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Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal
Rural municipality · 34610 · Occitanie
👥 Population
202
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 471 €
📈 42% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal — Score 57/100.
57
💰 Yield78
🌳 Quality of life59
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability78
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 471 €
🏡 House /m²
1 220 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2021 — 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
9.32 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.6 %
⏳ Payback period
13.2 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
61.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
36.1 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
2.7 %
🏢 Apartments
10.2 %
87.8 % 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
💶 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.
42.070 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
148.560 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.450 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.460 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
3.05 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
202
2023
📐 Area
11.94 km²
17 inh/km²
💶 Median income
17 740 €
📊 Median age
50.1 yrs
23.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
67.6 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.6 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
31
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
3
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
3
💼 Economic density
153
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Le Bousquet-d'Orb
À 13.43 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 Grand Orb Communauté de Communes en Languedoc
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
—
🎓 High schools
—
🏥 Healthcare
FINESS
🏥 Établissements de santé
7
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
5
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
7
⚽ Sport
8
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Tassements différentiels
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
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
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 16 496 analyses · S. MARE ET LIBRON
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
16 496
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
2
⚡ Charge points
4
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare | 5.0 km | 56/100 | 859 |
| Graissessac | 6.9 km | 62/100 | 554 |
| Le Poujol-sur-Orb | 12.2 km | 49/100 | 947 |
| Mons | 13.1 km | 41/100 | 678 |
| Lamalou-les-Bains | 12.0 km | 39/100 | 2 389 |
| Les Aires | 14.3 km | 29/100 | 618 |
| Le Bousquet-d'Orb | 12.0 km | 51/100 | 1 599 |
| Murat-sur-Vèbre | 12.0 km | 42/100 | 831 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal
What is the price per m² in Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal? ▶
The median price per m² in Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal is 1 471 €.
What is the rental yield in Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal? ▶
The gross rental yield in Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal is 7.6%.
Is Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal a good real estate investment? ▶
Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal has a ScorCity score of 57/100, making it an interesting investment.
What are the natural risks in Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal? ▶
8 risks are identified in Saint-Geniès-de-Varensal: Tassements différentiels, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Glissement de terrain.