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Poulaines
Rural municipality · 36210 · Centre-Val de Loire
👥 Population
816
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
529 €
📈 -28% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
20.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Poulaines — Score 60/100.
60
💰 Yield84
🌳 Quality of life53
📊 Dynamism52
💸 Affordability84
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Poulaines
🏢 Apt. /m²
529 €
🏡 House /m²
1 056 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauroux | 1 433 € | 1 458 € | 671 | 42 963 |
| Issoudun | 1 642 € | 1 028 € | 178 | 11 159 |
| Déols | 1 448 € | 1 389 € | 95 | 7 600 |
| Le Blanc | 1 290 € | 894 € | 128 | 6 164 |
| Le Poinçonnet | — € | 1 798 € | 83 | 5 855 |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 2 762 € | 1 132 € | 116 | 4 786 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
9.12 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
20.7 %
⏳ Payback period
4.8 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
67.4 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
13.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
19.3 %
🏢 Apartments
5.3 %
94.4 % 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
13
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.
35.910 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
81.500 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.790 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
35.28 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
816
2023
📐 Area
46.54 km²
18 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 280 €
📊 Median age
54.8 yrs
23.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
9.0 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
193
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
17
+325.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
4
💼 Economic density
237
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Valençay
À 7.71 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Chabris - Pays de Bazelle
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
1
Source FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
16
📋 Commerce
6
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
4
⚽ Sport
10
⚡ Energy performance
4 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
75.0 %
75.0 %
E
25.0 %
25.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 4 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 6 520 analyses · SAUR
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
6 520
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Val-Fouzon | 7.3 km | 68/100 | 968 |
| Valençay | 7.8 km | 66/100 | 2 228 |
| Chabris | 12.1 km | 65/100 | 2 740 |
| Vicq-sur-Nahon | 9.8 km | 68/100 | 677 |
| La Vernelle | 13.0 km | 56/100 | 799 |
| Gièvres | 16.2 km | 37/100 | 2 268 |
| Selles-sur-Cher | 16.5 km | 34/100 | 4 184 |
| Saint-Julien-sur-Cher | 16.2 km | 58/100 | 742 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Poulaines
What is the price per m² in Poulaines? ▶
The median price per m² in Poulaines is 529 €.
What is the rental yield in Poulaines? ▶
The gross rental yield in Poulaines is 20.7%.
Is Poulaines a good real estate investment? ▶
Poulaines has a ScorCity score of 60/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Poulaines? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Poulaines is D.
What are the natural risks in Poulaines? ▶
4 risks are identified in Poulaines: Mouvement de terrain, Radon, Tassements différentiels.