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Les Aires
Rural municipality · 34600 · Occitanie
👥 Population
618
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 860 €
📈 148% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
2.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Les Aires — Score 29/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (5/100) and a high purchase price for the area (10/100).
29
💰 Yield5
🌳 Quality of life51
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability10
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 8 Transactions · Les Aires
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 860 €
🏡 House /m²
2 186 €
📋 Transactions
8
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
9.32 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
2.9 %
⏳ Payback period
34.5 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
69.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
23.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
7.2 %
🏢 Apartments
9.4 %
90.6 % 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
🏢 Social housing units
10
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.
41.330 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
136.830 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.570 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.460 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
76.29 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
618
2023
📐 Area
20.64 km²
30 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 570 €
📊 Median age
47.5 yrs
28.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
74.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.6 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
118
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
11
+57.1% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
7
💼 Economic density
191
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Bédarieux
À 7.96 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.
Bédarieux
Secondary hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Grand Orb Communauté de Communes en Languedoc
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
13
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
6
🎭 Culture
1
⚡ Energy performance
4 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
50.0 %
50.0 %
E
50.0 %
50.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| site archéologique;chapelle;village | Moyen Age;12e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 10 risks identified
Tassements différentiels
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 6 971 analyses · MAIRIE DE LES AIRES
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
6 971
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29/100
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29/100
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Lasserre-Pradère
31530
29/100
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Poujol-sur-Orb | 2.2 km | 49/100 | 947 |
| Lamalou-les-Bains | 3.6 km | 39/100 | 2 389 |
| Hérépian | 4.9 km | 54/100 | 1 594 |
| Mons | 7.4 km | 41/100 | 678 |
| Roquebrun | 8.9 km | 44/100 | 601 |
| Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare | 10.5 km | 56/100 | 859 |
| Bédarieux | 9.1 km | 61/100 | 5 804 |
| Causses-et-Veyran | 11.6 km | 37/100 | 613 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Les Aires
What is the price per m² in Les Aires? ▶
The median price per m² in Les Aires is 3 860 €.
What is the rental yield in Les Aires? ▶
The gross rental yield in Les Aires is 2.9%.
Is Les Aires a good real estate investment? ▶
Les Aires has a ScorCity score of 29/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Les Aires? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Les Aires is D.
What are the natural risks in Les Aires? ▶
10 risks are identified in Les Aires: Tassements différentiels, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.