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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 zoneⓘOfficial 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 taxⓘTEOM — 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 rateⓘShare 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 areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Saint-Étienne
Secondary hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — 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.