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Montluçon
Large city · 03100 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
33 147
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 034 €
📈 -7% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
10.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 26.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Montluçon — Score 71/100.
71
💰 Yield84
🌳 Quality of life83
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability85
🛡️ Safety5
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 577 Transactions · Montluçon
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 034 €
🏡 House /m²
1 125 €
📋 Transactions
577
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montluçon | 1 034 € | 1 125 € | 869 | 33 147 |
| Vichy | 2 068 € | 1 902 € | 880 | 25 115 |
| Moulins | 1 583 € | 1 613 € | 351 | 19 206 |
| Cusset | 1 413 € | 1 702 € | 239 | 13 316 |
| Yzeure | 1 333 € | 1 550 € | 178 | 12 897 |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 1 912 € | 1 863 € | 142 | 8 943 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.86 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
10.3 %
⏳ Payback period
9.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
73.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
23.5 %
🏢 Apartments
56.9 %
41.7 % 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.
B2
Low tension
⚖️ 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
4 371
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.
55.800 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
93.580 %
🏘️ Housing tax
29.790 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
11.580 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
51.00 %
🏢 CFE
31.36 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
33 147
2023
📐 Area
20.68 km²
1603 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 420 €
📊 Median age
46.0 yrs
33.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
71.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
18.3 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
25.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
6 418
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
534
+13.9% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
469
💼 Economic density
194
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Montluçon Rimard
À 0.85 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.
Montluçon
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Montluçon Communauté
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
4
🏫 Middle schools
5
🎓 High schools
3
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE PAUL CONSTANS (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 97.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE MADAME DE STAEL | public | 96.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE SAINT-JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 95.0 % | — | -1.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
87.5 %
Average pass rate · 7 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 111.3 |
| COLLEGE JULES FERRY | public | 104.1 |
| COLLEGE JEAN JACQUES SOULIER | public | 98.5 |
| COLLEGE JULES VERNE | public | 85.4 |
| COLLEGE JEAN ZAY | public | 74.6 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
2
💊 Pharmacies
17
🔬 Laboratories
4
🏥 Établissements de santé
96
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
4
💊 Pharmacies
17
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
581
📋 Commerce
314
📋 Enseignement
57
🏥 Sante
364
🚆 Transport
13
⚽ Sport
105
🎭 Culture
15
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 5 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 5 | Point-justice de la Maison d'arrêt de Montluçon, Greffe des associations - Allier (Montluçon), Point d'accueil numérique - Montluçon (Sous-préfecture) |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usage de stupéfiants | 529 | 16.00 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | +90 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 449 | 13.50 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +88 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 425 | 12.80 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | +71 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 287 | 8.70 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +19 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 270 | 8.10 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +29 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 183 | 5.50 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +38 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 129 | 5.30 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -29 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 127 | 3.80 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 81 | 2.40 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 72 | 2.20 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 66 | 2.00 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -62 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 38 | 1.10 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -54 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 34 | 1.00 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -73 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 21 | 0.60 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -40 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
518 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
9.7 %
9.7 %
B
10.8 %
10.8 %
C
6.0 %
D
23.7 %
23.7 %
E
23.4 %
23.4 %
F
19.9 %
19.9 %
G
6.6 %
26.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 23 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| demeure | 2e quart 20e siècle |
| passage couvert | 13e siècle |
| église | 3e quart 19e siècle |
| maison | 1er quart 16e siècle |
| château | — |
| maison | 15e siècle |
| maison | 15e siècle;18e siècle;19e siècle |
| maison forte;château | 15e siècle |
| église | 12e siècle;2e moitié 15e siècle;1ère moitié 17e si |
| maison | 15e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 5 risks identified
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Rupture de barrage
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 29 705 analyses · MONTLUÇON COMMUNAUTÉ - EDCH
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
29 705
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
49
⚡ Charge points
191
🚀 Incl. fast charging
20
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Désertines | 2.1 km | 62/100 | 4 259 |
| Lavault-Sainte-Anne | 3.7 km | 57/100 | 1 139 |
| Saint-Victor | 5.2 km | 38/100 | 2 100 |
| Domérat | 5.7 km | 42/100 | 8 622 |
| Prémilhat | 6.0 km | 43/100 | 2 540 |
| Villebret | 7.9 km | 63/100 | 1 335 |
| Lignerolles | 7.5 km | 49/100 | 760 |
| Néris-les-Bains | 7.2 km | 76/100 | 2 368 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Montluçon
What is the price per m² in Montluçon? ▶
The median price per m² in Montluçon is 1 034 €.
What is the rental yield in Montluçon? ▶
The gross rental yield in Montluçon is 10.3%.
Is Montluçon a good real estate investment? ▶
Montluçon has a ScorCity score of 71/100, making it an excellent choice.
What is the average energy rating in Montluçon? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Montluçon is D.
What are the natural risks in Montluçon? ▶
5 risks are identified in Montluçon: Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau, Rupture de barrage, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.