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La Caunette
Rural municipality · 34210 · Occitanie
👥 Population
326
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 908 €
📈 385% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
La Caunette — Score 47/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (39/100).
47
💰 Yield39
🌳 Quality of life86
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability45
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · La Caunette
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 908 €
🏡 House /m²
1 956 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
9.74 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.0 %
⏳ Payback period
24.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
58.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
34.9 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
7.0 %
🏢 Apartments
12.5 %
87.1 % 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
2
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.
45.700 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
144.220 %
🏘️ Housing tax
31.640 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
80.28 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
326
2023
📐 Area
21.67 km²
15 inh/km²
💶 Median income
18 590 €
📊 Median age
52.3 yrs
26.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
20.2 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
139
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
16
+77.8% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
9
💼 Economic density
426
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Lézignan-Corbières
À 18.85 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.
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 Minervois au Caroux
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏥 Healthcare
FINESS
🏥 Établissements de santé
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
8
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
8
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| église | 11e siècle;1er quart 12e siècle;3e quart 16e siècl |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 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
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 808 analyses · SIAEP LE MINERVOIS
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
808
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mailhac | 7.6 km | 39/100 | 595 |
| Pouzols-Minervois | 9.5 km | 44/100 | 599 |
| Bize-Minervois | 7.6 km | 37/100 | 1 355 |
| Olonzac | 10.4 km | 31/100 | 1 693 |
| Sainte-Valière | 11.1 km | 28/100 | 534 |
| Paraza | 12.7 km | 57/100 | 700 |
| Roubia | 13.2 km | 73/100 | 520 |
| Homps | 12.3 km | 41/100 | 609 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about La Caunette
What is the price per m² in La Caunette? ▶
The median price per m² in La Caunette is 2 908 €.
What is the rental yield in La Caunette? ▶
The gross rental yield in La Caunette is 4.0%.
Is La Caunette a good real estate investment? ▶
La Caunette has a ScorCity score of 47/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in La Caunette? ▶
8 risks are identified in La Caunette: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.