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Octon
Rural municipality · 34800 · Occitanie
👥 Population
521
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
6 944 €
📈 205% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
1.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Octon — Score 33/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (6/100) and a high purchase price for the area (7/100).
33
💰 Yield6
🌳 Quality of life90
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability7
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Octon
🏢 Apt. /m²
6 944 €
🏡 House /m²
4 393 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.0 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
1.9 %
⏳ Payback period
52.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
70.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
20.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.3 %
🏢 Apartments
7.6 %
91.2 % 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.
Yes
Rent control possible
🏢 Social housing units
8
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.
39.830 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
116.250 %
🏘️ Housing tax
24.230 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.700 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
13.20 %
🏢 CFE
33.10 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
521
2023
📐 Area
21.80 km²
24 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 420 €
📊 Median age
47.4 yrs
28.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
17.2 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
173
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
11
+120.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
5
💼 Economic density
332
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Lunas
À 9.74 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 du Clermontais
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
11
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
7
⚽ Sport
6
🎭 Culture
6
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 3 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| château | 12e siècle;14e siècle;15e siècle |
| chapelle | 12e siècle |
| dolmen | Néolithique |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 9 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 4 967 analyses · CTE COMMUNES DU CLERMONTAIS
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
4 967
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodève | 7.9 km | 60/100 | 7 251 |
| Cabrières | 10.0 km | 41/100 | 560 |
| Le Bosc | 8.9 km | 45/100 | 1 435 |
| Lunas-les-Châteaux | 9.0 km | 19/100 | 832 |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9.2 km | 53/100 | 9 461 |
| Neffiès | 13.9 km | 70/100 | 1 008 |
| Soubès | 14.4 km | 26/100 | 948 |
| Péret | 12.6 km | 41/100 | 1 137 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Octon
What is the price per m² in Octon? ▶
The median price per m² in Octon is 6 944 €.
What is the rental yield in Octon? ▶
The gross rental yield in Octon is 1.9%.
Is Octon a good real estate investment? ▶
Octon has a ScorCity score of 33/100, making it a risky investment.
What are the natural risks in Octon? ▶
9 risks are identified in Octon: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.