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Mernel
Rural municipality · 35330 · Bretagne
👥 Population
1 021
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
5 109 €
📈 224% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
2.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
B
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Mernel — Score 51/100.
51
💰 Yield64
🌳 Quality of life9
📊 Dynamism52
💸 Affordability57
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating100
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 4 Transactions · Mernel
🏢 Apt. /m²
5 109 €
🏡 House /m²
1 667 €
📋 Transactions
4
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes | 3 668 € | 4 682 € | 3145 | 230 890 |
| Saint-Malo | 4 102 € | 4 693 € | 1096 | 47 439 |
| Fougères | 2 094 € | 1 852 € | 416 | 20 307 |
| Bruz | 3 080 € | 2 919 € | 247 | 19 683 |
| Vitré | 2 857 € | 2 488 € | 198 | 19 365 |
| Cesson-Sévigné | 3 591 € | 4 018 € | 199 | 18 761 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.66 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
2.5 %
⏳ Payback period
39.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
84.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
5.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.3 %
🏢 Apartments
1.2 %
98.8 % 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
6
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.
39.000 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
78.690 %
🏘️ Housing tax
30.280 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.18 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
1 021
2023
📐 Area
16.77 km²
61 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 040 €
📊 Median age
43.5 yrs
32.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
79.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
9.5 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
134
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
6
-50.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
12
💼 Economic density
131
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Messac - Guipry
À 13.01 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Rennes
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Vallons de Haute-Bretagne Communauté
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
—
🎓 High schools
—
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
11
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
5
⚡ Energy performance
1 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
100.0 %
100.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
0.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 4 risks identified
Feu de forêt
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Tempête et grains (vent)
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 3 979 analyses · SAUR 35
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
3 979
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Bouëxic | 4.4 km | 39/100 | 1 537 |
| Val d'Anast | 3.3 km | 39/100 | 3 930 |
| Lieuron | 5.3 km | 40/100 | 811 |
| Bovel | 6.0 km | 40/100 | 618 |
| Lohéac | 5.5 km | 42/100 | 702 |
| Pipriac | 9.4 km | 57/100 | 3 859 |
| Saint-Séglin | 7.8 km | 37/100 | 610 |
| Guignen | 7.7 km | 49/100 | 4 175 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Mernel
What is the price per m² in Mernel? ▶
The median price per m² in Mernel is 5 109 €.
What is the rental yield in Mernel? ▶
The gross rental yield in Mernel is 2.5%.
Is Mernel a good real estate investment? ▶
Mernel has a ScorCity score of 51/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Mernel? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Mernel is B.
What are the natural risks in Mernel? ▶
4 risks are identified in Mernel: Feu de forêt, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère, Tempête et grains (vent).