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Rochefort
Large city · 17300 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
👥 Population
23 460
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 550 €
📈 22% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 10.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Rochefort — Score 54/100.
54
💰 Yield37
🌳 Quality of life90
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability26
🛡️ Safety11
⚡ Energy rating69
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 361 Transactions · Rochefort
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 550 €
🏡 House /m²
2 229 €
📋 Transactions
361
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rochelle | 4 925 € | 4 528 € | 1399 | 79 851 |
| Saintes | 2 456 € | 2 197 € | 490 | 25 363 |
| Rochefort | 2 550 € | 2 229 € | 604 | 23 460 |
| Royan | 4 000 € | 3 875 € | 679 | 19 425 |
| Aytré | 4 615 € | 3 683 € | 162 | 9 746 |
| Périgny | 3 945 € | 3 786 € | 120 | 8 877 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
12.45 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.9 %
⏳ Payback period
17.1 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
79.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
11.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.5 %
🏢 Apartments
52.9 %
46.6 % 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.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ 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
2 752
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.
59.570 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
92.230 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.220 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
2.59 %
🏢 CFE
26.48 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
23 460
2023
📐 Area
22.02 km²
1065 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 380 €
📊 Median age
49.3 yrs
28.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
19.8 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
20.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
6 766
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
567
+6.6% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
532
💼 Economic density
288
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Rochefort
À 0.87 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.
Rochefort
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Rochefort Océan
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
3
🏫 Middle schools
4
🎓 High schools
2
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE MAURICE MERLEAU-PONTY | public | 97.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE MARCEL DASSAULT (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 94.0 % | — | -2.0 |
🎯 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.
87.3 %
Average pass rate · 5 middle schools
📊 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 PRIVE SAINTE MARIE DE LA PROVIDENCE | privé sous contrat | 120.7 |
| COLLEGE PIERRE LOTI | public | 106.1 |
| COLLEGE EDOUARD GRIMAUX | public | 104.6 |
| COLLEGE LA FAYETTE | public | 93.7 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
4
👨⚕️ Health centers
1
💊 Pharmacies
11
🔬 Laboratories
3
🏥 Établissements de santé
76
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
5
💊 Pharmacies
11
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
529
📋 Commerce
255
📋 Enseignement
35
🏥 Sante
389
🚆 Transport
5
⚽ Sport
80
🎭 Culture
26
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 358 | 15.30 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +113 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 234 | 10.00 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +37 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 198 | 8.40 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 176 | 7.50 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +19 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 162 | 6.90 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +73 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 116 | 4.90 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -35 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 102 | 4.30 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 81 | 3.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +46 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 60 | 2.60 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -50 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 59 | 2.50 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -32 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 51 | 3.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -57 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 39 | 1.70 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -29 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 36 | 1.50 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -32 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 16 | 0.70 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -30 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
240 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
2.1 %
B
4.2 %
C
23.8 %
23.8 %
D
37.1 %
37.1 %
E
22.1 %
22.1 %
F
6.7 %
G
4.2 %
10.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 18 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| hôtel | 17e siècle |
| maison | 18e siècle;2e moitié 19e siècle;1ère moitié 20e si |
| hôpital | 4e quart 18e siècle |
| bassin de radoub | 2e moitié 17e siècle;18e siècle;2e moitié 19e sièc |
| caserne | 18e siècle |
| théâtre | 3e quart 18e siècle |
| gare | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| fontaine | 3e quart 18e siècle |
| temple maçonnique | 2e quart 19e siècle |
| enceinte | 17e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Tempête et grains (vent)
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Par submersion marine
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Mouvement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
Séisme
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 20 451 analyses · CARO-COM. AGGLO. ROCHEFORT OCÉAN
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
20 451
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
32
⚡ Charge points
184
🚀 Incl. fast charging
26
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vergeroux | 3.1 km | 42/100 | 1 279 |
| Soubise | 4.6 km | 50/100 | 3 316 |
| Échillais | 5.0 km | 43/100 | 3 765 |
| Breuil-Magné | 5.5 km | 31/100 | 1 926 |
| Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente | 4.2 km | 49/100 | 1 210 |
| Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée | 6.4 km | 52/100 | 2 299 |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 5.9 km | 51/100 | 1 495 |
| Saint-Agnant | 8.8 km | 65/100 | 2 780 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Rochefort
What is the price per m² in Rochefort? ▶
The median price per m² in Rochefort is 2 550 €.
What is the rental yield in Rochefort? ▶
The gross rental yield in Rochefort is 5.9%.
Is Rochefort a good real estate investment? ▶
Rochefort has a ScorCity score of 54/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Rochefort? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Rochefort is D.
What are the natural risks in Rochefort? ▶
8 risks are identified in Rochefort: Tempête et grains (vent), Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Par submersion marine.