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Mecquignies

Rural municipality · 59570 · Hauts-de-France

👥 Population
695
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 000 €
📈 25% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Mecquignies — Score 45/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a high purchase price for the area (43/100).
45
💰 Yield53
🌳 Quality of life54
📊 Dynamism52
💸 Affordability43
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 24 Transactions · Mecquignies

🏡 House /m²
2 000 €
📋 Transactions
24
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Lille4 103 €2 875 €3755238 246
Tourcoing2 034 €1 812 €125698 772
Roubaix2 754 €1 387 €98698 286
Dunkerque2 582 €2 048 €133686 263
Villeneuve-d'Ascq2 712 €3 027 €65362 868
Valenciennes2 721 €1 617 €76743 468

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
11.37 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.8 %
⏳ Payback period
14.7 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
86.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
0.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
13.3 %
🏢 Apartments
4.3 %
93.7 % 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
8
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.
34.420 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
98.510 %
🏘️ Housing tax
27.540 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.500 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
7.96 %
🏢 CFE
0.79 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
695
2023
📐 Area
4.75 km²
146 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 280 €
📊 Median age
41.6 yrs
33.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
79.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
7.0 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
92
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
12
+140.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
5
💼 Economic density
132
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Berlaimont
À 7.99 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.
Maubeuge (partie française)
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Pays de Mormal
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
🎓 High schools

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
13
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
2

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments

BuildingEra
église

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 3 risks identified

Engins de guerre
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 194 analyses · SIDEN-SIAN NOREADE LE QUESNOY

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
194

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Bavay 2.4 km 41/100 3 249
Obies 2.0 km 56/100 660
Hargnies 3.2 km 45/100 599
L'Orée de Mormal 4.3 km 53/100 619
Pont-sur-Sambre 5.4 km 35/100 2 371
Houdain-lez-Bavay 6.6 km 46/100 902
Berlaimont 7.1 km 24/100 3 159
Hon-Hergies 7.1 km 52/100 867

❓ Frequently asked questions about Mecquignies

What is the price per m² in Mecquignies?

The median price per m² in Mecquignies is 2 000 €.

What is the rental yield in Mecquignies?

The gross rental yield in Mecquignies is 6.8%.

Is Mecquignies a good real estate investment?

Mecquignies has a ScorCity score of 45/100, making it a moderate investment.

What are the natural risks in Mecquignies?

3 risks are identified in Mecquignies: Engins de guerre, Inondation, Séisme.