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Nîmes
Metropolis · 30000 · Occitanie
👥 Population
151 839
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 300 €
📈 -17% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 7.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Nîmes — Score 66/100.
66
💰 Yield64
🌳 Quality of life93
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability32
🛡️ Safety34
⚡ Energy rating75
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 979 Transactions · Nîmes
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 300 €
🏡 House /m²
3 058 €
📋 Transactions
1 979
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nîmes | 2 300 € | 3 058 € | 2601 | 151 839 |
| Alès | 1 859 € | 2 059 € | 714 | 46 125 |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 1 829 € | 2 353 € | 262 | 18 112 |
| Beaucaire | 1 741 € | 2 290 € | 288 | 15 692 |
| Saint-Gilles | 1 990 € | 2 214 € | 187 | 14 734 |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 3 571 € | 4 000 € | 218 | 13 148 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
14.64 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.6 %
⏳ Payback period
13.1 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
84.6 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
5.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.8 %
🏢 Apartments
69.7 %
29.3 % 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.
B1
Moderate 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.
Yes
Rent control possible
🏢 Social housing units
15 470
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.
54.010 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
142.180 %
🏘️ Housing tax
41.370 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
11.710 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
83.76 %
🏢 CFE
0.77 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
151 839
2023
📐 Area
161.18 km²
942 inh/km²
💶 Median income
18 760 €
📊 Median age
40.0 yrs
38.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
65.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
19.5 %
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.
31.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
41 036
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
3 933
+12.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
3 501
💼 Economic density
270
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Nîmes
À 1.84 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Nîmes
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA de Nîmes Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
18
🏫 Middle schools
15
🎓 High schools
8
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE ST VINCENT DE PAUL (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 98.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE ALPHONSE DAUDET | public | 97.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE ERNEST HEMINGWAY (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 97.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE SAINT STANISLAS | privé sous contrat | 96.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE EMMANUEL D ALZON (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 96.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE ALBERT CAMUS | public | 94.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE PHILIPPE LAMOUR | public | 92.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE DHUODA | public | 87.0 % | — | -7.0 |
🎯 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.
78.9 %
Average pass rate · 19 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 STANISLAS | privé sous contrat | 114.7 |
| COLLEGE REVOLUTION | public | 114.5 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JEAN BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE | privé sous contrat | 109.9 |
| COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND | public | 103.3 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE EMMANUEL D ALZON | privé sous contrat | 102.7 |
| COLLEGE DU MONT DUPLAN | public | 101.7 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE VALSAINTE | privé sous contrat | 96.8 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAMUEL VINCENT | privé sous contrat | 94.0 |
| COLLEGE FEUCHERES | public | 87.5 |
| COLLEGE ADA LOVELACE | public | 81.9 |
| COLLEGE LES OLIVIERS | public | 79.7 |
| COLLEGE CAPOUCHINE | public | 78.1 |
| COLLEGE JULES VERNE | public | 71.9 |
| COLLEGE CONDORCET | public | 62.1 |
| COLLEGE ROMAIN ROLLAND | public | 56.4 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
6
💊 Pharmacies
52
🔬 Laboratories
11
🏥 Établissements de santé
329
Source FINESS
🚑 Hôpitaux / cliniques
1
👵 EHPAD
13
💊 Pharmacies
52
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
3405
📋 Commerce
1265
📋 Enseignement
220
🏥 Sante
2019
🚆 Transport
77
⚽ Sport
316
🎭 Culture
81
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 18 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 14 | VIADUQ 67 Association Bas-rhinoise pour les victimes d'infraction, l'accès au droit et les usagers de tous Quartiers, Conseil de prud'hommes de Cannes, Trésorerie amendes du Gard |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 2 | Direction des sécurités - Gard, Service interministériel départemental des systèmes d'information et de communication (SIDSIC) - Gard |
| 📋 Établissement public | 1 | Pôle politiques sociales (CHU) - Nîmes |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 1 | Unité départementale de l'architecture et du patrimoine (UDAP) - Gard |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 2 128 | 14.00 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +92 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 1 390 | 9.20 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +28 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 1 061 | 7.00 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -17 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 1 032 | 6.80 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 837 | 5.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -27 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 743 | 4.90 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +23 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 710 | 8.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 612 | 4.00 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 534 | 3.50 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -33 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 411 | 2.70 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 332 | 2.20 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 310 | 2.00 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -17 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 244 | 1.60 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -57 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 186 | 1.20 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | +20 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 43 | 0.30 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -50 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
1 583 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
8.6 %
8.6 %
B
3.3 %
C
22.2 %
22.2 %
D
38.9 %
38.9 %
E
19.3 %
19.3 %
F
5.8 %
G
1.8 %
7.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 96 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| magasin de commerce | — |
| amphithéâtre;arène | Haut-Empire |
| château d'eau;site archéologique | Antiquité;Haut-Empire |
| immeuble | 2e quart 17e siècle |
| immeuble | 15e siècle;17e siècle |
| maison | 18e siècle |
| hôtel;préfecture;école artistique | 4e quart 18e siècle |
| hôtel | 16e siècle |
| porte de ville | Haut-Empire |
| théâtre | 18e siècle;19e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 13 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Effondrements localisés
Emissions en surface de gaz de mine
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Glissements ou mouvements de pente
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Affaissement minier
Tassements différentiels
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 73 772 analyses · EAU DE NIMES METROPOLE - SEMN
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
73 772
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
599
⚡ Charge points
8270
🚀 Incl. fast charging
281
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Same region, score close to
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milhaud | 6.1 km | 45/100 | 6 297 |
| Caissargues | 5.9 km | 33/100 | 4 079 |
| Caveirac | 5.7 km | 43/100 | 4 408 |
| Aubord | 9.0 km | 46/100 | 2 253 |
| Bernis | 8.7 km | 33/100 | 3 286 |
| Rodilhan | 7.3 km | 33/100 | 2 799 |
| Langlade | 7.7 km | 67/100 | 2 329 |
| Bouillargues | 8.2 km | 38/100 | 6 070 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Nîmes
What is the price per m² in Nîmes? ▶
The median price per m² in Nîmes is 2 300 €.
What is the rental yield in Nîmes? ▶
The gross rental yield in Nîmes is 7.6%.
Is Nîmes a good real estate investment? ▶
Nîmes has a ScorCity score of 66/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Nîmes? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Nîmes is D.
What are the natural risks in Nîmes? ▶
13 risks are identified in Nîmes: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs.