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Poncins
Rural municipality · 42110 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
1 318
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 241 €
📈 20% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Poncins — Score 36/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (23/100).
36
💰 Yield23
🌳 Quality of life46
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability34
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 11 Transactions · Poncins
🏡 House /m²
2 241 €
📋 Transactions
11
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne | 1 346 € | 2 131 € | 3566 | 173 136 |
| Saint-Chamond | 1 438 € | 2 330 € | 418 | 35 646 |
| Roanne | 1 469 € | 1 730 € | 932 | 35 409 |
| Firminy | 1 176 € | 2 059 € | 250 | 17 060 |
| Montbrison | 2 088 € | 2 258 € | 240 | 16 123 |
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 2 319 € | 2 875 € | 189 | 15 764 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
9.38 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.0 %
⏳ Payback period
19.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
86.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
7.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.8 %
🏢 Apartments
0.9 %
99.1 % 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
6
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.
27.480 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
66.260 %
🏘️ Housing tax
17.940 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
29.03 %
🏢 CFE
0.85 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
1 318
2023
📐 Area
20.60 km²
64 inh/km²
💶 Median income
25 050 €
📊 Median age
39.5 yrs
34.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
85.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
4.2 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
220
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
14
-46.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
26
💼 Economic density
167
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Feurs
À 6.07 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.
Feurs
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 Forez-Est
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
22
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
3
🚆 Transport
2
⚽ Sport
7
⚡ Energy performance
1 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
100.0 %
100.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 2 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| croix de chemin | 14e siècle;15e siècle |
| borne | 15e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 11 risks identified
Tempête et grains (vent)
Tassements différentiels
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 997 analyses · SAUR
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
997
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleppé | 3.2 km | 42/100 | 572 |
| Chambéon | 3.5 km | 34/100 | 665 |
| Saint-Étienne-le-Molard | 4.6 km | 62/100 | 1 033 |
| Mizérieux | 6.8 km | 40/100 | 538 |
| Magneux-Haute-Rive | 6.9 km | 44/100 | 555 |
| Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice | 6.3 km | 36/100 | 568 |
| Feurs | 5.9 km | 41/100 | 8 367 |
| Épercieux-Saint-Paul | 7.9 km | 50/100 | 732 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Poncins
What is the price per m² in Poncins? ▶
The median price per m² in Poncins is 2 241 €.
What is the rental yield in Poncins? ▶
The gross rental yield in Poncins is 5.0%.
Is Poncins a good real estate investment? ▶
Poncins has a ScorCity score of 36/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Poncins? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Poncins is E.
What are the natural risks in Poncins? ▶
11 risks are identified in Poncins: Tempête et grains (vent), Tassements différentiels, Glissement de terrain.