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L'Étrat

Small town · 42580 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
2 879
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 167 €
📈 -18% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 18.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

L'Étrat — Score 47/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (37/100) and improvable safety statistics (40/100).
47
💰 Yield48
🌳 Quality of life42
📊 Dynamism54
💸 Affordability37
🛡️ Safety40
⚡ Energy rating58
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 17 Transactions · L'Étrat

🏢 Apt. /m²
2 167 €
🏡 House /m²
2 820 €
📋 Transactions
17
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Saint-Étienne1 346 €2 131 €3566173 136
Saint-Chamond1 438 €2 330 €41835 646
Roanne1 469 €1 730 €93235 409
Firminy1 176 €2 059 €25017 060
Montbrison2 088 €2 258 €24016 123
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert2 319 €2 875 €18915 764

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
11.74 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.5 %
⏳ Payback period
15.4 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
91.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.4 %
🏢 Apartments
41.4 %
58.6 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B2
Low 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
217
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.
37.980 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
70.420 %
🏘️ Housing tax
20.880 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
8.300 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
1.19 %
🏢 CFE
0.78 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
2 879
2023
📐 Area
8.68 km²
332 inh/km²
💶 Median income
27 460 €
📊 Median age
47.3 yrs
31.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
7.8 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
7.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
765
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
75
+87.5% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
40
💼 Economic density
266
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Saint-Étienne La Terrasse
À 3.32 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.
Saint-Étienne
Secondary hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
Saint-Étienne Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
2
Source FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
57
📋 Commerce
33
📋 Enseignement
4
🏥 Sante
45
🚆 Transport
2
⚽ Sport
8

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement2910.10 ‰6.3 ‰+60 % vs moy.
Cambriolages de logement1611.00 ‰7.5 ‰+47 % vs moy.
Destructions et dégradations volontaires155.20 ‰7.2 ‰-28 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes144.90 ‰7.3 ‰-33 % vs moy.
Vols dans les véhicules93.10 ‰5.2 ‰-40 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

16 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
18.8 %
18.8 %
D
37.5 %
37.5 %
E
25.0 %
25.0 %
F
12.5 %
12.5 %
G
6.2 %

18.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments

BuildingEra
château16e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 11 risks identified

Tempête et grains (vent)
Effondrements localisés
Tassements différentiels
Affaissement minier
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 1 943 analyses · SAUR

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 943

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
2
⚡ Charge points
4
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez 2.2 km 44/100 6 471
La Tour-en-Jarez 2.1 km 34/100 1 495
Villars 3.3 km 62/100 7 664
Saint-Héand 4.3 km 50/100 3 665
La Fouillouse 4.1 km 48/100 4 630
La Talaudière 4.6 km 42/100 7 133
Saint-Genest-Lerpt 5.6 km 49/100 6 181
Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules 5.8 km 29/100 1 821

❓ Frequently asked questions about L'Étrat

What is the price per m² in L'Étrat?

The median price per m² in L'Étrat is 2 167 €.

What is the rental yield in L'Étrat?

The gross rental yield in L'Étrat is 6.5%.

Is L'Étrat a good real estate investment?

L'Étrat has a ScorCity score of 47/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in L'Étrat?

The most common energy rating class in L'Étrat is D.

What are the natural risks in L'Étrat?

11 risks are identified in L'Étrat: Tempête et grains (vent), Effondrements localisés, Tassements différentiels.