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Puilaurens
Rural municipality · 11140 · Occitanie
👥 Population
277
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
554 €
📈 13% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
18.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Puilaurens — Score 58/100.
58
💰 Yield72
🌳 Quality of life66
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability78
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 5 Transactions · Puilaurens
🏢 Apt. /m²
554 €
🏡 House /m²
1 214 €
📋 Transactions
5
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narbonne | 2 342 € | 2 761 € | 1229 | 57 587 |
| Carcassonne | 1 469 € | 1 744 € | 1042 | 46 080 |
| Castelnaudary | 1 702 € | 1 656 € | 245 | 12 151 |
| Limoux | 2 955 € | 1 589 € | 200 | 10 532 |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 1 875 € | 1 778 € | 206 | 10 343 |
| Port-la-Nouvelle | 2 457 € | 3 017 € | 199 | 5 852 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.49 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
18.4 %
⏳ Payback period
5.4 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
48.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
48.0 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
3.7 %
🏢 Apartments
5.3 %
94.7 % 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
🏢 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.
60.580 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
164.280 %
🏘️ Housing tax
22.750 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.83 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
277
2023
📐 Area
33.78 km²
8 inh/km²
💶 Median income
17 540 €
📊 Median age
55.5 yrs
17.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
77.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
16.4 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
90
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
12
+33.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
9
💼 Economic density
325
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Prades - Molitg-les-Bains
À 24.32 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 Pyrénées audoises
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
8
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
6
🎭 Culture
1
⚡ 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 |
|---|---|
| château | Moyen Age |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 14 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Rupture de barrage
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 2 988 analyses · MAIRIE DE PUILAURENS
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 988
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
4
⚡ Charge points
8
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes | 6.9 km | 60/100 | 586 |
| Couiza | 13.5 km | 35/100 | 1 132 |
| Campagne-sur-Aude | 13.6 km | 65/100 | 618 |
| Espéraza | 14.4 km | 29/100 | 1 774 |
| Quillan | 12.7 km | 27/100 | 2 978 |
| Montazels | 16.5 km | 47/100 | 528 |
| Val-du-Faby | 16.9 km | 64/100 | 580 |
| Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet | 17.1 km | 57/100 | 1 742 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Puilaurens
What is the price per m² in Puilaurens? ▶
The median price per m² in Puilaurens is 554 €.
What is the rental yield in Puilaurens? ▶
The gross rental yield in Puilaurens is 18.4%.
Is Puilaurens a good real estate investment? ▶
Puilaurens has a ScorCity score of 58/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Puilaurens? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Puilaurens is E.
What are the natural risks in Puilaurens? ▶
14 risks are identified in Puilaurens: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.