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Lavalette
Rural municipality · 34700 · Occitanie
👥 Population
53
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 792 €
📈 -88% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Lavalette — Score 58/100.
58
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life87
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Lavalette
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 792 €
🏡 House /m²
1 977 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2023)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.0 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.4 %
⏳ Payback period
13.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
55.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
29.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
14.7 %
🏢 Apartments
8.4 %
89.5 % 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
💶 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.
37.950 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
102.020 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.340 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.920 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
13.80 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
53
2023
📐 Area
8.57 km²
6 inh/km²
📊 Median age
51.1 yrs
27.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
4.0 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
20
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
377
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Lunas
À 6.16 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Lodévois et Larzac
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
2
⚽ Sport
1
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| château | 2e quart 17e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 7 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Tassements différentiels
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 2 737 analyses · S. IAE ORB ET GRAVEZON
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 737
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodève | 4.3 km | 60/100 | 7 251 |
| Octon | 4.6 km | 33/100 | 521 |
| Lunas-les-Châteaux | 6.0 km | 19/100 | 832 |
| Soubès | 11.6 km | 26/100 | 948 |
| Le Bousquet-d'Orb | 9.6 km | 51/100 | 1 599 |
| Le Bosc | 9.7 km | 45/100 | 1 435 |
| La Tour-sur-Orb | 10.1 km | 62/100 | 1 350 |
| Bédarieux | 12.7 km | 61/100 | 5 804 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Lavalette
What is the price per m² in Lavalette? ▶
The median price per m² in Lavalette is 1 792 €.
What is the rental yield in Lavalette? ▶
The gross rental yield in Lavalette is 7.4%.
Is Lavalette a good real estate investment? ▶
Lavalette has a ScorCity score of 58/100, making it an interesting investment.
What are the natural risks in Lavalette? ▶
7 risks are identified in Lavalette: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.