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La Garde

Rural municipality · 38520 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
100
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 674 €
📈 193% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
F
🔴 75.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

La Garde — Score 26/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by an energy-inefficient housing stock (5/100) and a weak rental yield (11/100).
26
💰 Yield11
🌳 Quality of life76
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability11
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating5
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 2 Transactions · La Garde

🏢 Apt. /m²
3 674 €
🏡 House /m²
4 506 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Grenoble2 587 €3 667 €2579156 140
Saint-Martin-d'Hères2 218 €3 434 €39237 695
Échirolles1 800 €3 311 €32937 491
Vienne2 587 €3 215 €47531 778
Bourgoin-Jallieu2 561 €2 866 €40930 151
Fontaine1 833 €3 236 €28822 020

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
11.99 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.9 %
⏳ Payback period
25.5 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
31.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
65.1 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
3.4 %
🏢 Apartments
15.6 %
84.4 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial 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.
Yes
Rent control possible

💶 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.
47.320 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
93.050 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.490 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.62 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
100
2023
📐 Area
9.11 km²
11 inh/km²
📊 Median age
52.3 yrs
15.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
82.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
5.9 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
36
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
2
💼 Economic density
360
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Lancey
À 22.14 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de l'Oisans
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
5
🎭 Culture
2

🏛️ Public services

Public Service Directory API · 1 services

CategoryQtyExamples
📋 service public1Mairie - La Garde

⚡ Energy performance

8 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
12.5 %
12.5 %
E
12.5 %
12.5 %
F
75.0 %
75.0 %
G
0.0 %

75.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 12 risks identified

Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Avalanche
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Glissement de terrain
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Rupture de barrage
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Inondation
Séisme
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 4 496 analyses · MAIRIE DE LA GARDE-EN-OISANS

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
4 496

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Huez 3.5 km 22/100 1 244
Le Bourg-d'Oisans 4.6 km 28/100 2 617
Allemond 11.7 km 21/100 971
Les Deux Alpes 11.7 km 24/100 1 910
Livet-et-Gavet 11.2 km 39/100 1 253
Revel 14.7 km 31/100 1 312
Sainte-Agnès 16.9 km 22/100 548
La Combe-de-Lancey 16.7 km 33/100 745

❓ Frequently asked questions about La Garde

What is the price per m² in La Garde?

The median price per m² in La Garde is 3 674 €.

What is the rental yield in La Garde?

The gross rental yield in La Garde is 3.9%.

Is La Garde a good real estate investment?

La Garde has a ScorCity score of 26/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in La Garde?

The most common energy rating class in La Garde is F.

What are the natural risks in La Garde?

12 risks are identified in La Garde: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Avalanche, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs.