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Laye
Rural municipality · 05500 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
👥 Population
256
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 342 €
📈 14% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.1 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 40.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Laye — Score 38/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by an energy-inefficient housing stock (12/100) and improvable safety statistics (14/100).
38
💰 Yield41
🌳 Quality of life74
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability31
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating12
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 6 Transactions · Laye
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 342 €
🏡 House /m²
3 048 €
📋 Transactions
6
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gap | 2 375 € | 3 150 € | 564 | 41 293 |
| Briançon | 2 966 € | 3 670 € | 303 | 11 411 |
| Embrun | 3 326 € | 3 803 € | 164 | 6 412 |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 1 706 € | 2 100 € | 49 | 3 549 |
| Veynes | 1 750 € | 1 831 € | 52 | 3 214 |
| Chorges | 3 432 € | 3 708 € | 41 | 3 146 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.96 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.1 %
⏳ Payback period
16.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
32.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
63.9 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
3.9 %
🏢 Apartments
63.0 %
37.0 % 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.
Yes
Rent control possible
💶 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.
59.300 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
215.340 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.910 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.000 %
🏢 CFE
0.68 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
256
2023
📐 Area
10.71 km²
24 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 420 €
📊 Median age
48.4 yrs
24.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
80.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
10.6 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
111
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
9
+80.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
5
💼 Economic density
434
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Gap
À 9.08 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.
Gap
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Champsaur-Valgaudemar
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
7
📋 Commerce
1
⚽ Sport
7
⚡ Energy performance
5 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
20.0 %
20.0 %
E
40.0 %
40.0 %
F
40.0 %
40.0 %
G
0.0 %
40.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 9 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Avalanche
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 5 950 analyses · LAYE (MAIRIE DE)
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
5 950
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-du-Cros | 3.5 km | 24/100 | 580 |
| Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur | 5.8 km | 53/100 | 2 086 |
| Gap | 7.2 km | 56/100 | 41 293 |
| Chabottes | 7.7 km | 44/100 | 964 |
| Aubessagne | 10.9 km | 64/100 | 740 |
| La Roche-des-Arnauds | 10.6 km | 32/100 | 1 685 |
| La Freissinouse | 13.1 km | 34/100 | 972 |
| Neffes | 16.6 km | 38/100 | 804 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Laye
What is the price per m² in Laye? ▶
The median price per m² in Laye is 2 342 €.
What is the rental yield in Laye? ▶
The gross rental yield in Laye is 6.1%.
Is Laye a good real estate investment? ▶
Laye has a ScorCity score of 38/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Laye? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Laye is E.
What are the natural risks in Laye? ▶
9 risks are identified in Laye: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Avalanche, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs.