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Le Saix
Rural municipality · 05400 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
👥 Population
126
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 254 €
📈 57% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Le Saix — Score 42/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a high purchase price for the area (34/100).
42
💰 Yield37
🌳 Quality of life69
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability34
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Le Saix
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 254 €
🏡 House /m²
2 841 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 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
11.11 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.9 %
⏳ Payback period
16.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
41.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
49.0 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
9.1 %
🏢 Apartments
8.6 %
91.4 % 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.
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.
42.690 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
197.110 %
🏘️ Housing tax
17.180 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
15.500 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
1.42 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
126
2023
📐 Area
22.40 km²
6 inh/km²
💶 Median income
23 640 €
📊 Median age
49.8 yrs
29.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
77.4 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
20.8 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
40
SIRENE database 2026
📊 2023 creations
2
💼 Economic density
317
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Veynes Dévoluy
À 7.64 km · Segment C
🏙️ 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 Buëch-Dévoluy
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
3
⚽ Sport
3
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Mairie - Le Saix |
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| abbaye | 4e quart 12e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Mouvement de terrain
Séisme
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 1 757 analyses · SAIX (MAIRIE DU)
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 757
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veynes | 10.6 km | 50/100 | 3 214 |
| Ventavon | 10.1 km | 62/100 | 540 |
| Aspres-sur-Buëch | 11.6 km | 32/100 | 828 |
| Montmaur | 12.7 km | 59/100 | 532 |
| Garde-Colombe | 12.5 km | 41/100 | 539 |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 14.4 km | 51/100 | 3 549 |
| Sigoyer | 10.6 km | 54/100 | 741 |
| Serres | 11.1 km | 32/100 | 1 298 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Le Saix
What is the price per m² in Le Saix? ▶
The median price per m² in Le Saix is 2 254 €.
What is the rental yield in Le Saix? ▶
The gross rental yield in Le Saix is 5.9%.
Is Le Saix a good real estate investment? ▶
Le Saix has a ScorCity score of 42/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Le Saix? ▶
8 risks are identified in Le Saix: Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau, Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Feu de forêt.