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Merckeghem

Rural municipality · 59470 · Hauts-de-France

👥 Population
615
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 840 €
📈 113% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Merckeghem — Score 48/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100).
48
💰 Yield60
🌳 Quality of life54
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 12 Transactions · Merckeghem

🏡 House /m²
1 840 €
📋 Transactions
12
📈 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
11.28 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.4 %
⏳ Payback period
13.6 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
85.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
8.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.5 %
🏢 Apartments
1.4 %
91.7 % 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

💶 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.
40.130 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
114.830 %
🏘️ Housing tax
32.370 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
16.500 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
47.35 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
615
2023
📐 Area
10.72 km²
57 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 660 €
📊 Median age
44.5 yrs
30.4% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
8.5 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
123
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
13
+30.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
10
💼 Economic density
200
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Watten - Éperlecques
À 6.98 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Dunkerque
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC des Hauts de Flandre
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
8
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
5
🎭 Culture
1

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments

BuildingEra
site archéologique;motteMoyen Age

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 4 risks identified

Engins de guerre
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 825 analyses · SIDEN-SIAN NOREADE CASSEL

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
825

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Millam 2.4 km 52/100 838
Volckerinckhove 4.0 km 53/100 573
Looberghe 4.8 km 43/100 1 228
Cappelle-Brouck 4.2 km 56/100 1 169
Lederzeele 6.2 km 39/100 703
Watten 5.4 km 46/100 2 564
Bollezeele 4.9 km 51/100 1 445
Holque 5.4 km 47/100 837

❓ Frequently asked questions about Merckeghem

What is the price per m² in Merckeghem?

The median price per m² in Merckeghem is 1 840 €.

What is the rental yield in Merckeghem?

The gross rental yield in Merckeghem is 7.4%.

Is Merckeghem a good real estate investment?

Merckeghem has a ScorCity score of 48/100, making it a moderate investment.

What are the natural risks in Merckeghem?

4 risks are identified in Merckeghem: Engins de guerre, Mouvement de terrain, Inondation.