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Le Claux

Rural municipality · 15400 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
160
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
500 €
📈 -49% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
16.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
🔴 33.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Le Claux — Score 38/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (10/100) and improvable safety statistics (14/100).
38
💰 Yield10
🌳 Quality of life80
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability34
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 2 Transactions · Le Claux

🏢 Apt. /m²
500 €
🏡 House /m²
2 250 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Aurillac1 500 €1 714 €55626 214
Saint-Flour1 339 €1 528 €746 391
Arpajon-sur-Cère1 576 €1 508 €786 361
Ytrac— €1 917 €524 339
Mauriac2 326 €1 278 €643 449
Riom-ès-Montagnes723 €1 047 €422 405

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
7.01 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
16.8 %
⏳ Payback period
5.9 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
30.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
63.6 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
5.7 %
🏢 Apartments
9.8 %
89.8 % houses
🎯 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.
39.590 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
200.640 %
🏘️ Housing tax
24.040 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
15.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
102.25 %
🏢 CFE
32.87 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
160
2023
📐 Area
27.98 km²
6 inh/km²
💶 Median income
18 930 €
📊 Median age
59.1 yrs
20.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
13.5 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
95
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
3
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
3
💼 Economic density
594
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Le Lioran
À 7.04 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Pays Gentiane
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
8
📋 Commerce
1
⚽ Sport
17
🎭 Culture
2

🏛️ Public services

Public Service Directory API · 1 services

CategoryQtyExamples
📋 service public1Mairie - Le Claux

⚡ Energy performance

3 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
33.3 %
33.3 %
D
0.0 %
E
33.3 %
33.3 %
F
33.3 %
33.3 %
G
0.0 %

33.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 8 risks identified

Avalanche
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 6 024 analyses · MAIRIE DE LE CLAUX

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
6 024

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Laveissière 8.0 km 32/100 537
Thiézac 14.0 km 30/100 590
Murat 11.7 km 62/100 1 770
Riom-ès-Montagnes 17.8 km 66/100 2 405
Vic-sur-Cère 20.3 km 54/100 1 905
Menet 19.7 km 69/100 521
Valuéjols 18.6 km 41/100 580
Polminhac 23.0 km 54/100 1 197

❓ Frequently asked questions about Le Claux

What is the price per m² in Le Claux?

The median price per m² in Le Claux is 500 €.

What is the rental yield in Le Claux?

The gross rental yield in Le Claux is 16.8%.

Is Le Claux a good real estate investment?

Le Claux has a ScorCity score of 38/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Le Claux?

The most common energy rating class in Le Claux is C.

What are the natural risks in Le Claux?

8 risks are identified in Le Claux: Avalanche, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.