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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
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🏘️ 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 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
🏢 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 rateShare 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 areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Colmar
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 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 schoolSectorIPS
COLLEGE GEORGES MARTELOTpublic106.3

🏥 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

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement216.10 ‰6.3 ‰Dans la moyenne
Violences physiques intrafamiliales92.60 ‰4.2 ‰-38 % vs moy.
Destructions et dégradations volontaires92.60 ‰7.2 ‰-64 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes82.30 ‰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

BuildingEra
champ de bataille
cimetière1er 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

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
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
Munster 7.7 km 63/100 4 738
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.