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Ruffec

Rural municipality · 36300 · Centre-Val de Loire

👥 Population
562
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 484 €
📈 95% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.1 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Ruffec — Score 49/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (40/100).
49
💰 Yield40
🌳 Quality of life76
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability66
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 10 Transactions · Ruffec

🏡 House /m²
1 484 €
📋 Transactions
10
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Châteauroux1 433 €1 458 €67142 963
Issoudun1 642 €1 028 €17811 159
Déols1 448 €1 389 €957 600
Le Blanc1 290 €894 €1286 164
Le Poinçonnet— €1 798 €835 855
Argenton-sur-Creuse2 762 €1 132 €1164 786

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
7.5 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.1 %
⏳ Payback period
16.5 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
75.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
19.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
4.8 %
🏢 Apartments
2.6 %
96.8 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial 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
7
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.
37.790 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
83.000 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.290 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
15.500 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
10.70 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
562
2023
📐 Area
43.16 km²
13 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 770 €
📊 Median age
46.6 yrs
31.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
70.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
10.0 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
162
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
6
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
6
💼 Economic density
288
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Chabenet
À 25.08 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Le Blanc
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Brenne - Val de Creuse
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
🎓 High schools

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
9
📋 Commerce
4
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
7
🎭 Culture
2

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments

BuildingEra
prieuré2e moitié 12e siècle;18e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 5 risks identified

Radon
Rupture de barrage
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 7 066 analyses · MAIRIE DE RUFFEC LE CHATEAU

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
7 066

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Bélâbre 8.7 km 60/100 923
Le Blanc 6.5 km 56/100 6 164
Rosnay 9.5 km 49/100 524
Ciron 7.1 km 51/100 520
Pouligny-Saint-Pierre 11.7 km 56/100 1 023
Prissac 15.0 km 57/100 576
Concremiers 12.8 km 55/100 590
Mézières-en-Brenne 20.9 km 52/100 941

❓ Frequently asked questions about Ruffec

What is the price per m² in Ruffec?

The median price per m² in Ruffec is 1 484 €.

What is the rental yield in Ruffec?

The gross rental yield in Ruffec is 6.1%.

Is Ruffec a good real estate investment?

Ruffec has a ScorCity score of 49/100, making it a moderate investment.

What are the natural risks in Ruffec?

5 risks are identified in Ruffec: Radon, Rupture de barrage, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.