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La Rochelle
Large city · 17000 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
👥 Population
79 851
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
4 925 €
📈 32% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 9.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
La Rochelle — Score 47/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (5/100) and a weak rental yield (9/100).
47
💰 Yield9
🌳 Quality of life91
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability5
🛡️ Safety30
⚡ Energy rating71
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 915 Transactions · La Rochelle
🏢 Apt. /m²
4 925 €
🏡 House /m²
4 528 €
📋 Transactions
915
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rochelle | 4 925 € | 4 528 € | 1399 | 79 851 |
| Saintes | 2 456 € | 2 197 € | 490 | 25 363 |
| Rochefort | 2 550 € | 2 229 € | 604 | 23 460 |
| Royan | 4 000 € | 3 875 € | 679 | 19 425 |
| Aytré | 4 615 € | 3 683 € | 162 | 9 746 |
| Périgny | 3 945 € | 3 786 € | 120 | 8 877 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
14.75 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.6 %
⏳ Payback period
27.8 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
79.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
13.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.5 %
🏢 Apartments
68.4 %
30.4 % 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.
A
Strong 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.
Yes
Rent control possible
🏢 Social housing units
13 816
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.
55.250 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
98.940 %
🏘️ Housing tax
27.990 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.880 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
11.60 %
🏢 CFE
0.57 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
79 851
2023
📐 Area
30.01 km²
2661 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 200 €
📊 Median age
42.4 yrs
36.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
68.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
16.8 %
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.
18.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
26 906
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2 556
+12.8% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
2 266
💼 Economic density
337
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
La Rochelle Porte Dauphine
À 2.00 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 Rochelle
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA de La Rochelle
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
5
🏫 Middle schools
7
🎓 High schools
6
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE HOTELIER (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 100.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE FENELON NOTRE-DAME (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 99.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE JEAN DAUTET | public | 98.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE RENE JOSUE VALIN | public | 97.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE LEONCE VIELJEUX (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 90.0 % | — | -6.0 |
| LYCEE SAINT-EXUPERY | public | 89.0 % | — | -5.0 |
🎯 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.
90.2 %
Average pass rate · 10 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 EUGENE FROMENTIN | public | 126.9 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE FENELON NOTRE DAME | privé sous contrat | 121.7 |
| COLLEGE MISSY | public | 116.2 |
| COLLEGE BEAUREGARD | public | 112.6 |
| COLLEGE FABRE D EGLANTINE | public | 103.7 |
| COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS | public | 98.0 |
| COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE | public | 70.5 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
11
👨⚕️ Health centers
1
💊 Pharmacies
29
🔬 Laboratories
8
🏥 Établissements de santé
166
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
7
💊 Pharmacies
29
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1715
📋 Commerce
726
📋 Enseignement
118
🏥 Sante
1187
🚆 Transport
44
⚽ Sport
282
🎭 Culture
83
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 19 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 10 | Mission d'accueil et d'information des associations (MAIA) - Charente-Maritime, Service des impôts des particuliers (SIP) - La Rochelle, Centre départemental information jeunesse - La Rochelle |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 3 | Office national des combattants et victimes de guerre (ONaCVG) - Service départemental - Charente-Maritime, Délégué départemental à la vie associative (DDVA) - Charente-Maritime, Direction départementale de l'emploi, du travail et des solidarités (DDETS) - Charente-Maritime |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 2 | Direction des ressources humaines et des moyens - Charente-Maritime, Secrétariat général commun départemental - Charente-Maritime |
| 🏢 Collectivité locale | 2 | Laboratoire départemental d'analyses - Charente-Maritime, Conseil départemental - Charente-Maritime |
| 📋 Direction départementale interministérielle | 1 | Délégation départementale aux droits des femmes et à l'égalité (DDDFE) - Charente-Maritime |
| 📋 Établissement public | 1 | Service d’aide médicale urgente (Samu) - Charente-Maritime |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 1 336 | 16.70 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +129 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 1 127 | 14.10 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +96 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 731 | 9.20 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +46 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 401 | 5.00 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +25 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 375 | 4.70 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -44 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 343 | 4.30 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -17 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 295 | 3.70 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 230 | 2.90 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +21 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 223 | 4.00 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -47 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 222 | 2.80 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -63 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 166 | 2.10 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 82 | 1.00 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -73 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 71 | 0.90 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 59 | 0.70 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -68 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
1 136 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
16.1 %
16.1 %
B
1.0 %
C
12.5 %
12.5 %
D
34.9 %
34.9 %
E
26.5 %
26.5 %
F
7.0 %
G
2.0 %
9.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 294 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| couvent | 19e siècle |
| café | 3e quart 19e siècle;1er quart 20e siècle |
| église | 15e siècle;17e siècle |
| maison | 17e siècle;18e siècle |
| maison | — |
| maison | 18e siècle |
| maison | 19e siècle |
| maison | 18e siècle |
| maison | — |
| maison | 17e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Tempête et grains (vent)
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Par submersion marine
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Mouvement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
Séisme
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 54 602 analyses · C.D.A. DE LA ROCHELLE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
54 602
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
83
⚡ Charge points
418
🚀 Incl. fast charging
10
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Houmeau | 3.6 km | 46/100 | 3 000 |
| Lagord | 3.2 km | 47/100 | 7 802 |
| Nieul-sur-Mer | 5.4 km | 44/100 | 5 811 |
| Puilboreau | 5.4 km | 43/100 | 6 765 |
| Aytré | 5.9 km | 33/100 | 9 746 |
| Marsilly | 8.0 km | 43/100 | 3 176 |
| Angoulins | 7.9 km | 38/100 | 4 240 |
| Périgny | 7.5 km | 42/100 | 8 877 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about La Rochelle
What is the price per m² in La Rochelle? ▶
The median price per m² in La Rochelle is 4 925 €.
What is the rental yield in La Rochelle? ▶
The gross rental yield in La Rochelle is 3.6%.
Is La Rochelle a good real estate investment? ▶
La Rochelle has a ScorCity score of 47/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in La Rochelle? ▶
The most common energy rating class in La Rochelle is D.
What are the natural risks in La Rochelle? ▶
8 risks are identified in La Rochelle: Tempête et grains (vent), Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Par submersion marine.