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Pralong

Rural municipality · 42600 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
842
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 023 €
📈 -53% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
9.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Pralong — Score 57/100.

57
💰 Yield81
🌳 Quality of life40
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability85
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 5 Transactions · Pralong

🏡 House /m²
1 023 €
📋 Transactions
5
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Saint-Étienne1 346 €2 131 €3566173 136
Saint-Chamond1 438 €2 330 €41835 646
Roanne1 469 €1 730 €93235 409
Firminy1 176 €2 059 €25017 060
Montbrison2 088 €2 258 €24016 123
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert2 319 €2 875 €18915 764

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
8.36 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
9.8 %
⏳ Payback period
10.2 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
93.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
3.9 %
🏢 Apartments
4.5 %
95.2 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial 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
18
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.
30.220 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
68.460 %
🏘️ Housing tax
18.100 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
11.650 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
1.54 %
🏢 CFE
0.78 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
842
2023
📐 Area
8.08 km²
104 inh/km²
💶 Median income
26 440 €
📊 Median age
45.2 yrs
30.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
79.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
7.1 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
155
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
19
+26.7% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
15
💼 Economic density
184
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Montbrison
À 7.89 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Montbrison
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA)
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
12
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
3
⚽ Sport
3

⚡ Energy performance

2 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
50.0 %
50.0 %
E
50.0 %
50.0 %
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 · 8 risks identified

Tempête et grains (vent)
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Feu de forêt
Tassements différentiels
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 813 analyses · CA LOIRE FOREZ AGGLOMÉRATION

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
813

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Marcilly-le-Châtel 3.2 km 37/100 1 401
Champdieu 3.4 km 50/100 2 064
Chalain-d'Uzore 3.6 km 33/100 696
Essertines-en-Châtelneuf 4.8 km 41/100 667
Marcoux 5.0 km 56/100 781
Trelins 7.1 km 37/100 682
Bard 8.2 km 25/100 700
Montverdun 7.2 km 57/100 1 283

❓ Frequently asked questions about Pralong

What is the price per m² in Pralong?

The median price per m² in Pralong is 1 023 €.

What is the rental yield in Pralong?

The gross rental yield in Pralong is 9.8%.

Is Pralong a good real estate investment?

Pralong has a ScorCity score of 57/100, making it an interesting investment.

What is the average energy rating in Pralong?

The most common energy rating class in Pralong is D.

What are the natural risks in Pralong?

8 risks are identified in Pralong: Tempête et grains (vent), Glissement de terrain, Mouvement de terrain.