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L'Horme

Small town · 42152 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
4 806
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 394 €
📈 96% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 18.4 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

L'Horme — Score 40/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (5/100) and a weak rental yield (25/100).
40
💰 Yield25
🌳 Quality of life58
📊 Dynamism57
💸 Affordability30
🛡️ Safety5
⚡ Energy rating72
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 43 Transactions · L'Horme

🏢 Apt. /m²
2 394 €
🏡 House /m²
2 439 €
📋 Transactions
43
📈 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
10.31 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.2 %
⏳ Payback period
19.4 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
90.4 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
0.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.1 %
🏢 Apartments
55.1 %
44.6 % 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
698
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.
41.270 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
90.830 %
🏘️ Housing tax
22.530 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
8.300 %
🏢 CFE
29.67 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
4 806
2023
📐 Area
4.49 km²
1070 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 200 €
📊 Median age
42.5 yrs
35.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.1 %
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.
17.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
803
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
84
+35.5% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
62
💼 Economic density
167
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Saint-Chamond
À 3.10 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
Suburban crown
🏛️ 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
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
9
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
2

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
84
📋 Commerce
35
📋 Enseignement
2
🏥 Sante
48
🚆 Transport
2
⚽ Sport
10
🎭 Culture
1

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Usage de stupéfiants4910.20 ‰8.4 ‰+21 % vs moy.
Destructions et dégradations volontaires4810.00 ‰7.2 ‰+39 % vs moy.
Usage de stupéfiants (AFD)469.60 ‰7.5 ‰+28 % vs moy.
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement336.90 ‰6.3 ‰Dans la moyenne
Cambriolages de logement2912.90 ‰7.5 ‰+72 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes285.80 ‰7.3 ‰-21 % vs moy.
Violences physiques intrafamiliales183.70 ‰4.2 ‰Dans la moyenne
Vols dans les véhicules183.70 ‰5.2 ‰-29 % vs moy.
Vols de véhicule142.90 ‰2.4 ‰+21 % vs moy.
Violences physiques hors cadre familial122.50 ‰4.0 ‰-38 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

49 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
20.4 %
20.4 %
C
22.4 %
22.4 %
D
14.3 %
14.3 %
E
24.5 %
24.5 %
F
8.2 %
8.2 %
G
10.2 %
10.2 %

18.4 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 14 risks identified

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

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 1 987 analyses · VEOLIA EAU GENERALE DES EAUX

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 987

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
41
⚡ Charge points
305
🚀 Incl. fast charging
22

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
La Grand-Croix 1.6 km 49/100 4 947
Cellieu 3.3 km 56/100 1 731
Chagnon 4.5 km 27/100 527
Lorette 3.5 km 43/100 4 983
Saint-Chamond 3.9 km 70/100 35 646
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez 4.3 km 69/100 4 699
Valfleury 5.4 km 51/100 739
Genilac 5.7 km 36/100 3 839

❓ Frequently asked questions about L'Horme

What is the price per m² in L'Horme?

The median price per m² in L'Horme is 2 394 €.

What is the rental yield in L'Horme?

The gross rental yield in L'Horme is 5.2%.

Is L'Horme a good real estate investment?

L'Horme has a ScorCity score of 40/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in L'Horme?

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

What are the natural risks in L'Horme?

14 risks are identified in L'Horme: Tempête et grains (vent), Effondrements localisés, Glissement de terrain.