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Mérifons
Rural municipality · 34800 · Occitanie
👥 Population
62
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 886 €
📈 -45% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Mérifons — Score 52/100.
52
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life46
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 3 Transactions · Mérifons
🏡 House /m²
2 886 €
📋 Transactions
3
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2021)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.0 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.6 %
⏳ Payback period
21.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
40.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
57.4 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
1.9 %
🏢 Apartments
7.7 %
90.4 % 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
💶 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.
36.340 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
127.620 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.320 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.700 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.83 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
62
2023
📐 Area
6.74 km²
9 inh/km²
📊 Median age
60.9 yrs
17.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
81.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
4.5 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
22
SIRENE database 2026
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
355
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Lunas
À 10.92 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Clermontais
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1
⚽ Sport
1
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| église | 12e siècle;15e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 2 245 analyses · CTE COMMUNES DU CLERMONTAIS
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 245
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octon | 2.6 km | 33/100 | 521 |
| Cabrières | 8.2 km | 41/100 | 560 |
| Lodève | 10.4 km | 60/100 | 7 251 |
| Lunas-les-Châteaux | 10.0 km | 19/100 | 832 |
| Neffiès | 11.7 km | 70/100 | 1 008 |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9.4 km | 53/100 | 9 461 |
| Gabian | 13.3 km | 29/100 | 886 |
| Le Bosc | 10.9 km | 45/100 | 1 435 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Mérifons
What is the price per m² in Mérifons? ▶
The median price per m² in Mérifons is 2 886 €.
What is the rental yield in Mérifons? ▶
The gross rental yield in Mérifons is 4.6%.
Is Mérifons a good real estate investment? ▶
Mérifons has a ScorCity score of 52/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Mérifons? ▶
8 risks are identified in Mérifons: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.