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Lavalette
Rural municipality · 11290 · Occitanie
👥 Population
1 612
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 895 €
📈 112% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
A
🔴 20.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Lavalette — Score 31/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (8/100) and a high purchase price for the area (9/100).
31
💰 Yield8
🌳 Quality of life36
📊 Dynamism53
💸 Affordability9
🛡️ Safety11
⚡ Energy rating82
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Lavalette
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 895 €
🏡 House /m²
2 103 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narbonne | 2 342 € | 2 761 € | 1229 | 57 587 |
| Carcassonne | 1 469 € | 1 744 € | 1042 | 46 080 |
| Castelnaudary | 1 702 € | 1 656 € | 245 | 12 151 |
| Limoux | 2 955 € | 1 589 € | 200 | 10 532 |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 1 875 € | 1 778 € | 206 | 10 343 |
| Port-la-Nouvelle | 2 457 € | 3 017 € | 199 | 5 852 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.04 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.4 %
⏳ Payback period
29.4 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
91.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.7 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.1 %
🏢 Apartments
4.3 %
94.9 % 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
63
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.
62.720 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
183.310 %
🏘️ Housing tax
26.470 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.130 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
67.93 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
1 612
2023
📐 Area
6.77 km²
238 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 290 €
📊 Median age
42.1 yrs
34.4% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.4 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.7 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
249
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
18
-35.7% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
28
💼 Economic density
154
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Couffoulens - Leuc
À 5.53 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.
Carcassonne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Carcassonne Agglo
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
23
📋 Commerce
4
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
10
⚽ Sport
9
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 10 | 6.20 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
⚡ Energy performance
10 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
40.0 %
40.0 %
B
10.0 %
10.0 %
C
10.0 %
10.0 %
D
20.0 %
20.0 %
E
0.0 %
F
20.0 %
20.0 %
G
0.0 %
20.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 2 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| croix monumentale | 16e siècle |
| croix de cimetière | 2e quart 16e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 11 risks identified
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 1 792 analyses · SUEZ EAUX FRANCE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 792
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roullens | 3.0 km | 52/100 | 588 |
| Alairac | 2.8 km | 34/100 | 1 395 |
| Caux-et-Sauzens | 3.9 km | 51/100 | 1 025 |
| Preixan | 5.5 km | 49/100 | 637 |
| Couffoulens | 5.6 km | 50/100 | 533 |
| Villesèquelande | 5.5 km | 54/100 | 882 |
| Arzens | 5.2 km | 35/100 | 1 174 |
| Cavanac | 5.8 km | 57/100 | 1 021 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Lavalette
What is the price per m² in Lavalette? ▶
The median price per m² in Lavalette is 3 895 €.
What is the rental yield in Lavalette? ▶
The gross rental yield in Lavalette is 3.4%.
Is Lavalette a good real estate investment? ▶
Lavalette has a ScorCity score of 31/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Lavalette? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Lavalette is A.
What are the natural risks in Lavalette? ▶
11 risks are identified in Lavalette: Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt, Radon.