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Lavieu

Rural municipality · 42560 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
117
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 096 €
📈 -45% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Lavieu — Score 52/100.

52
💰 Yield65
🌳 Quality of life43
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability83
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 1 Transactions · Lavieu

🏡 House /m²
1 096 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 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
7.08 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.8 %
⏳ Payback period
12.9 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
58.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
27.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
13.3 %
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial 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.
33.900 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
80.960 %
🏘️ Housing tax
18.000 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
11.650 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
2.14 %
🏢 CFE
25.80 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
117
2023
📐 Area
4.50 km²
26 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 770 €
📊 Median age
46.1 yrs
30.4% under 30
💼 Activity rate
80.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
6.8 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
18
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2
+100.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
154
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Saint-Romain-le-Puy
À 6.41 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Montbrison
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA)
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
3

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 7 risks identified

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

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 610 analyses · CA LOIRE FOREZ AGGLOMÉRATION

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
610

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

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📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Margerie-Chantagret 1.6 km 36/100 860
Lézigneux 2.5 km 32/100 1 739
Soleymieux 4.1 km 56/100 716
Saint-Jean-Soleymieux 4.5 km 31/100 840
Écotay-l'Olme 5.4 km 23/100 1 334
Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville 4.0 km 35/100 1 453
Saint-Thomas-la-Garde 5.0 km 31/100 592
Verrières-en-Forez 5.0 km 36/100 731

❓ Frequently asked questions about Lavieu

What is the price per m² in Lavieu?

The median price per m² in Lavieu is 1 096 €.

What is the rental yield in Lavieu?

The gross rental yield in Lavieu is 7.8%.

Is Lavieu a good real estate investment?

Lavieu has a ScorCity score of 52/100, making it a moderate investment.

What are the natural risks in Lavieu?

7 risks are identified in Lavieu: Radon, Mouvement de terrain, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère.