is D.
What are the natural risks in Gignac? ▶
10 risks are identified in Gignac: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.