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Saint-Chinian
Rural municipality · 34360 · Occitanie
👥 Population
1 811
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 360 €
📈 43% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
🔴 40.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Saint-Chinian — Score 34/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (1/100) and a weak rental yield (27/100).
34
💰 Yield27
🌳 Quality of life40
📊 Dynamism54
💸 Affordability31
🛡️ Safety1
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 4 Transactions · Saint-Chinian
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 360 €
🏡 House /m²
1 650 €
📋 Transactions
4
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.39 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.3 %
⏳ Payback period
18.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
61.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
11.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
27.1 %
🏢 Apartments
15.7 %
84.1 % 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
42
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.
48.790 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
139.220 %
🏘️ Housing tax
26.970 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
18.850 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
2.90 %
🏢 CFE
32.38 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
1 811
2023
📐 Area
23.00 km²
79 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 720 €
📊 Median age
56.3 yrs
23.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.6 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
546
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
42
+31.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
32
💼 Economic density
301
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Coursan
À 23.74 km · Segment C
🏙️ 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.
CC Sud-Hérault
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
—
🏫 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.
83.3 %
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 JEAN JAURES | public | 95.2 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
6
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
51
📋 Commerce
28
📋 Enseignement
3
🏥 Sante
35
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
13
🎭 Culture
3
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 18 | 9.90 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +38 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 17 | 9.40 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +49 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 14 | 7.70 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 6 | 3.30 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -21 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
5 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
40.0 %
40.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
20.0 %
20.0 %
F
20.0 %
20.0 %
G
20.0 %
20.0 %
40.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| abbaye | 17e siècle;18e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 10 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 5 826 analyses · SIVOM ORB ET VERNAZOBRES
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
5 826
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
2
⚡ Charge points
4
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0
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Same region, score close to
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cébazan | 5.7 km | 37/100 | 646 |
| Cruzy | 8.3 km | 40/100 | 992 |
| Creissan | 8.3 km | 44/100 | 1 436 |
| Quarante | 9.6 km | 38/100 | 1 776 |
| Cazedarnes | 8.3 km | 43/100 | 682 |
| Roquebrun | 10.5 km | 44/100 | 601 |
| Bize-Minervois | 11.1 km | 37/100 | 1 355 |
| Cessenon-sur-Orb | 9.2 km | 60/100 | 2 410 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Chinian
What is the price per m² in Saint-Chinian? ▶
The median price per m² in Saint-Chinian is 2 360 €.
What is the rental yield in Saint-Chinian? ▶
The gross rental yield in Saint-Chinian is 5.3%.
Is Saint-Chinian a good real estate investment? ▶
Saint-Chinian has a ScorCity score of 34/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Saint-Chinian? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Saint-Chinian is C.
What are the natural risks in Saint-Chinian? ▶
10 risks are identified in Saint-Chinian: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.