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Lezay
Small town · 79120 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
👥 Population
2 024
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
10 222 €
📈 1101% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
1.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Lezay — Score 37/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (1/100) and a high purchase price for the area (1/100).
37
💰 Yield1
🌳 Quality of life59
📊 Dynamism54
💸 Affordability1
🛡️ Safety71
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 8 Transactions · Lezay
🏢 Apt. /m²
10 222 €
🏡 House /m²
987 €
📋 Transactions
8
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niort | 2 430 € | 2 038 € | 1194 | 59 854 |
| Bressuire | 2 015 € | 1 604 € | 293 | 19 970 |
| Thouars | 2 810 € | 1 311 € | 331 | 13 891 |
| Parthenay | 1 154 € | 1 329 € | 225 | 10 140 |
| Mauléon | 4 310 € | 1 565 € | 117 | 8 573 |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 2 290 € | 1 311 € | 108 | 7 595 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.39 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
1.0 %
⏳ Payback period
101.5 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
84.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
12.1 %
🏢 Apartments
7.1 %
92.3 % 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.
44.700 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
133.570 %
🏘️ Housing tax
32.380 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
16.480 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
42.72 %
🏢 CFE
27.58 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
2 024
2023
📐 Area
45.64 km²
44 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 560 €
📊 Median age
55.6 yrs
24.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.5 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
512
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
28
-28.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
39
💼 Economic density
253
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Pamproux
À 14.59 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 Mellois en Poitou
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
—
🎯 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.
85.7 %
Average pass rate · 1 middle school
📊 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 JEAN MONNET | public | 98.5 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
7
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
2
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
44
📋 Commerce
11
📋 Enseignement
5
🏥 Sante
40
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
13
🎭 Culture
1
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 16 | 7.90 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 10 | 4.90 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -22 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 9 | 4.40 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
⚡ Energy performance
6 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
33.3 %
33.3 %
E
66.7 %
66.7 %
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 · 6 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 10 228 analyses · SYNDICAT DES EAUX DU SERTAD
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
10 228
🎯 Municipalities with a similar score
Same region, score close to
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40130
37/100
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Mauléon
79700
37/100
8 573 Inhabitants
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86130
37/100
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Chauvigny
86300
37/100
7 007 Inhabitants
Ciboure
64500
37/100
5 951 Inhabitants
Saint-Savin
33920
37/100
3 582 Inhabitants
Bellac
87300
37/100
3 537 Inhabitants
Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans
33650
37/100
3 409 Inhabitants
📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chey | 3.0 km | 64/100 | 541 |
| Saint-Vincent-la-Châtre | 7.0 km | 62/100 | 589 |
| Sepvret | 5.7 km | 65/100 | 620 |
| Exoudun | 7.9 km | 57/100 | 531 |
| Clussais-la-Pommeraie | 10.2 km | 59/100 | 562 |
| Fontivillié | 10.6 km | 52/100 | 754 |
| Alloinay | 13.5 km | 57/100 | 914 |
| La Mothe-Saint-Héray | 11.4 km | 60/100 | 1 652 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Lezay
What is the price per m² in Lezay? ▶
The median price per m² in Lezay is 10 222 €.
What is the rental yield in Lezay? ▶
The gross rental yield in Lezay is 1.0%.
Is Lezay a good real estate investment? ▶
Lezay has a ScorCity score of 37/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Lezay? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Lezay is E.
What are the natural risks in Lezay? ▶
6 risks are identified in Lezay: Mouvement de terrain, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère, Radon.