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Island
Rural municipality · 89200 · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
👥 Population
187
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 877 €
📈 13% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Island — Score 40/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (29/100).
40
💰 Yield29
🌳 Quality of life54
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability48
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 5 Transactions · Island
🏡 House /m²
1 877 €
📋 Transactions
5
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | 1 833 € | 1 962 € | 657 | 35 097 |
| Sens | 1 958 € | 1 793 € | 388 | 27 106 |
| Joigny | 2 489 € | 1 444 € | 144 | 9 016 |
| Migennes | 1 153 € | 1 370 € | 87 | 6 688 |
| Avallon | 1 346 € | 1 464 € | 88 | 6 305 |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne | 3 314 € | 1 429 € | 126 | 5 135 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.42 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.4 %
⏳ Payback period
18.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
67.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
19.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
12.9 %
🏢 Apartments
3.8 %
95.5 % 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
💶 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.
35.870 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
87.440 %
🏘️ Housing tax
20.550 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
5.02 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
187
2023
📐 Area
20.68 km²
9 inh/km²
💶 Median income
25 170 €
📊 Median age
51.6 yrs
21.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
79.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
1.1 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
46
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2
+100.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
246
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Avallon
À 6.21 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.
Avallon
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
3
⚽ Sport
1
🎭 Culture
1
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| chapelle | 4e quart 13e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 4 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Tassements différentiels
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 693 analyses · MAIRIE ISLAND
🧪 Bacteriology
✅ Compliant
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
693
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avallon | 5.7 km | 63/100 | 6 305 |
| Sauvigny-le-Bois | 10.3 km | 52/100 | 742 |
| Magny | 9.3 km | 52/100 | 870 |
| Joux-la-Ville | 17.9 km | 38/100 | 1 175 |
| Lormes | 18.2 km | 53/100 | 1 251 |
| Quarré-les-Tombes | 16.5 km | 64/100 | 619 |
| L'Isle-sur-Serein | 19.2 km | 61/100 | 666 |
| Brassy | 23.0 km | 51/100 | 603 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Island
What is the price per m² in Island? ▶
The median price per m² in Island is 1 877 €.
What is the rental yield in Island? ▶
The gross rental yield in Island is 5.4%.
Is Island a good real estate investment? ▶
Island has a ScorCity score of 40/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Island? ▶
4 risks are identified in Island: Mouvement de terrain, Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau, Tassements différentiels.