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Nieul-le-Virouil

Rural municipality · 17150 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

👥 Population
573
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 302 €
📈 218% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 25.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Nieul-le-Virouil — Score 49/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and an energy-inefficient housing stock (19/100).
49
💰 Yield68
🌳 Quality of life59
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability69
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating19
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 2 Transactions · Nieul-le-Virouil

🏢 Apt. /m²
2 302 €
🏡 House /m²
1 424 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
La Rochelle4 925 €4 528 €139979 851
Saintes2 456 €2 197 €49025 363
Rochefort2 550 €2 229 €60423 460
Royan4 000 €3 875 €67919 425
Aytré4 615 €3 683 €1629 746
Périgny3 945 €3 786 €1208 877

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
9.57 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.0 %
⏳ Payback period
20.0 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
77.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
10.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
11.8 %
🏢 Apartments
2.0 %
96.8 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial 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.
40.960 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
85.340 %
🏘️ Housing tax
20.610 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
11.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
5.09 %
🏢 CFE
23.42 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
573
2023
📐 Area
22.59 km²
25 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 620 €
📊 Median age
47.9 yrs
30.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
74.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.7 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
119
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
9
+125.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
4
💼 Economic density
208
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Jonzac
À 6.87 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Jonzac
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de la Haute Saintonge
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
11
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
4

⚡ Energy performance

4 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
75.0 %
75.0 %
E
0.0 %
F
25.0 %
25.0 %
G
0.0 %

25.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 2 protected monuments

BuildingEra
église paroissiale12e siècle;13e siècle;15e siècle;16e siècle
croix de cimetière

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 7 risks identified

Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Feu de forêt
Tassements différentiels
Tempête et grains (vent)
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 389 analyses · S.A.U.R.

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
389

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Clion 6.4 km 53/100 843
Plassac 5.6 km 61/100 677
Saint-Simon-de-Bordes 5.4 km 56/100 762
Mirambeau 6.9 km 50/100 1 520
Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge 8.0 km 31/100 1 282
Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan 8.3 km 57/100 1 299
Boisredon 10.9 km 58/100 711
Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne 8.9 km 51/100 552

❓ Frequently asked questions about Nieul-le-Virouil

What is the price per m² in Nieul-le-Virouil?

The median price per m² in Nieul-le-Virouil is 2 302 €.

What is the rental yield in Nieul-le-Virouil?

The gross rental yield in Nieul-le-Virouil is 5.0%.

Is Nieul-le-Virouil a good real estate investment?

Nieul-le-Virouil has a ScorCity score of 49/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in Nieul-le-Virouil?

The most common energy rating class in Nieul-le-Virouil is D.

What are the natural risks in Nieul-le-Virouil?

7 risks are identified in Nieul-le-Virouil: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Mouvement de terrain, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère.