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Orbey
Small town · 68370 · Grand Est
👥 Population
3 429
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
€
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
None %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 26.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Orbey — Score 59/100.
59
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life52
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety82
⚡ Energy rating24
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
78.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
12.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.0 %
🏢 Apartments
38.6 %
60.9 % 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
🏢 Social housing units
57
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.
30.370 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
140.990 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.590 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
2.86 %
🏢 CFE
23.66 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
3 429
2023
📐 Area
45.82 km²
75 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 070 €
📊 Median age
48.1 yrs
29.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
8.0 %
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.
10.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
787
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
68
+28.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
53
💼 Economic density
230
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Munster
À 8.61 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Colmar
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de la Vallée de Kaysersberg
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
—
🎯 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.
92.4 %
Average pass rate · 1 middle school
📊 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 GEORGES MARTELOT | public | 106.3 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
11
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
65
📋 Commerce
16
📋 Enseignement
2
🏥 Sante
34
⚽ Sport
21
🎭 Culture
8
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 21 | 6.10 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 9 | 2.60 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -38 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 9 | 2.60 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | -64 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 8 | 2.30 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | -68 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
19 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
5.3 %
B
0.0 %
C
5.3 %
D
26.3 %
26.3 %
E
36.8 %
36.8 %
F
10.5 %
10.5 %
G
15.8 %
15.8 %
26.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 3 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| champ de bataille | — |
| cimetière | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| abbaye | — |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Tassements différentiels
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 15 277 analyses · SYND. EAUX ET ASS. ALSACE MOSELLE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
15 277
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soultzeren | 4.8 km | 46/100 | 1 183 |
| Lapoutroie | 5.9 km | 48/100 | 1 881 |
| Labaroche | 4.3 km | 60/100 | 2 231 |
| Le Bonhomme | 5.8 km | 50/100 | 744 |
| Gunsbach | 6.5 km | 48/100 | 856 |
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| Fréland | 8.2 km | 58/100 | 1 288 |
| Walbach | 7.5 km | 52/100 | 936 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Orbey
Is Orbey a good real estate investment? ▶
Orbey has a ScorCity score of 59/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Orbey? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Orbey is E.
What are the natural risks in Orbey? ▶
8 risks are identified in Orbey: Tassements différentiels, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Glissement de terrain.