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Roubaix
Large city · 59100 · Hauts-de-France
👥 Population
98 286
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 754 €
📈 -1% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
B
✅ 5.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Roubaix — Score 54/100.
54
💰 Yield35
🌳 Quality of life84
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability22
🛡️ Safety6
⚡ Energy rating88
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 464 Transactions · Roubaix
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 754 €
🏡 House /m²
1 387 €
📋 Transactions
464
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | 4 103 € | 2 875 € | 3755 | 238 246 |
| Tourcoing | 2 034 € | 1 812 € | 1256 | 98 772 |
| Roubaix | 2 754 € | 1 387 € | 986 | 98 286 |
| Dunkerque | 2 582 € | 2 048 € | 1336 | 86 263 |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 2 712 € | 3 027 € | 653 | 62 868 |
| Valenciennes | 2 721 € | 1 617 € | 767 | 43 468 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
13.28 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.8 %
⏳ Payback period
17.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
89.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
0.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.9 %
🏢 Apartments
56.1 %
43.0 % 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.
Yes
Rent control possible
🏢 Social housing units
15 087
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.
52.000 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
117.610 %
🏘️ Housing tax
44.760 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.640 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
60.74 %
🏢 CFE
0.79 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
98 286
2023
📐 Area
13.12 km²
7491 inh/km²
💶 Median income
14 580 €
📊 Median age
30.7 yrs
48.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
60.6 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
27.9 %
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.
46.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
19 656
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2 168
+17.8% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1 840
💼 Economic density
200
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Roubaix
À 1.66 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.
Lille (partie française)
Secondary hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
Métropole Européenne de Lille
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
5
🏫 Middle schools
12
🎓 High schools
7
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE EC SUP ARTS APPLIQUES TEXTILE | public | 99.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE SAINT REMI | privé sous contrat | 96.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE SAINT MARTIN (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 91.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE MAXENCE VAN DER MEERSCH | public | 86.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE BAUDELAIRE | public | 86.0 % | — | -5.0 |
| LYCEE JEAN MOULIN (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 82.0 % | — | -3.0 |
| LYCEE JEAN ROSTA | public | 73.0 % | — | -7.0 |
🎯 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.
81.9 %
Average pass rate · 17 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 JEANNE D ARC | privé sous contrat | 144.2 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT EXUPERY | privé sous contrat | 95.0 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE PASCAL | privé sous contrat | 79.3 |
| COLLEGE BAUDELAIRE | public | 78.9 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT MICHEL | privé sous contrat | 78.8 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARIE | privé sous contrat | 74.1 |
| COLLEGE THEODORE MONOD | public | 72.2 |
| COLLEGE MAXENCE VAN DER MEERSCH | public | 63.7 |
| COLLEGE MADAME DE SEVIGNE | public | 62.7 |
| COLLEGE ROSA PARKS | public | 61.4 |
| COLLEGE ANNE FRANK | public | 60.9 |
| COLLEGE JEAN BAPTISTE LEBAS | public | 59.9 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
11
💊 Pharmacies
29
🔬 Laboratories
5
🏥 Établissements de santé
174
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
9
💊 Pharmacies
29
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1597
📋 Commerce
639
📋 Enseignement
124
🏥 Sante
923
🚆 Transport
93
⚽ Sport
142
🎭 Culture
20
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 3 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 3 | Centre de protection maternelle et infantile (PMI) - Roubaix - Croix, Maison de justice et du droit de Roubaix, Espace conseil France Rénov' - Roubaix |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 1 357 | 13.80 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +92 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 1 273 | 13.00 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | +55 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 1 137 | 11.60 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +59 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 1 085 | 11.00 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | +112 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 891 | 9.10 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | +21 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 662 | 6.70 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +68 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 652 | 6.60 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +57 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 512 | 5.20 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -17 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 388 | 3.90 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | +77 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 368 | 3.70 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +54 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 363 | 8.30 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 309 | 3.10 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +29 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 267 | 2.70 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -27 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 173 | 1.80 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | +80 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 30 | 0.30 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -50 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
153 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
9.8 %
9.8 %
B
44.4 %
44.4 %
C
3.3 %
D
20.9 %
20.9 %
E
15.7 %
15.7 %
F
4.6 %
G
1.3 %
5.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 39 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| maison | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| hôtel | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| maison | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| église | 15e siècle;milieu 19e siècle |
| couvent;école | 2e moitié 19e siècle |
| hôtel | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| église | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| maison | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| hôtel | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| usine textile | 2e quart 19e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 4 risks identified
Engins de guerre
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 29 476 analyses · ILEO
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
29 476
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
86
⚡ Charge points
202
🚀 Incl. fast charging
4
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❓ Frequently asked questions about Roubaix
What is the price per m² in Roubaix? ▶
The median price per m² in Roubaix is 2 754 €.
What is the rental yield in Roubaix? ▶
The gross rental yield in Roubaix is 5.8%.
Is Roubaix a good real estate investment? ▶
Roubaix has a ScorCity score of 54/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Roubaix? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Roubaix is B.
What are the natural risks in Roubaix? ▶
4 risks are identified in Roubaix: Engins de guerre, Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Inondation.