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Saint-Geniez

Rural municipality · 04200 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

👥 Population
112
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
5 400 €
📈 82% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
2.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
G
🔴 100.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Saint-Geniez — Score 23/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (4/100) and a high purchase price for the area (4/100).
23
💰 Yield4
🌳 Quality of life75
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability4
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating5
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 2 Transactions · Saint-Geniez

🏢 Apt. /m²
5 400 €
🏡 House /m²
4 511 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Manosque2 195 €3 103 €37222 718
Digne-les-Bains1 897 €2 290 €29317 979
Sisteron1 622 €2 239 €1227 850
Oraison3 049 €2 917 €916 155
Forcalquier3 047 €3 328 €1075 222
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban1 748 €2 450 €795 107

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
11.33 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
2.5 %
⏳ Payback period
39.7 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
43.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
51.3 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
4.8 %
🏢 Apartments
23.4 %
72.6 % 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
3
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.
36.930 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
133.520 %
🏘️ Housing tax
14.390 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.500 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
2.10 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
112
2023
📐 Area
38.93 km²
3 inh/km²
💶 Median income
18 700 €
📊 Median age
52.0 yrs
23.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.6 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
13.5 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
57
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
3
+200.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
509
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Sisteron
À 9.91 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Sisteronais-Buëch
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
4
⚽ Sport
3

⚡ Energy performance

1 DPE · ADEME

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

100.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 3 protected monuments

BuildingEra
église paroissiale1ère moitié 17e siècle
chapelle4e quart 10e siècle;1er quart 11e siècle;17e siècl
roche ornéeGallo-romain;5e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 9 risks identified

Tassements différentiels
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
Mouvement de terrain
Affaissement minier
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 2 386 analyses · MAIRIE DE SAINT-GENIEZ

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 386

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Salignac 10.5 km 38/100 678
La Motte-du-Caire 11.7 km 57/100 546
Thoard 11.3 km 35/100 744
Volonne 12.7 km 42/100 1 633
Sisteron 10.8 km 55/100 7 850
Peipin 13.7 km 32/100 1 506
Aubignosc 15.1 km 45/100 616
Le Poët 12.9 km 32/100 790

❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Geniez

What is the price per m² in Saint-Geniez?

The median price per m² in Saint-Geniez is 5 400 €.

What is the rental yield in Saint-Geniez?

The gross rental yield in Saint-Geniez is 2.5%.

Is Saint-Geniez a good real estate investment?

Saint-Geniez has a ScorCity score of 23/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Saint-Geniez?

The most common energy rating class in Saint-Geniez is G.

What are the natural risks in Saint-Geniez?

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