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Marches
Rural municipality · 26300 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
866
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 794 €
📈 -22% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Marches — Score 44/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a high purchase price for the area (28/100).
44
💰 Yield33
🌳 Quality of life60
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability28
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating88
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Marches
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 794 €
🏡 House /m²
2 462 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valence | 2 265 € | 2 619 € | 1146 | 64 458 |
| Montélimar | 2 083 € | 2 491 € | 661 | 40 595 |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 1 773 € | 2 303 € | 578 | 33 464 |
| Bourg-lès-Valence | 2 090 € | 2 427 € | 335 | 19 992 |
| Pierrelatte | 1 211 € | 2 192 € | 139 | 13 756 |
| Portes-lès-Valence | 1 980 € | 2 400 € | 101 | 10 477 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.63 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.8 %
⏳ Payback period
12.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
89.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
4.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.9 %
🏢 Apartments
3.9 %
95.9 % 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
31
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.
33.990 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
105.150 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.290 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
8.250 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.93 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
866
2023
📐 Area
11.27 km²
77 inh/km²
💶 Median income
25 440 €
📊 Median age
41.3 yrs
33.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
83.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
5.4 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
221
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
20
+25.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
16
💼 Economic density
255
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Romans - Bourg-de-Péage
À 9.03 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.
Valence
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Valence Romans Agglo
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏥 Healthcare
FINESS
🏥 Établissements de santé
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
17
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
8
⚽ Sport
7
⚡ Energy performance
2 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
50.0 %
50.0 %
D
50.0 %
50.0 %
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
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 1 risks identified
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 425 analyses · SIE ROCHEFORT-SAMSON
🧪 Bacteriology
✅ Compliant
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
425
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bésayes | 2.3 km | 36/100 | 1 370 |
| Chatuzange-le-Goubet | 3.1 km | 46/100 | 6 523 |
| Saint-Vincent-la-Commanderie | 5.6 km | 30/100 | 636 |
| Charpey | 5.0 km | 33/100 | 1 547 |
| Rochefort-Samson | 4.4 km | 25/100 | 1 084 |
| Barbières | 5.8 km | 34/100 | 1 143 |
| Beauregard-Baret | 5.7 km | 28/100 | 905 |
| Jaillans | 6.7 km | 40/100 | 1 009 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Marches
What is the price per m² in Marches? ▶
The median price per m² in Marches is 1 794 €.
What is the rental yield in Marches? ▶
The gross rental yield in Marches is 7.8%.
Is Marches a good real estate investment? ▶
Marches has a ScorCity score of 44/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Marches? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Marches is C.
What are the natural risks in Marches? ▶
1 risks are identified in Marches: Séisme.