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Le Havre
Metropolis · 76600 · Normandie
👥 Population
166 687
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 565 €
📈 13% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 12.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Le Havre — Score 54/100.
54
💰 Yield35
🌳 Quality of life82
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability25
🛡️ Safety32
⚡ Energy rating66
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 940 Transactions · Le Havre
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 565 €
🏡 House /m²
2 381 €
📋 Transactions
1 940
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Havre | 2 565 € | 2 381 € | 2644 | 166 687 |
| Rouen | 2 962 € | 2 904 € | 2466 | 117 662 |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray | 1 127 € | 2 030 € | 242 | 29 518 |
| Sotteville-lès-Rouen | 2 000 € | 2 292 € | 376 | 29 003 |
| Dieppe | 2 636 € | 2 215 € | 661 | 28 496 |
| Le Grand-Quevilly | 2 160 € | 2 633 € | 149 | 25 789 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
12.36 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.8 %
⏳ Payback period
17.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
87.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.5 %
🏢 Apartments
72.8 %
26.2 % 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.
B1
Moderate 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
💶 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.
54.470 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
64.660 %
🏘️ Housing tax
28.340 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
12.630 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
37.00 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
166 687
2023
📐 Area
53.08 km²
3140 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 180 €
📊 Median age
39.7 yrs
37.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
70.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
19.9 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
23.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
29 241
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
3 034
+9.5% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
2 772
💼 Economic density
175
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Le Havre
À 0.51 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Le Havre
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CU Le Havre Seine Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
15
🏫 Middle schools
19
🎓 High schools
9
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE FRANCOISE DE GRACE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 100.0 % | — | +11.0 |
| LYCEE JULES LE CESNE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 100.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE SAINT JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 99.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE FRANCOIS 1ER | public | 96.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE CLAUDE MONET | public | 94.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE JULES SIEGFRIED | public | 93.0 % | — | -3.0 |
| LYCEE SCHUMAN-PERRET (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 82.0 % | — | -9.0 |
| LYCEE PORTE OCEANE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 77.0 % | — | -8.0 |
🎯 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.
82.1 %
Average pass rate · 24 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 school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 125.3 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE LES ORMEAUX | privé sous contrat | 124.2 |
| COLLEGE RAOUL DUFY | public | 118.5 |
| COLLEGE LES ACACIAS | public | 95.9 |
| COLLEGE IRENE JOLIOT CURIE | public | 95.1 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SACRE COEUR | privé sous contrat | 93.3 |
| COLLEGE ROMAIN ROLLAND | public | 86.2 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE MONTESQUIEU SAINTE MARIE | privé sous contrat | 85.4 |
| COLLEGE CLAUDE BERNARD | public | 81.1 |
| COLLEGE THEOPHILE GAUTIER | public | 81.0 |
| COLLEGE JULES VALLES | public | 78.6 |
| COLLEGE LEO LAGRANGE | public | 74.9 |
| COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN | public | 74.7 |
| COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE | public | 74.7 |
| COLLEGE HENRI WALLON | public | 72.4 |
| COLLEGE JACQUES MONOD | public | 69.2 |
| COLLEGE DESCARTES | public | 67.5 |
| COLLEGE EUGENE VARLIN | public | 67.0 |
| COLLEGE MARCEL PAGNOL | public | 63.5 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
9
💊 Pharmacies
45
🔬 Laboratories
12
🏥 Établissements de santé
303
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
13
💊 Pharmacies
45
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
2182
📋 Commerce
946
📋 Enseignement
209
🏥 Sante
1575
🚆 Transport
113
⚽ Sport
314
🎭 Culture
71
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 13 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 11 | Point d'information local dédié aux personnes âgées - Le Havre, Tribunal judiciaire du Havre, Cap emploi - Seine-Maritime - Le Havre |
| 📋 Ordre professionnel | 1 | Ordre des avocats - Barreau du Havre |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 1 | Direction régionale des douanes - Le Havre |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usage de stupéfiants | 1 773 | 10.60 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | +26 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 1 733 | 10.40 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +44 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 1 700 | 10.20 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +40 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 1 442 | 8.70 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | +16 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 1 166 | 7.00 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 861 | 5.20 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +30 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 824 | 4.90 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +17 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 532 | 5.60 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -25 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 465 | 2.80 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -46 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 418 | 2.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols de véhicule | 289 | 1.70 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -29 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 192 | 1.20 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -45 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 157 | 0.90 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -76 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 148 | 0.90 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols avec armes | 20 | 0.10 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -83 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
1 409 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.8 %
B
4.6 %
C
21.6 %
21.6 %
D
36.2 %
36.2 %
E
24.1 %
24.1 %
F
9.5 %
9.5 %
G
3.2 %
12.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 31 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| immeuble | 16e siècle;17e siècle |
| immeuble | — |
| immeuble | 16e siècle;17e siècle |
| immeuble | 16e siècle;17e siècle |
| immeuble | 16e siècle;17e siècle |
| château | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| monument commémoratif | — |
| immeuble | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| église paroissiale | 3e quart 20e siècle |
| maison | 16e siècle;17e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 7 risks identified
Par submersion marine
Recul du trait de côte et de falaises
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Inondation
Risque industriel
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 88 976 analyses · MAIRIE DU HAVRE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
88 976
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
449
⚡ Charge points
1655
🚀 Incl. fast charging
114
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-la-Mallet | 5.1 km | 50/100 | 2 725 |
| Sainte-Adresse | 4.1 km | 38/100 | 7 004 |
| Octeville-sur-Mer | 7.1 km | 45/100 | 6 172 |
| Harfleur | 5.1 km | 47/100 | 8 289 |
| Montivilliers | 6.9 km | 54/100 | 15 478 |
| Fontenay | 8.8 km | 32/100 | 1 766 |
| Gonfreville-l'Orcher | 6.7 km | 44/100 | 8 916 |
| Cauville-sur-Mer | 11.0 km | 35/100 | 1 678 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Le Havre
What is the price per m² in Le Havre? ▶
The median price per m² in Le Havre is 2 565 €.
What is the rental yield in Le Havre? ▶
The gross rental yield in Le Havre is 5.8%.
Is Le Havre a good real estate investment? ▶
Le Havre has a ScorCity score of 54/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Le Havre? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Le Havre is D.
What are the natural risks in Le Havre? ▶
7 risks are identified in Le Havre: Par submersion marine, Recul du trait de côte et de falaises, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.