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Mercenac
Rural municipality · 09160 · Occitanie
👥 Population
352
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 275 €
📈 67% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Mercenac — Score 38/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (21/100).
38
💰 Yield21
🌳 Quality of life71
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability33
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 5 Transactions · Mercenac
🏡 House /m²
2 275 €
📋 Transactions
5
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamiers | 1 857 € | 1 694 € | 276 | 16 473 |
| Foix | 1 649 € | 1 747 € | 185 | 9 934 |
| Saint-Girons | 1 789 € | 1 564 € | 199 | 6 008 |
| Lavelanet | 4 853 € | 1 018 € | 147 | 5 987 |
| Saverdun | 1 811 € | 1 683 € | 72 | 4 808 |
| Mazères | 1 575 € | 1 726 € | 64 | 3 852 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
9.17 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.8 %
⏳ Payback period
20.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
75.4 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
15.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.7 %
🎯 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
💶 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.
51.620 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
249.420 %
🏘️ Housing tax
24.960 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.160 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
31.20 %
🏢 CFE
0.77 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
352
2023
📐 Area
13.66 km²
26 inh/km²
💶 Median income
23 500 €
📊 Median age
48.1 yrs
29.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
13.2 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
73
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
3
-50.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
6
💼 Economic density
207
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Saint-Martory
À 14.35 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.
Saint-Girons
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Couserans-Pyrénées
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏥 Healthcare
FINESS
🏥 Établissements de santé
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
9
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
4
🚆 Transport
1
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Feu de forêt
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Mouvement de terrain
Neige et pluies verglaçantes
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 354 analyses · SERVICE DES EAUX DU COUSERANS
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
354
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prat-Bonrepaux | 3.9 km | 63/100 | 888 |
| Lorp-Sentaraille | 5.2 km | 30/100 | 1 381 |
| Saint-Lizier | 7.7 km | 48/100 | 1 391 |
| Cassagne | 10.0 km | 48/100 | 641 |
| Salies-du-Salat | 10.0 km | 44/100 | 1 733 |
| Sainte-Croix-Volvestre | 11.0 km | 34/100 | 649 |
| Montjoie-en-Couserans | 10.2 km | 52/100 | 992 |
| Moulis | 13.5 km | 61/100 | 794 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Mercenac
What is the price per m² in Mercenac? ▶
The median price per m² in Mercenac is 2 275 €.
What is the rental yield in Mercenac? ▶
The gross rental yield in Mercenac is 4.8%.
Is Mercenac a good real estate investment? ▶
Mercenac has a ScorCity score of 38/100, making it a risky investment.
What are the natural risks in Mercenac? ▶
8 risks are identified in Mercenac: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Feu de forêt, Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau.