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L'Épine

Rural municipality · 85740 · Pays de la Loire

👥 Population
1 636
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
4 937 €
📈 22% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 33.4 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

L'Épine — Score 20/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (1/100) and a high purchase price for the area (5/100).
20
💰 Yield8
🌳 Quality of life46
📊 Dynamism55
💸 Affordability5
🛡️ Safety1
⚡ Energy rating13
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 53 Transactions · L'Épine

🏡 House /m²
4 937 €
📋 Transactions
53
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
La Roche-sur-Yon2 500 €2 444 €83154 849
Les Sables-d'Olonne4 964 €4 050 €117249 603
Challans2 549 €2 660 €34922 943
Montaigu-Vendée3 190 €2 368 €23921 134
Les Herbiers5 769 €2 339 €21216 521
Fontenay-le-Comte2 833 €1 681 €28514 059

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
14.12 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.4 %
⏳ Payback period
29.1 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
37.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
60.6 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
1.7 %
🏢 Apartments
1.0 %
98.8 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial 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.
Yes
Rent control possible

💶 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.
37.270 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
74.660 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.190 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.520 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
12.08 %
🏢 CFE
24.06 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
1 636
2023
📐 Area
8.64 km²
189 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 910 €
📊 Median age
56.5 yrs
18.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
71.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.1 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
663
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
47
-6.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
50
💼 Economic density
405
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Pornic
À 19.46 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban 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
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de l'Ile de Noirmoutier
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
5
Source FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
36
📋 Commerce
12
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
19
🚆 Transport
2
⚽ Sport
18
🎭 Culture
5

🏛️ Public services

Public Service Directory API · 2 services

CategoryQtyExamples
📋 service public2Mairie - L'Épine, Centre communal d'action sociale (CCAS) - L'Épine Vendée

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Destructions et dégradations volontaires2716.50 ‰7.2 ‰+129 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes159.20 ‰7.3 ‰+26 % vs moy.
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement127.30 ‰6.3 ‰+16 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

18 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
27.8 %
27.8 %
E
38.9 %
38.9 %
F
16.7 %
16.7 %
G
16.7 %
16.7 %

33.4 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 11 risks identified

Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Tassements différentiels
Feu de forêt
Mouvement de terrain
Neige et pluies verglaçantes
Par submersion marine
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Recul du trait de côte et de falaises
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 1 829 analyses · SAUR

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 829

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
La Guérinière 3.0 km 22/100 1 377
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île 4.6 km 28/100 4 505
Barbâtre 9.0 km 23/100 1 824
Préfailles 17.5 km 25/100 1 321
La Plaine-sur-Mer 19.3 km 33/100 4 760
La Barre-de-Monts 17.5 km 32/100 2 367
Beauvoir-sur-Mer 17.1 km 36/100 4 035
Notre-Dame-de-Monts 19.7 km 31/100 2 420

❓ Frequently asked questions about L'Épine

What is the price per m² in L'Épine?

The median price per m² in L'Épine is 4 937 €.

What is the rental yield in L'Épine?

The gross rental yield in L'Épine is 3.4%.

Is L'Épine a good real estate investment?

L'Épine has a ScorCity score of 20/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in L'Épine?

The most common energy rating class in L'Épine is E.

What are the natural risks in L'Épine?

11 risks are identified in L'Épine: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Tassements différentiels, Feu de forêt.