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Rieux-Minervois
Rural municipality · 11160 · Occitanie
👥 Population
1 957
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 637 €
📈 414% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 50.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Rieux-Minervois — Score 24/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (2/100) and an energy-inefficient housing stock (10/100).
24
💰 Yield16
🌳 Quality of life45
📊 Dynamism54
💸 Affordability24
🛡️ Safety2
⚡ Energy rating10
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Rieux-Minervois
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 637 €
🏡 House /m²
1 093 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 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
9.87 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.5 %
⏳ Payback period
22.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
81.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
11.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.0 %
🏢 Apartments
7.6 %
91.2 % 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
34
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.
73.450 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
197.990 %
🏘️ Housing tax
31.860 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.100 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.75 %
🏢 CFE
0.77 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
1 957
2023
📐 Area
21.82 km²
90 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 800 €
📊 Median age
54.4 yrs
23.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
66.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.0 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
624
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
48
+50.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
32
💼 Economic density
319
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Lézignan-Corbières
À 16.32 km · Segment B
🏙️ 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.
CA Carcassonne Agglo
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
2
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
—
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
88.3 %
Average pass rate · 1 middle school
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE | public | 97.1 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
6
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
56
📋 Commerce
11
📋 Enseignement
4
🏥 Sante
24
🚆 Transport
2
⚽ Sport
9
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 24 | 12.30 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +71 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 9 | 4.60 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | -37 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 8 | 4.10 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 6 | 3.10 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -51 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
4 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
50.0 %
50.0 %
F
50.0 %
50.0 %
G
0.0 %
50.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 3 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| château | 13e siècle;15e siècle;4e quart 16e siècle;17e sièc |
| silo | — |
| église | Moyen Age |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 11 risks identified
Tassements différentiels
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
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 · 37 922 analyses · EAU RECA - CARCASSONNE AGGLO
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
37 922
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyriac-Minervois | 3.5 km | 51/100 | 1 123 |
| Puichéric | 4.9 km | 58/100 | 1 198 |
| Trausse | 6.2 km | 64/100 | 614 |
| Aigues-Vives | 5.7 km | 56/100 | 532 |
| La Redorte | 5.6 km | 40/100 | 1 238 |
| Azille | 5.6 km | 38/100 | 1 115 |
| Marseillette | 7.2 km | 30/100 | 697 |
| Laure-Minervois | 6.2 km | 30/100 | 1 061 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Rieux-Minervois
What is the price per m² in Rieux-Minervois? ▶
The median price per m² in Rieux-Minervois is 2 637 €.
What is the rental yield in Rieux-Minervois? ▶
The gross rental yield in Rieux-Minervois is 4.5%.
Is Rieux-Minervois a good real estate investment? ▶
Rieux-Minervois has a ScorCity score of 24/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Rieux-Minervois? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Rieux-Minervois is E.
What are the natural risks in Rieux-Minervois? ▶
11 risks are identified in Rieux-Minervois: Tassements différentiels, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.