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Popian
Rural municipality · 34230 · Occitanie
👥 Population
380
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 438 €
📈 60% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Popian — Score 29/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (13/100) and a high purchase price for the area (13/100).
29
💰 Yield13
🌳 Quality of life42
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability13
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Popian
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 438 €
🏡 House /m²
2 828 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
12.01 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.2 %
⏳ Payback period
23.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
82.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
8.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.5 %
🏢 Apartments
10.3 %
89.2 % 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
💶 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.
148.470 %
🏘️ Housing tax
27.240 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
18.710 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
13.80 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
380
2023
📐 Area
5.88 km²
65 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 620 €
📊 Median age
41.2 yrs
33.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
80.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
8.9 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
99
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
4
-69.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
13
💼 Economic density
261
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Vic - Mireval
À 25.36 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Montpellier
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Vallée de l'Hérault
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
8
📋 Commerce
1
🏥 Sante
2
⚽ Sport
4
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Centre communal d'action sociale (CCAS) - Popian |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Tassements différentiels
Glissement de terrain
Radon
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 1 070 analyses · CTE COMMUNES VALLEE HERAULT
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 070
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
2
⚡ Charge points
4
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pouzols | 2.1 km | 49/100 | 953 |
| Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve | 2.5 km | 41/100 | 947 |
| Le Pouget | 3.7 km | 50/100 | 2 122 |
| Gignac | 3.3 km | 37/100 | 6 651 |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 3.7 km | 43/100 | 6 427 |
| Vendémian | 5.2 km | 36/100 | 1 149 |
| Canet | 5.0 km | 38/100 | 3 619 |
| Brignac | 5.1 km | 29/100 | 978 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Popian
What is the price per m² in Popian? ▶
The median price per m² in Popian is 3 438 €.
What is the rental yield in Popian? ▶
The gross rental yield in Popian is 4.2%.
Is Popian a good real estate investment? ▶
Popian has a ScorCity score of 29/100, making it a risky investment.
What are the natural risks in Popian? ▶
8 risks are identified in Popian: Tassements différentiels, Glissement de terrain, Radon.