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Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules

Rural municipality · 42330 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
1 821
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 218 €
📈 5% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules — Score 29/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (10/100) and improvable safety statistics (14/100).
29
💰 Yield10
🌳 Quality of life38
📊 Dynamism54
💸 Affordability15
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 6 Transactions · Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules

🏢 Apt. /m²
3 218 €
🏡 House /m²
3 136 €
📋 Transactions
6
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Saint-Étienne1 346 €2 131 €3566173 136
Saint-Chamond1 438 €2 330 €41835 646
Roanne1 469 €1 730 €93235 409
Firminy1 176 €2 059 €25017 060
Montbrison2 088 €2 258 €24016 123
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert2 319 €2 875 €18915 764

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
10.2 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.8 %
⏳ Payback period
26.3 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
92.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
3.3 %
🏢 Apartments
2.9 %
97.1 % 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
8
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.
30.570 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
69.550 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.160 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
8.300 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
1.19 %
🏢 CFE
0.78 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
1 821
2023
📐 Area
12.50 km²
146 inh/km²
💶 Median income
31 840 €
📊 Median age
43.6 yrs
32.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
79.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
3.9 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
420
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
46
+15.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
40
💼 Economic density
231
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Veauche - Saint-Galmier
À 4.33 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.
Saint-Étienne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
Saint-Étienne Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
30
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
4
🚆 Transport
2
⚽ Sport
3

⚡ Energy performance

1 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
100.0 %
100.0 %
E
0.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %

0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments

BuildingEra
château17e siècle;4e quart 19e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 8 risks identified

Effet thermique
Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Tempête et grains (vent)
Risque industriel
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 2 144 analyses · SAUR

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 144

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Chambœuf 4.2 km 33/100 1 767
La Fouillouse 4.6 km 48/100 4 630
Veauche 4.2 km 47/100 8 975
Saint-Héand 4.0 km 50/100 3 665
Aveizieux 4.8 km 31/100 1 701
Andrézieux-Bouthéon 4.5 km 55/100 10 425
L'Étrat 5.8 km 47/100 2 879
Saint-Médard-en-Forez 6.3 km 38/100 962

❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules

What is the price per m² in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules?

The median price per m² in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules is 3 218 €.

What is the rental yield in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules?

The gross rental yield in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules is 3.8%.

Is Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules a good real estate investment?

Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules has a ScorCity score of 29/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules?

The most common energy rating class in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules is D.

What are the natural risks in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules?

8 risks are identified in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules: Effet thermique, Mouvement de terrain, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère.