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Lhuis

Rural municipality · 01680 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
886
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 300 €
📈 -39% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
10.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Lhuis — Score 37/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a high purchase price for the area (29/100).
37
💰 Yield36
🌳 Quality of life33
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability29
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 2 Transactions · Lhuis

🏢 Apt. /m²
1 300 €
🏡 House /m²
2 409 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Bourg-en-Bresse1 932 €2 370 €64442 372
Oyonnax1 533 €1 957 €21922 480
Valserhône2 687 €3 093 €31316 712
Ambérieu-en-Bugey2 300 €2 388 €17015 934
Saint-Genis-Pouilly4 630 €5 287 €17714 432
Gex4 455 €5 223 €20613 627

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
11.65 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
10.8 %
⏳ Payback period
9.3 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
70.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
19.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.5 %
🏢 Apartments
8.2 %
91.5 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial 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
22
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.
28.590 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
96.100 %
🏘️ Housing tax
20.060 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
7.110 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.39 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
886
2023
📐 Area
24.65 km²
36 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 130 €
📊 Median age
51.2 yrs
27.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
77.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
6.3 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
168
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
13
-7.1% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
14
💼 Economic density
190
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Virieu-le-Grand - Belley
À 14.32 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban 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
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de la Plaine de l'Ain
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
2
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
16
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
5
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
4

⚡ Energy performance

1 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
100.0 %
100.0 %
E
0.0 %
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

BuildingEra
église12e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 3 risks identified

Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 7 330 analyses · MAIRIE DE LHUIS

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
7 330

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
2
⚡ Charge points
4
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Brangues 5.8 km 58/100 614
Briord 5.0 km 28/100 1 119
Saint-Victor-de-Morestel 5.9 km 41/100 1 168
Groslée-Saint-Benoit 6.1 km 50/100 1 227
Creys-Mépieu 5.5 km 19/100 1 613
Le Bouchage 8.7 km 52/100 655
Morestel 9.0 km 46/100 4 340
Montagnieu 8.7 km 46/100 668

❓ Frequently asked questions about Lhuis

What is the price per m² in Lhuis?

The median price per m² in Lhuis is 1 300 €.

What is the rental yield in Lhuis?

The gross rental yield in Lhuis is 10.8%.

Is Lhuis a good real estate investment?

Lhuis has a ScorCity score of 37/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Lhuis?

The most common energy rating class in Lhuis is D.

What are the natural risks in Lhuis?

3 risks are identified in Lhuis: Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau, Inondation, Séisme.