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Mervent
Rural municipality · 85200 · Pays de la Loire
👥 Population
1 063
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 528 €
📈 8% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Mervent — Score 52/100.
52
💰 Yield53
🌳 Quality of life80
📊 Dynamism53
💸 Affordability64
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 30 Transactions · Mervent
🏡 House /m²
1 528 €
📋 Transactions
30
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 2 500 € | 2 444 € | 831 | 54 849 |
| Les Sables-d'Olonne | 4 964 € | 4 050 € | 1172 | 49 603 |
| Challans | 2 549 € | 2 660 € | 349 | 22 943 |
| Montaigu-Vendée | 3 190 € | 2 368 € | 239 | 21 134 |
| Les Herbiers | 5 769 € | 2 339 € | 212 | 16 521 |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 2 833 € | 1 681 € | 285 | 14 059 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.67 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.8 %
⏳ Payback period
14.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
72.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
17.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.2 %
🏢 Apartments
3.6 %
96.1 % 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.
37.020 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
87.640 %
🏘️ Housing tax
30.270 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
2.28 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
1 063
2023
📐 Area
22.50 km²
47 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 230 €
📊 Median age
49.9 yrs
24.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.1 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
280
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
24
+20.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
20
💼 Economic density
263
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Pouzauges
À 24.79 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.
Fontenay-le-Comte
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Pays de Fontenay-Vendée
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
24
📋 Commerce
4
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
4
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
15
🎭 Culture
3
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 3 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| pont | 15e siècle |
| château | 1ère moitié 17e siècle |
| maison | 1ère moitié 17e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 11 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Tassements différentiels
Feu de forêt
Mouvement de terrain
Neige et pluies verglaçantes
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 410 analyses · SAUR
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
410
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Same region, score close to
Laval
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52/100
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Guérande
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52/100
16 804 Inhabitants
Fontenay-le-Comte
85200
52/100
14 059 Inhabitants
Verrières-en-Anjou
49112
52/100
8 116 Inhabitants
Chanverrie
85130
52/100
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Venansault
85190
52/100
4 757 Inhabitants
Moncé-en-Belin
72230
52/100
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Guenrouet
44530
52/100
3 673 Inhabitants
📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vouvant | 2.5 km | 33/100 | 829 |
| L'Orbrie | 4.2 km | 51/100 | 808 |
| Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq | 4.8 km | 53/100 | 1 253 |
| Bourneau | 4.8 km | 50/100 | 710 |
| Pissotte | 5.5 km | 61/100 | 1 132 |
| Foussais-Payré | 5.3 km | 65/100 | 1 168 |
| Saint-Maurice-des-Noues | 7.3 km | 19/100 | 642 |
| Antigny | 9.0 km | 59/100 | 1 027 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Mervent
What is the price per m² in Mervent? ▶
The median price per m² in Mervent is 1 528 €.
What is the rental yield in Mervent? ▶
The gross rental yield in Mervent is 6.8%.
Is Mervent a good real estate investment? ▶
Mervent has a ScorCity score of 52/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Mervent? ▶
11 risks are identified in Mervent: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Tassements différentiels, Feu de forêt.