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Mérignat
Rural municipality · 01450 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
129
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 500 €
📈 11% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Mérignat — Score 48/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100).
48
💰 Yield56
🌳 Quality of life51
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability65
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Mérignat
🏡 House /m²
1 500 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2021 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-en-Bresse | 1 932 € | 2 370 € | 644 | 42 372 |
| Oyonnax | 1 533 € | 1 957 € | 219 | 22 480 |
| Valserhône | 2 687 € | 3 093 € | 313 | 16 712 |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 2 300 € | 2 388 € | 170 | 15 934 |
| Saint-Genis-Pouilly | 4 630 € | 5 287 € | 177 | 14 432 |
| Gex | 4 455 € | 5 223 € | 206 | 13 627 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.78 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.0 %
⏳ Payback period
14.2 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
67.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
16.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
16.4 %
🏢 Apartments
5.5 %
93.4 % 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
5
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.
27.630 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
82.360 %
🏘️ Housing tax
20.760 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.500 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.39 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
129
2023
📐 Area
3.17 km²
41 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 070 €
📊 Median age
36.4 yrs
40.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
77.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
21.7 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
38
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1
-50.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
2
💼 Economic density
295
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Pont-d'Ain
À 8.44 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 Rives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
3
⚽ Sport
1
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 1 risks identified
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 1 577 analyses · MAIRIE DE MERIGNAT
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 577
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jujurieux | 2.9 km | 52/100 | 2 260 |
| Cerdon | 2.8 km | 72/100 | 747 |
| Poncin | 3.8 km | 58/100 | 1 803 |
| Saint-Jean-le-Vieux | 6.4 km | 33/100 | 1 839 |
| Neuville-sur-Ain | 6.3 km | 34/100 | 1 794 |
| Pont-d'Ain | 7.3 km | 41/100 | 2 843 |
| Hautecourt-Romanèche | 10.5 km | 42/100 | 748 |
| Ambronay | 8.7 km | 41/100 | 2 841 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Mérignat
What is the price per m² in Mérignat? ▶
The median price per m² in Mérignat is 1 500 €.
What is the rental yield in Mérignat? ▶
The gross rental yield in Mérignat is 7.0%.
Is Mérignat a good real estate investment? ▶
Mérignat has a ScorCity score of 48/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Mérignat? ▶
1 risks are identified in Mérignat: Séisme.