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Limoux
Medium city · 11300 · Occitanie
👥 Population
10 532
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 955 €
📈 112% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
✅ 7.4 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Limoux — Score 43/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (10/100) and a high purchase price for the area (18/100).
43
💰 Yield10
🌳 Quality of life81
📊 Dynamism70
💸 Affordability18
🛡️ Safety27
⚡ Energy rating75
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 73 Transactions · Limoux
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 955 €
🏡 House /m²
1 589 €
📋 Transactions
73
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narbonne | 2 342 € | 2 761 € | 1229 | 57 587 |
| Carcassonne | 1 469 € | 1 744 € | 1042 | 46 080 |
| Castelnaudary | 1 702 € | 1 656 € | 245 | 12 151 |
| Limoux | 2 955 € | 1 589 € | 200 | 10 532 |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 1 875 € | 1 778 € | 206 | 10 343 |
| Port-la-Nouvelle | 2 457 € | 3 017 € | 199 | 5 852 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
9.27 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.8 %
⏳ Payback period
26.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
83.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
5.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.2 %
🏢 Apartments
32.8 %
66.9 % 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
649
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.
65.210 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
164.540 %
🏘️ Housing tax
24.610 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
18.250 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
67.93 %
🏢 CFE
0.77 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
10 532
2023
📐 Area
32.51 km²
324 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 790 €
📊 Median age
49.1 yrs
28.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
17.9 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
22.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
2 698
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
215
+3.9% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
207
💼 Economic density
256
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Limoux
À 2.13 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.
Limoux
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Limouxin
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
3
🏫 Middle schools
2
🎓 High schools
1
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE JACQUES RUFFIE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 94.0 % | — | -2.0 |
🎯 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.
83.8 %
Average pass rate · 4 middle schools
📊 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 JOSEPH DELTEIL | public | 98.3 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH DE CLUNY | privé sous contrat | 97.1 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
5
💊 Pharmacies
5
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
52
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
4
💊 Pharmacies
5
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
247
📋 Commerce
100
📋 Enseignement
15
🏥 Sante
200
🚆 Transport
10
⚽ Sport
50
🎭 Culture
6
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 5 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 3 | Caisse d'allocations familiales (Caf) de l'Aude - accueil de Limoux, Brigade de gendarmerie - Limoux, Mairie - Limoux |
| 📋 Association d'utilité publique | 2 | Service de santé au travail interentreprises (SSTI) - Aude - Limoux, Service de santé au travail interentreprises (SSTI) - Aude - Limoux |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 108 | 10.30 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +43 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 103 | 9.80 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +34 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 74 | 7.00 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -17 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 73 | 6.90 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 63 | 10.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | +40 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 49 | 4.70 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +18 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 43 | 4.10 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -45 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 38 | 3.60 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 23 | 2.20 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 22 | 2.10 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -60 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 16 | 1.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -38 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 8 | 0.80 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -78 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 7 | 0.70 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -30 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
27 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
11.1 %
11.1 %
B
11.1 %
11.1 %
C
11.1 %
11.1 %
D
22.2 %
22.2 %
E
37.0 %
37.0 %
F
7.4 %
G
0.0 %
7.4 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 12 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| maison | 17e siècle |
| hôtel de ville | 18e siècle |
| couvent | 14e siècle |
| maison | 18e siècle |
| hôtel | 4e quart 18e siècle;19e siècle |
| monument aux morts | — |
| maison | 14e siècle |
| église | 14e siècle;19e siècle |
| croix de chemin | — |
| église | 12e siècle;13e siècle;14e siècle;16e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 14 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Rupture de barrage
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 24 517 analyses · VEOLIA EAU-SADE EXPLOITATION LROUSS
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
24 517
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
24
⚡ Charge points
104
🚀 Incl. fast charging
10
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cournanel | 1.9 km | 55/100 | 659 |
| Pieusse | 3.9 km | 62/100 | 970 |
| Magrie | 3.8 km | 53/100 | 547 |
| Cépie | 6.8 km | 48/100 | 598 |
| La Digne-d'Aval | 5.6 km | 57/100 | 522 |
| Pomas | 7.2 km | 38/100 | 1 017 |
| Rouffiac-d'Aude | 9.3 km | 44/100 | 514 |
| Lauraguel | 8.3 km | 55/100 | 622 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Limoux
What is the price per m² in Limoux? ▶
The median price per m² in Limoux is 2 955 €.
What is the rental yield in Limoux? ▶
The gross rental yield in Limoux is 3.8%.
Is Limoux a good real estate investment? ▶
Limoux has a ScorCity score of 43/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Limoux? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Limoux is E.
What are the natural risks in Limoux? ▶
14 risks are identified in Limoux: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.