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Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas

Rural municipality · 34700 · Occitanie

👥 Population
517
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 083 €
📈 -50% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
11.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
A
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas — Score 44/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (17/100).
44
💰 Yield17
🌳 Quality of life77
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability24
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating100
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 1 Transactions · Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas

🏢 Apt. /m²
1 083 €
🏡 House /m²
2 626 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Montpellier3 416 €4 064 €4461310 240
Béziers2 258 €2 302 €194881 545
Sète3 476 €4 700 €109045 337
Agde3 698 €3 893 €192429 939
Lunel2 526 €3 090 €38926 623
Castelnau-le-Lez3 829 €4 799 €38726 058

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
9.93 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
11.0 %
⏳ Payback period
9.1 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
74.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
23.1 %
🚪 Vacant homes
2.7 %
🏢 Apartments
6.4 %
93.2 % 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

💶 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.
40.620 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
149.060 %
🏘️ Housing tax
29.190 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.920 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
78.97 %
🏢 CFE
36.48 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
517
2023
📐 Area
19.64 km²
26 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 630 €
📊 Median age
42.7 yrs
33.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
77.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.6 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
119
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
10
-16.7% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
12
💼 Economic density
230
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Les Cabrils
À 16.14 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.
Lodève
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Lodévois et Larzac
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
🎓 High schools

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
10
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
4
⚽ Sport
7

⚡ Energy performance

1 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
100.0 %
100.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
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

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 9 risks identified

Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Inondation

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 3 800 analyses · COM. COMMUNES LODEVOIS ET LARZAC

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
3 800

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Soubès 3.0 km 26/100 948
Le Bosc 9.8 km 45/100 1 435
Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière 9.5 km 48/100 698
Lodève 9.8 km 60/100 7 251
Montpeyroux 12.5 km 29/100 1 449
Jonquières 14.5 km 36/100 590
Saint-Félix-de-Lodez 15.6 km 46/100 1 135
Clermont-l'Hérault 17.3 km 53/100 9 461

❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas

What is the price per m² in Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas?

The median price per m² in Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas is 1 083 €.

What is the rental yield in Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas?

The gross rental yield in Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas is 11.0%.

Is Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas a good real estate investment?

Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas has a ScorCity score of 44/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas?

The most common energy rating class in Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas is A.

What are the natural risks in Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas?

9 risks are identified in Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.