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La Gresle

Rural municipality · 42460 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
857
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
797 €
📈 -46% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
11.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
A
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good

La Gresle — Score 69/100.

69
💰 Yield89
🌳 Quality of life52
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability92
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating100
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 3 Transactions · La Gresle

🏢 Apt. /m²
797 €
🏡 House /m²
1 190 €
📋 Transactions
3
📈 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
7.73 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
11.6 %
⏳ Payback period
8.6 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
77.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
14.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.8 %
🏢 Apartments
3.4 %
96.6 % 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.
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
7
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.
34.100 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
62.360 %
🏘️ Housing tax
19.420 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
12.20 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
857
2023
📐 Area
14.79 km²
58 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 640 €
📊 Median age
42.4 yrs
35.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
79.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
6.3 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
157
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
3
-62.5% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
8
💼 Economic density
183
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Saint-Victor - Thizy
À 8.11 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.
Roanne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Charlieu-Belmont
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏥 Healthcare

FINESS

🏥 Établissements de santé
1
👵 EHPAD
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
17
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
2
⚽ Sport
6

⚡ Energy performance

1 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
100.0 %
100.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
0.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %

0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 6 risks identified

Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Tempête et grains (vent)
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 434 analyses · SUEZ RAA SIEGE

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
434

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Sevelinges 2.7 km 55/100 646
Thizy-les-Bourgs 4.0 km 59/100 5 771
Cuinzier 5.5 km 59/100 707
Le Cergne 5.5 km 56/100 622
Coutouvre 5.2 km 56/100 1 085
Montagny 6.4 km 37/100 1 110
Villers 6.6 km 44/100 602
Saint-Victor-sur-Rhins 7.8 km 27/100 1 141

❓ Frequently asked questions about La Gresle

What is the price per m² in La Gresle? ▶

The median price per m² in La Gresle is 797 €.

What is the rental yield in La Gresle? ▶

The gross rental yield in La Gresle is 11.6%.

Is La Gresle a good real estate investment? ▶

La Gresle has a ScorCity score of 69/100, making it an interesting investment.

What is the average energy rating in La Gresle? ▶

The most common energy rating class in La Gresle is A.

What are the natural risks in La Gresle? ▶

6 risks are identified in La Gresle: Mouvement de terrain, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère, Radon.