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L'Épine
Rural municipality · 05700 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
👥 Population
200
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 618 €
📈 28% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
A
🔴 33.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
L'Épine — Score 41/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (29/100).
41
💰 Yield29
🌳 Quality of life59
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability45
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · L'Épine
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 618 €
🏡 House /m²
1 963 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 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
8.85 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.6 %
⏳ Payback period
15.2 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
46.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
45.2 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
7.9 %
🏢 Apartments
11.1 %
88.4 % 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.
46.090 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
211.640 %
🏘️ Housing tax
17.520 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.500 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
39.20 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
200
2023
📐 Area
33.58 km²
6 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 590 €
📊 Median age
49.6 yrs
27.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
67.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.4 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
71
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
8
+33.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
6
💼 Economic density
355
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Serres
À 8.69 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Sisteronais-Buëch
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
—
🎓 High schools
—
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
7
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
8
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Mairie - L'Épine |
⚡ Energy performance
3 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
33.3 %
33.3 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
33.3 %
33.3 %
E
0.0 %
F
33.3 %
33.3 %
G
0.0 %
33.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 9 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
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
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 5 169 analyses · EPINE (MAIRIE DE L')
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
5 169
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
2
⚡ Charge points
4
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serres | 8.4 km | 32/100 | 1 298 |
| Rosans | 12.5 km | 52/100 | 511 |
| Garde-Colombe | 16.2 km | 41/100 | 539 |
| Aspres-sur-Buëch | 18.8 km | 32/100 | 828 |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 19.8 km | 51/100 | 3 549 |
| Luc-en-Diois | 23.6 km | 30/100 | 614 |
| Veynes | 22.1 km | 50/100 | 3 214 |
| Menglon | 27.3 km | 29/100 | 539 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about L'Épine
What is the price per m² in L'Épine? ▶
The median price per m² in L'Épine is 1 618 €.
What is the rental yield in L'Épine? ▶
The gross rental yield in L'Épine is 6.6%.
Is L'Épine a good real estate investment? ▶
L'Épine has a ScorCity score of 41/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in L'Épine? ▶
The most common energy rating class in L'Épine is A.
What are the natural risks in L'Épine? ▶
9 risks are identified in L'Épine: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.