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Préfontaines
Rural municipality · 45490 · Centre-Val de Loire
👥 Population
428
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 100 €
📈 62% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Préfontaines — Score 43/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (33/100).
43
💰 Yield33
🌳 Quality of life70
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability39
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Préfontaines
🏡 House /m²
2 100 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orléans | 2 672 € | 2 624 € | 1743 | 116 357 |
| Olivet | 2 710 € | 2 752 € | 326 | 23 507 |
| Saint-Jean-de-Braye | 2 058 € | 2 285 € | 286 | 23 147 |
| Fleury-les-Aubrais | 1 713 € | 2 414 € | 277 | 21 804 |
| Saran | 4 148 € | 2 318 € | 138 | 17 316 |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle | 1 717 € | 2 000 € | 160 | 16 768 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
9.93 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.7 %
⏳ Payback period
17.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
79.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
13.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
7.4 %
🏢 Apartments
1.3 %
98.7 % 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.
42.560 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
85.730 %
🏘️ Housing tax
19.670 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.600 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
49.19 %
🏢 CFE
22.65 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
428
2023
📐 Area
11.68 km²
37 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 080 €
📊 Median age
48.3 yrs
29.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
77.4 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
6.6 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
95
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
4
-60.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
10
💼 Economic density
222
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Ferrières - Fontenay
À 6.31 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.
Paris
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC des Quatre Vallées
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
9
📋 Enseignement
1
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
5
⚡ Energy performance
1 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
100.0 %
100.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| église | 12e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 4 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 825 analyses · MAIRIE DE PREFONTAINES
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
825
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Landon | 4.8 km | 33/100 | 3 149 |
| Girolles | 4.7 km | 41/100 | 596 |
| Nargis | 3.8 km | 33/100 | 1 422 |
| Corquilleroy | 7.2 km | 72/100 | 2 891 |
| Cepoy | 7.2 km | 55/100 | 2 332 |
| Fontenay-sur-Loing | 6.4 km | 54/100 | 1 659 |
| Dordives | 7.6 km | 26/100 | 3 277 |
| Bougligny | 10.2 km | 41/100 | 738 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Préfontaines
What is the price per m² in Préfontaines? ▶
The median price per m² in Préfontaines is 2 100 €.
What is the rental yield in Préfontaines? ▶
The gross rental yield in Préfontaines is 5.7%.
Is Préfontaines a good real estate investment? ▶
Préfontaines has a ScorCity score of 43/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Préfontaines? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Préfontaines is E.
What are the natural risks in Préfontaines? ▶
4 risks are identified in Préfontaines: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Mouvement de terrain, Tassements différentiels.