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La Flèche
Medium city · 72200 · Pays de la Loire
👥 Population
14 947
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 793 €
📈 150% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
A
✅ 2.2 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
La Flèche — Score 42/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (7/100) and a high purchase price for the area (10/100).
42
💰 Yield7
🌳 Quality of life68
📊 Dynamism71
💸 Affordability10
🛡️ Safety26
⚡ Energy rating92
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 36 Transactions · La Flèche
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 793 €
🏡 House /m²
1 773 €
📋 Transactions
36
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mans | 2 125 € | 2 125 € | 2451 | 146 249 |
| La Flèche | 3 793 € | 1 773 € | 212 | 14 947 |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 2 376 € | 1 411 € | 186 | 12 326 |
| Allonnes | 1 312 € | 1 661 € | 124 | 10 739 |
| La Ferté-Bernard | 2 133 € | 1 729 € | 137 | 8 740 |
| Coulaines | 1 301 € | 2 132 € | 66 | 8 121 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.19 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.2 %
⏳ Payback period
31.0 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
90.4 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
7.1 %
🏢 Apartments
32.1 %
67.1 % 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
1 577
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.
54.600 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
72.320 %
🏘️ Housing tax
26.290 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.190 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
6.43 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
14 947
2023
📐 Area
79.18 km²
189 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 620 €
📊 Median age
47.5 yrs
32.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
13.3 %
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.
15.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
2 571
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
226
+27.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
178
💼 Economic density
172
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Noyen-sur-Sarthe
À 20.61 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
La Flèche
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Pays Fléchois
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
2
🏫 Middle schools
3
🎓 High schools
3
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE PRYTANEE NATIONAL MILITAIRE | public | 99.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE D'ESTOURNELLES DE CONSTANT (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 98.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE NOTRE DAME | privé sous contrat | 96.0 % | — | +0.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
89.2 %
Average pass rate · 4 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME | privé sous contrat | 106.6 |
| COLLEGE LE VIEUX CHENE | public | 101.1 |
| COLLEGE PETIT VERSAILLES | public | 96.0 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
5
🔬 Laboratories
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
41
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
2
💊 Pharmacies
5
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
204
📋 Commerce
117
📋 Enseignement
19
🏥 Sante
149
🚆 Transport
3
⚽ Sport
111
🎭 Culture
13
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Brigade de gendarmerie - La Flèche |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 193 | 12.90 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +79 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 103 | 6.90 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -18 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 97 | 6.50 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 87 | 5.80 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | -21 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 78 | 5.20 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +24 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 78 | 5.20 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +117 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 74 | 5.00 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +25 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 50 | 3.30 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -37 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 35 | 2.30 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 34 | 4.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -44 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 29 | 1.90 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 23 | 1.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -80 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 20 | 1.30 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -65 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
93 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
58.1 %
58.1 %
B
2.2 %
C
11.8 %
11.8 %
D
16.1 %
16.1 %
E
9.7 %
9.7 %
F
2.2 %
G
0.0 %
2.2 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 7 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| hôtel | 1er quart 18e siècle |
| halle;mairie | 1ère moitié 19e siècle |
| chapelle | — |
| maison | 16e siècle |
| école militaire;collège | 17e siècle |
| établissement conventuel | milieu 17e siècle |
| église paroissiale | 3e quart 19e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 4 risks identified
Feu de forêt
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 17 770 analyses · MAIRIE DE LA FLÈCHE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
17 770
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
54
⚡ Charge points
648
🚀 Incl. fast charging
48
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Same region, score close to
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42/100
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44390
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44840
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44430
42/100
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42/100
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42/100
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Divatte-sur-Loire
44450
42/100
7 252 Inhabitants
📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont-Créans | 5.3 km | 50/100 | 1 293 |
| Mareil-sur-Loir | 6.2 km | 56/100 | 653 |
| Villaines-sous-Malicorne | 7.8 km | 36/100 | 1 032 |
| Thorée-les-Pins | 8.0 km | 54/100 | 744 |
| Bazouges Cré sur Loir | 7.8 km | 45/100 | 1 977 |
| Crosmières | 9.2 km | 41/100 | 974 |
| Malicorne-sur-Sarthe | 13.7 km | 30/100 | 1 854 |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Motte | 11.7 km | 52/100 | 955 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about La Flèche
What is the price per m² in La Flèche? ▶
The median price per m² in La Flèche is 3 793 €.
What is the rental yield in La Flèche? ▶
The gross rental yield in La Flèche is 3.2%.
Is La Flèche a good real estate investment? ▶
La Flèche has a ScorCity score of 42/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in La Flèche? ▶
The most common energy rating class in La Flèche is A.
What are the natural risks in La Flèche? ▶
4 risks are identified in La Flèche: Feu de forêt, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.