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Préaux
Rural municipality · 36240 · Centre-Val de Loire
👥 Population
172
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 405 €
📈 75% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Préaux — Score 50/100.
50
💰 Yield54
🌳 Quality of life58
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability70
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 8 Transactions · Préaux
🏡 House /m²
1 405 €
📋 Transactions
8
📈 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
8.07 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.9 %
⏳ Payback period
14.5 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
59.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
19.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
20.9 %
🏢 Apartments
2.7 %
97.3 % 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
4
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.
33.060 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
69.330 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.800 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
20.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
1.96 %
🏢 CFE
22.00 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
172
2023
📐 Area
32.95 km²
5 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 350 €
📊 Median age
57.7 yrs
19.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
18.5 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
60
SIRENE database 2026
📊 2023 creations
2
💼 Economic density
349
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Valençay
À 24.74 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 Écueillé-Valençay
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
3
📋 Commerce
1
⚽ Sport
1
⚠️ 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 · 297 analyses · VEOLIA EAU - CGE 37
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
297
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palluau-sur-Indre | 8.8 km | 64/100 | 785 |
| Écueillé | 7.4 km | 58/100 | 1 188 |
| Nouans-les-Fontaines | 11.5 km | 57/100 | 672 |
| Clion | 11.1 km | 56/100 | 1 015 |
| Villeloin-Coulangé | 12.6 km | 40/100 | 580 |
| Saint-Genou | 13.4 km | 49/100 | 911 |
| Pellevoisin | 10.2 km | 18/100 | 792 |
| Châtillon-sur-Indre | 10.3 km | 69/100 | 2 293 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Préaux
What is the price per m² in Préaux? ▶
The median price per m² in Préaux is 1 405 €.
What is the rental yield in Préaux? ▶
The gross rental yield in Préaux is 6.9%.
Is Préaux a good real estate investment? ▶
Préaux has a ScorCity score of 50/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Préaux? ▶
4 risks are identified in Préaux: Mouvement de terrain, Radon, Tassements différentiels.