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Les Essards
Rural municipality · 16210 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
👥 Population
175
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 238 €
📈 7% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
8.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Les Essards — Score 58/100.
58
💰 Yield73
🌳 Quality of life44
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability77
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating82
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 4 Transactions · Les Essards
🏡 House /m²
1 238 €
📋 Transactions
4
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angoulême | 2 049 € | 1 742 € | 813 | 41 908 |
| Cognac | 2 375 € | 1 813 € | 361 | 18 532 |
| Soyaux | 1 892 € | 1 586 € | 134 | 10 087 |
| La Couronne | 15 724 € | 1 840 € | 96 | 7 765 |
| Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente | 2 300 € | 1 784 € | 117 | 7 539 |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre | 1 807 € | 1 667 € | 97 | 7 408 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.83 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
8.6 %
⏳ Payback period
11.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
63.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
31.0 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
5.5 %
🏢 Apartments
2.7 %
96.6 % 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
💶 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.
52.810 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
95.240 %
🏘️ Housing tax
28.600 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.430 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
39.18 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
175
2023
📐 Area
9.06 km²
19 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 620 €
📊 Median age
54.7 yrs
19.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
86.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.6 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
43
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
3
+200.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
246
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Chalais
À 6.42 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Lavalette Tude Dronne
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
3
⚡ Energy performance
25 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
12.0 %
12.0 %
C
28.0 %
28.0 %
D
24.0 %
24.0 %
E
36.0 %
36.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 1 risks identified
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 4 082 analyses · SOCIETE AGUR
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
4 082
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Romain | 5.6 km | 45/100 | 514 |
| Saint Aulaye-Puymangou | 6.1 km | 54/100 | 1 450 |
| Parcoul-Chenaud | 5.9 km | 61/100 | 800 |
| Chalais | 7.1 km | 29/100 | 1 812 |
| Saint Privat en Périgord | 7.6 km | 52/100 | 1 139 |
| La Roche-Chalais | 12.9 km | 37/100 | 3 060 |
| Yviers | 10.8 km | 46/100 | 541 |
| Saint-Séverin | 13.3 km | 51/100 | 784 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Les Essards
What is the price per m² in Les Essards? ▶
The median price per m² in Les Essards is 1 238 €.
What is the rental yield in Les Essards? ▶
The gross rental yield in Les Essards is 8.6%.
Is Les Essards a good real estate investment? ▶
Les Essards has a ScorCity score of 58/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Les Essards? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Les Essards is E.
What are the natural risks in Les Essards? ▶
1 risks are identified in Les Essards: Séisme.