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La Vallée-au-Blé
Rural municipality · 02140 · Hauts-de-France
👥 Population
355
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 220 €
📈 23% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
8.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 50.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
La Vallée-au-Blé — Score 48/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by an energy-inefficient housing stock (10/100) and improvable safety statistics (14/100).
48
💰 Yield68
🌳 Quality of life55
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability78
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating10
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · La Vallée-au-Blé
🏡 House /m²
1 220 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Quentin | 2 386 € | 1 096 € | 877 | 52 813 |
| Soissons | 1 866 € | 1 803 € | 369 | 28 046 |
| Laon | 1 393 € | 1 188 € | 371 | 24 220 |
| Château-Thierry | 1 736 € | 1 875 € | 158 | 15 097 |
| Tergnier | 1 037 € | 1 106 € | 146 | 13 045 |
| Chauny | 4 886 € | 1 236 € | 198 | 11 596 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.13 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
8.0 %
⏳ Payback period
12.5 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
85.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
4.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.6 %
🏢 Apartments
3.9 %
96.1 % 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
4
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.
46.800 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
59.120 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.920 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
16.450 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
27.52 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
355
2023
📐 Area
5.22 km²
68 inh/km²
💶 Median income
18 530 €
📊 Median age
46.4 yrs
31.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
70.4 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.5 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
58
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
6
+200.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
2
💼 Economic density
163
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Hirson
À 21.76 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.
Vervins
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de la Thiérache du Centre
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏥 Healthcare
FINESS
🏥 Établissements de santé
1
👵 EHPAD
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
6
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
2
⚽ Sport
3
⚡ Energy performance
4 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
25.0 %
25.0 %
E
25.0 %
25.0 %
F
25.0 %
25.0 %
G
25.0 %
25.0 %
50.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 372 analyses · VEOLIAEAU (NORD)
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
372
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sains-Richaumont | 7.3 km | 59/100 | 923 |
| Buironfosse | 11.6 km | 63/100 | 1 122 |
| Fontaine-lès-Vervins | 8.2 km | 22/100 | 862 |
| Marle | 12.7 km | 47/100 | 2 229 |
| Esquéhéries | 13.7 km | 61/100 | 847 |
| Vervins | 9.5 km | 62/100 | 2 549 |
| Étréaupont | 11.6 km | 55/100 | 839 |
| Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache | 17.0 km | 35/100 | 2 468 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about La Vallée-au-Blé
What is the price per m² in La Vallée-au-Blé? ▶
The median price per m² in La Vallée-au-Blé is 1 220 €.
What is the rental yield in La Vallée-au-Blé? ▶
The gross rental yield in La Vallée-au-Blé is 8.0%.
Is La Vallée-au-Blé a good real estate investment? ▶
La Vallée-au-Blé has a ScorCity score of 48/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in La Vallée-au-Blé? ▶
The most common energy rating class in La Vallée-au-Blé is D.