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Mende
Medium city · 48000 · Occitanie
👥 Population
12 464
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 365 €
📈 32% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.1 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 20.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Mende — Score 53/100.
53
💰 Yield24
🌳 Quality of life82
📊 Dynamism64
💸 Affordability30
🛡️ Safety77
⚡ Energy rating61
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 97 Transactions · Mende
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 365 €
🏡 House /m²
2 176 €
📋 Transactions
97
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mende | 2 365 € | 2 176 € | 135 | 12 464 |
| Marvejols | 1 803 € | 1 600 € | 89 | 4 764 |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 3 039 € | 1 907 € | 58 | 3 955 |
| Langogne | 1 894 € | 1 451 € | 77 | 2 836 |
| Peyre en Aubrac | 2 495 € | 1 253 € | 20 | 2 296 |
| Florac Trois Rivières | 2 049 € | 1 921 € | 19 | 2 100 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.01 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.1 %
⏳ Payback period
19.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
86.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
5.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
7.3 %
🏢 Apartments
59.0 %
40.4 % 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
1 429
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.
56.840 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
381.660 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.460 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.920 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
231.77 %
🏢 CFE
0.77 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
12 464
2023
📐 Area
36.93 km²
338 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 980 €
📊 Median age
40.7 yrs
37.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
9.3 %
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.
13.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
3 125
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
215
+6.4% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
202
💼 Economic density
251
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Mende
À 1.65 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.
Mende
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Coeur de Lozère
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
2
🎓 High schools
3
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE NOTRE-DAME (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE CHAPTAL | public | 98.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE EMILE PEYTAVIN | public | 96.0 % | — | +1.0 |
🎯 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.
90.8 %
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 HENRI BOURRILLON | public | 110.6 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT PRIVAT | privé sous contrat | 105.9 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
6
💊 Pharmacies
5
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
78
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
2
💊 Pharmacies
5
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
247
📋 Commerce
119
📋 Enseignement
33
🏥 Sante
194
🚆 Transport
7
⚽ Sport
84
🎭 Culture
19
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 13 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 10 | Tribunal pour enfants de Mende, Point-justice de l'Espace Jeunes de Mende, Banque de France - Bureau d’accueil et d’information - Mende |
| 📋 Direction départementale interministérielle | 1 | Direction départementale de l'emploi, du travail, des solidarités et de la protection des populations (DDETSPP) - Lozère |
| 📋 Établissement public | 1 | Service d’aide médicale urgente (Samu) - Lozère |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Direction de la citoyenneté et de la légalité - Lozère |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 88 | 7.10 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 85 | 6.80 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +70 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 62 | 5.00 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -40 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 56 | 4.50 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | -38 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 40 | 3.20 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -49 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 40 | 3.20 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +33 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 39 | 3.10 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -26 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 19 | 1.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -80 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 18 | 1.40 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -73 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 11 | 1.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -80 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 11 | 0.90 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -59 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 6 | 0.50 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -86 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
642 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
3.4 %
B
12.9 %
12.9 %
C
10.3 %
10.3 %
D
19.0 %
19.0 %
E
33.6 %
33.6 %
F
17.6 %
17.6 %
G
3.1 %
20.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 31 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| maison | 18e siècle |
| théâtre;cinéma | 2e moitié 19e siècle |
| immeuble | Gallo-romain |
| préfecture | 18e siècle |
| maison | 18e siècle |
| fontaine | 14e siècle |
| croix monumentale | 16e siècle |
| immeuble | — |
| immeuble | Gallo-romain |
| fontaine | 1er quart 19e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 13 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Inondations de terrains miniers
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Pollution des sédiments et sols
Radon
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 9 679 analyses · BRL MENDE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
9 679
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
31
⚡ Charge points
115
🚀 Incl. fast charging
18
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chastel-Nouvel | 3.6 km | 29/100 | 938 |
| Saint-Bauzile | 7.2 km | 43/100 | 585 |
| Badaroux | 5.7 km | 33/100 | 930 |
| Balsièges | 7.5 km | 33/100 | 608 |
| Barjac | 7.0 km | 35/100 | 806 |
| Monts-de-Randon | 13.2 km | 25/100 | 1 209 |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Valdonnez | 12.3 km | 31/100 | 644 |
| Ispagnac | 15.3 km | 21/100 | 895 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Mende
What is the price per m² in Mende? ▶
The median price per m² in Mende is 2 365 €.
What is the rental yield in Mende? ▶
The gross rental yield in Mende is 5.1%.
Is Mende a good real estate investment? ▶
Mende has a ScorCity score of 53/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Mende? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Mende is E.
What are the natural risks in Mende? ▶
13 risks are identified in Mende: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.