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Rennes-le-Château
Rural municipality · 11190 · Occitanie
👥 Population
89
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
4 559 €
📈 186% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
2.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Rennes-le-Château — Score 35/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (5/100) and a high purchase price for the area (10/100).
35
💰 Yield5
🌳 Quality of life99
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability10
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Rennes-le-Château
🏢 Apt. /m²
4 559 €
🏡 House /m²
3 750 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 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
8.98 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
2.4 %
⏳ Payback period
42.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
64.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
34.5 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
1.4 %
🏢 Apartments
7.3 %
91.3 % 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
💶 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.
55.390 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
229.540 %
🏘️ Housing tax
37.740 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
18.250 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
24.90 %
🏢 CFE
34.99 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
89
2023
📐 Area
15.04 km²
6 inh/km²
📊 Median age
44.9 yrs
19.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
70.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
17.1 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
71
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
8
+166.7% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
3
💼 Economic density
798
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Limoux
À 16.31 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.
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 du Limouxin
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
4
📋 Commerce
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
6
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| église paroissiale | 12e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 12 risks identified
Tassements différentiels
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 5 910 analyses · MAIRIE DE RENNES LE CHATEAU
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
5 910
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Couiza | 2.0 km | 35/100 | 1 132 |
| Montazels | 5.2 km | 47/100 | 528 |
| Espéraza | 5.0 km | 29/100 | 1 774 |
| Campagne-sur-Aude | 6.2 km | 65/100 | 618 |
| Quillan | 9.3 km | 27/100 | 2 978 |
| Val-du-Faby | 9.9 km | 64/100 | 580 |
| Cournanel | 13.3 km | 55/100 | 659 |
| Magrie | 13.7 km | 53/100 | 547 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Rennes-le-Château
What is the price per m² in Rennes-le-Château? ▶
The median price per m² in Rennes-le-Château is 4 559 €.
What is the rental yield in Rennes-le-Château? ▶
The gross rental yield in Rennes-le-Château is 2.4%.
Is Rennes-le-Château a good real estate investment? ▶
Rennes-le-Château has a ScorCity score of 35/100, making it a risky investment.
What are the natural risks in Rennes-le-Château? ▶
12 risks are identified in Rennes-le-Château: Tassements différentiels, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.