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Les Rives
Rural municipality · 34520 · Occitanie
👥 Population
150
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 333 €
📈 159% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
✅ 6.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Les Rives — Score 40/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (6/100) and a high purchase price for the area (14/100).
40
💰 Yield6
🌳 Quality of life89
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability14
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating89
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 3 Transactions · Les Rives
🏡 House /m²
3 333 €
📋 Transactions
3
📈 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
8.34 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.0 %
⏳ Payback period
33.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
62.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
27.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.1 %
🏢 Apartments
2.7 %
97.3 % 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.
43.720 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
165.940 %
🏘️ Housing tax
34.440 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.920 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
3.76 %
🏢 CFE
36.48 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
150
2023
📐 Area
23.97 km²
6 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 560 €
📊 Median age
48.5 yrs
30.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.6 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.3 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
43
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
4
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
4
💼 Economic density
287
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Ceilhes - Roqueredonde
À 9.97 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.
Lodève
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Lodévois et Larzac
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
4
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
4
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Mairie - Les Rives |
⚡ Energy performance
30 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
6.7 %
B
3.3 %
C
50.0 %
50.0 %
D
16.7 %
16.7 %
E
16.7 %
16.7 %
F
6.7 %
G
0.0 %
6.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 6 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Tassements différentiels
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 7 885 analyses · COM. COMMUNES LODEVOIS ET LARZAC
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
7 885
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornus | 6.2 km | 33/100 | 512 |
| Soubès | 10.8 km | 26/100 | 948 |
| Lodève | 14.3 km | 60/100 | 7 251 |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas | 12.6 km | 44/100 | 517 |
| Nant | 18.4 km | 53/100 | 1 026 |
| Lunas-les-Châteaux | 18.5 km | 19/100 | 832 |
| La Cavalerie | 19.0 km | 27/100 | 2 223 |
| Le Bousquet-d'Orb | 19.5 km | 51/100 | 1 599 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Les Rives
What is the price per m² in Les Rives? ▶
The median price per m² in Les Rives is 3 333 €.
What is the rental yield in Les Rives? ▶
The gross rental yield in Les Rives is 3.0%.
Is Les Rives a good real estate investment? ▶
Les Rives has a ScorCity score of 40/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Les Rives? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Les Rives is C.
What are the natural risks in Les Rives? ▶
6 risks are identified in Les Rives: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Glissement de terrain.