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Merten
Rural municipality · 57550 · Grand Est
👥 Population
1 444
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
€
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
None %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 20.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Merten — Score 51/100.
51
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life36
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
92.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.0 %
🏢 Apartments
17.4 %
82.5 % 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.
25.770 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
90.700 %
🏘️ Housing tax
17.680 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.94 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
1 444
2023
📐 Area
5.27 km²
274 inh/km²
💶 Median income
23 690 €
📊 Median age
50.8 yrs
23.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
7.4 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
206
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
14
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
14
💼 Economic density
143
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Hombourg-Haut
À 15.34 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 Houve - Pays Boulageois
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
1
Source FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
19
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
7
⚽ Sport
6
⚡ Energy performance
10 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
10.0 %
10.0 %
C
10.0 %
10.0 %
D
40.0 %
40.0 %
E
20.0 %
20.0 %
F
10.0 %
10.0 %
G
10.0 %
10.0 %
20.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 4 889 analyses · MAIRIE DE MERTEN
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
4 889
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falck | 2.9 km | 57/100 | 2 482 |
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| Dalem | 3.8 km | 60/100 | 695 |
| Villing | 4.9 km | 54/100 | 511 |
| Guerting | 6.2 km | 53/100 | 866 |
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❓ Frequently asked questions about Merten
Is Merten a good real estate investment? ▶
Merten has a ScorCity score of 51/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Merten? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Merten is D.