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Papeete
Large city · 98714 ·
👥 Population
26 654
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
€
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
None %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Papeete — Score 57/100.
57
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life50
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety96
⚡ Energy rating50
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
⚖️ 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
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
26 654
2023
📐 Area
17.74 km²
1502 inh/km²
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
558
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
15
-21.1% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
19
💼 Economic density
21
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
—
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
—
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 6 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 3 | Tribunal pour enfants de Papeete, Brigade de gendarmerie - Tuamotu-Centre, Mission d'accueil et d'information des associations (MAIA) - Polynésie française |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 2 | Direction des finances publiques - Polynésie française, Service d'État des affaires maritimes - Polynésie française |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Subdivision administrative - Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faaa | 3.1 km | 57/100 | 29 826 |
| Pirae | 3.8 km | 57/100 | 14 068 |
| Punaauia | 6.8 km | 57/100 | 28 781 |
| Mahina | 8.5 km | 57/100 | 14 623 |
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| Teva I Uta | 24.8 km | 57/100 | 10 837 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Papeete
Is Papeete a good real estate investment? ▶
Papeete has a ScorCity score of 57/100, making it an interesting investment.