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Pontchâteau
Medium city · 44160 · Pays de la Loire
👥 Population
11 474
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 904 €
📈 86% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 8.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Pontchâteau — Score 46/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (9/100) and a high purchase price for the area (9/100).
46
💰 Yield9
🌳 Quality of life57
📊 Dynamism71
💸 Affordability9
🛡️ Safety88
⚡ Energy rating69
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 64 Transactions · Pontchâteau
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 904 €
🏡 House /m²
2 403 €
📋 Transactions
64
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantes | 3 516 € | 4 157 € | 4661 | 327 734 |
| Saint-Nazaire | 3 018 € | 3 118 € | 1151 | 74 568 |
| Saint-Herblain | 2 543 € | 3 152 € | 664 | 50 973 |
| Rezé | 2 612 € | 3 402 € | 619 | 43 556 |
| Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | 3 294 € | 3 412 € | 380 | 28 596 |
| Orvault | 2 895 € | 3 505 € | 378 | 28 534 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.77 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.6 %
⏳ Payback period
27.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
92.6 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.2 %
🏢 Apartments
19.8 %
79.9 % 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.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ 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
316
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.
45.970 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
75.080 %
🏘️ Housing tax
27.460 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
47.09 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
11 474
2023
📐 Area
55.72 km²
206 inh/km²
💶 Median income
23 340 €
📊 Median age
40.6 yrs
35.4% under 30
💼 Activity rate
77.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
9.2 %
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.
7.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
1 810
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
152
-3.8% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
158
💼 Economic density
158
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Pontchâteau
À 0.31 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.
Saint-Nazaire
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Pays de Pontchâteau St-Gildas-des-Bois
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
—
🏫 Middle schools
3
🎓 High schools
1
🎯 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.
87.7 %
Average pass rate · 4 middle schools
📊 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 PRIVE SAINT MARTIN | privé sous contrat | 105.3 |
| COLLEGE FRIDA KAHLO | public | 104.8 |
| COLLEGE QUERAL | public | 98.2 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
1
💊 Pharmacies
3
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
25
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
2
💊 Pharmacies
3
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
170
📋 Commerce
53
📋 Enseignement
11
🏥 Sante
90
🚆 Transport
4
⚽ Sport
42
🎭 Culture
3
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 2 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 2 | Point conseil budget - Union départementale des associations familiales (UDAF 44) - Pontchâteau, Point information jeunesse - Pontchâteau |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 92 | 8.00 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 65 | 5.70 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 41 | 3.60 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 40 | 3.50 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | -52 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 23 | 4.40 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -41 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 21 | 1.80 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | -55 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 18 | 1.60 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -33 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 18 | 1.60 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -69 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 17 | 1.50 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -82 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 16 | 1.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -42 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 13 | 1.10 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -70 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 11 | 1.00 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -87 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
23 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
8.7 %
8.7 %
B
0.0 %
C
17.4 %
17.4 %
D
43.5 %
43.5 %
E
21.7 %
21.7 %
F
4.3 %
G
4.3 %
8.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| menhir | Néolithique |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 15 risks identified
Engins de guerre
Feu de forêt
Foudre
Grêle
Tassements différentiels
Tempête et grains (vent)
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Neige et pluies verglaçantes
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 5 509 analyses · SAUR
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
5 509
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
20
⚡ Charge points
103
🚀 Incl. fast charging
15
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Same region, score close to
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46/100
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drefféac | 4.2 km | 38/100 | 2 288 |
| Besné | 6.2 km | 49/100 | 3 322 |
| Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet | 5.1 km | 51/100 | 3 063 |
| Crossac | 5.7 km | 50/100 | 2 974 |
| Saint-Gildas-des-Bois | 8.4 km | 42/100 | 3 860 |
| Prinquiau | 8.3 km | 48/100 | 3 591 |
| Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne | 6.9 km | 48/100 | 2 484 |
| Donges | 10.9 km | 49/100 | 8 219 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Pontchâteau
What is the price per m² in Pontchâteau? ▶
The median price per m² in Pontchâteau is 3 904 €.
What is the rental yield in Pontchâteau? ▶
The gross rental yield in Pontchâteau is 3.6%.
Is Pontchâteau a good real estate investment? ▶
Pontchâteau has a ScorCity score of 46/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Pontchâteau? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Pontchâteau is D.
What are the natural risks in Pontchâteau? ▶
15 risks are identified in Pontchâteau: Engins de guerre, Feu de forêt, Foudre.