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Machézal
Rural municipality · 42114 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
403
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 085 €
📈 224% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Machézal — Score 44/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (37/100).
44
💰 Yield37
🌳 Quality of life62
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability57
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Machézal
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 085 €
🏡 House /m²
1 672 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne | 1 346 € | 2 131 € | 3566 | 173 136 |
| Saint-Chamond | 1 438 € | 2 330 € | 418 | 35 646 |
| Roanne | 1 469 € | 1 730 € | 932 | 35 409 |
| Firminy | 1 176 € | 2 059 € | 250 | 17 060 |
| Montbrison | 2 088 € | 2 258 € | 240 | 16 123 |
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 2 319 € | 2 875 € | 189 | 15 764 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.22 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.2 %
⏳ Payback period
31.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
75.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
12.1 %
🚪 Vacant homes
12.1 %
🏢 Apartments
6.0 %
92.1 % 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
4
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.
35.890 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
82.510 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.150 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
1.84 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
403
2023
📐 Area
14.07 km²
29 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 010 €
📊 Median age
43.3 yrs
32.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
79.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
6.7 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
96
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
15
+114.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
7
💼 Economic density
238
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Amplepuis
À 4.82 km · Segment B
🏙️ 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 du Pays Entre Loire et Rhône
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
9
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
3
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 6 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Tempête et grains (vent)
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 216 analyses · SUEZ RAA SIEGE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
216
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplepuis | 4.2 km | 42/100 | 4 876 |
| Fourneaux | 3.9 km | 58/100 | 563 |
| Les Sauvages | 4.3 km | 41/100 | 626 |
| Joux | 6.0 km | 32/100 | 752 |
| Saint-Jean-la-Bussière | 8.5 km | 30/100 | 1 163 |
| Lay | 7.0 km | 52/100 | 777 |
| Violay | 8.9 km | 44/100 | 1 218 |
| Saint-Just-la-Pendue | 7.4 km | 31/100 | 1 635 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Machézal
What is the price per m² in Machézal? ▶
The median price per m² in Machézal is 3 085 €.
What is the rental yield in Machézal? ▶
The gross rental yield in Machézal is 3.2%.
Is Machézal a good real estate investment? ▶
Machézal has a ScorCity score of 44/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Machézal? ▶
6 risks are identified in Machézal: Mouvement de terrain, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère, Radon.