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Le Coteau

Medium city · 42120 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
6 845
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 704 €
📈 -2% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 5.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Le Coteau — Score 56/100.

56
💰 Yield53
🌳 Quality of life63
📊 Dynamism67
💸 Affordability56
🛡️ Safety23
⚡ Energy rating75
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 137 Transactions · Le Coteau

🏢 Apt. /m²
1 704 €
🏡 House /m²
1 840 €
📋 Transactions
137
📈 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
9.7 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.8 %
⏳ Payback period
14.6 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
88.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.3 %
🏢 Apartments
62.5 %
35.4 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B2
Low tension
⚖️ 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
748
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.
41.170 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
88.910 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.410 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.000 %
🏢 CFE
28.32 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
6 845
2023
📐 Area
4.91 km²
1394 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 710 €
📊 Median age
52.7 yrs
26.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
74.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.7 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
17.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
1 573
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
126
+20.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
105
💼 Economic density
230
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Le Coteau
À 0.55 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.
Roanne
Secondary hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Roannais Agglomération
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
2
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)Brevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
68.4 %
Average pass rate · 2 middle schools

📊 Niveau social des établissements

Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.

🏫 Middle school IPS
Middle schoolSectorIPS
COLLEGE LES ETINESpublic99.4

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
2
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
15
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
2
💊 Pharmacies
2

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
124
📋 Commerce
75
📋 Enseignement
7
🏥 Sante
82
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
22
🎭 Culture
5

🏛️ Public services

Public Service Directory API · 1 services

CategoryQtyExamples
📋 service public1Centre communal d'action sociale (CCAS) - Le Coteau

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Destructions et dégradations volontaires608.80 ‰7.2 ‰+22 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes547.90 ‰7.3 ‰Dans la moyenne
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement466.70 ‰6.3 ‰Dans la moyenne
Violences physiques intrafamiliales284.10 ‰4.2 ‰Dans la moyenne
Violences physiques hors cadre familial152.20 ‰4.0 ‰-45 % vs moy.
Cambriolages de logement153.60 ‰7.5 ‰-52 % vs moy.
Usage de stupéfiants121.80 ‰8.4 ‰-79 % vs moy.
Violences sexuelles101.50 ‰2.4 ‰-38 % vs moy.
Usage de stupéfiants (AFD)91.30 ‰7.5 ‰-83 % vs moy.
Vols dans les véhicules91.30 ‰5.2 ‰-75 % vs moy.
Vols de véhicule60.90 ‰2.4 ‰-62 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

161 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
4.3 %
B
1.2 %
C
26.7 %
26.7 %
D
44.7 %
44.7 %
E
17.4 %
17.4 %
F
4.3 %
G
1.2 %

5.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 11 risks identified

Tempête et grains (vent)
Tassements différentiels
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 2 931 analyses · SMEA ROANNAISE DE L'EAU

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 931

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
18
⚡ Charge points
65
🚀 Incl. fast charging
8

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Roanne 2.7 km 68/100 35 409
Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset 2.2 km 34/100 968
Parigny 3.6 km 31/100 629
Commelle-Vernay 4.0 km 50/100 3 050
Notre-Dame-de-Boisset 4.7 km 23/100 571
Perreux 4.4 km 40/100 2 111
Riorges 4.8 km 72/100 11 139
Saint-Cyr-de-Favières 7.0 km 61/100 1 037

❓ Frequently asked questions about Le Coteau

What is the price per m² in Le Coteau?

The median price per m² in Le Coteau is 1 704 €.

What is the rental yield in Le Coteau?

The gross rental yield in Le Coteau is 6.8%.

Is Le Coteau a good real estate investment?

Le Coteau has a ScorCity score of 56/100, making it an interesting investment.

What is the average energy rating in Le Coteau?

The most common energy rating class in Le Coteau is D.

What are the natural risks in Le Coteau?

11 risks are identified in Le Coteau: Tempête et grains (vent), Tassements différentiels, Glissement de terrain.