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Saint-Héand

Small town · 42570 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
3 665
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 800 €
📈 -29% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 14.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Saint-Héand — Score 50/100.

50
💰 Yield51
🌳 Quality of life30
📊 Dynamism53
💸 Affordability51
🛡️ Safety83
⚡ Energy rating29
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 4 Transactions · Saint-Héand

🏢 Apt. /m²
1 800 €
🏡 House /m²
2 438 €
📋 Transactions
4
📈 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
10.07 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.7 %
⏳ Payback period
14.9 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
90.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
7.3 %
🏢 Apartments
24.9 %
75.0 % 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
227
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.
38.730 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
72.770 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.210 %
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
31.26 %
🏢 CFE
29.67 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
3 665
2023
📐 Area
30.95 km²
118 inh/km²
💶 Median income
25 650 €
📊 Median age
46.6 yrs
30.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
5.3 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
7.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
726
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
67
-1.5% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
68
💼 Economic density
198
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
La Fouillouse
À 6.44 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

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
1
🏫 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.
98.9 %
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 schoolSectorIPS
COLLEGE PRIVE JOSEPH COLLARDprivé sous contrat121.8

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
6
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
41
📋 Commerce
13
📋 Enseignement
3
🏥 Sante
34
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
15

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement267.10 ‰6.3 ‰Dans la moyenne
Destructions et dégradations volontaires82.20 ‰7.2 ‰-69 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes71.90 ‰7.3 ‰-74 % vs moy.
Cambriolages de logement74.00 ‰7.5 ‰-47 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

27 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
7.4 %
D
44.4 %
44.4 %
E
33.3 %
33.3 %
F
14.8 %
14.8 %
G
0.0 %

14.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 3 protected monuments

BuildingEra
croix monumentale16e siècle
château2e moitié 16e siècle;17e siècle
église4e quart 19e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 9 risks identified

Tempête et grains (vent)
Effondrements localisés
Engins de guerre
Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Affaissement minier
Tassements différentiels
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 34 468 analyses · SAUR

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
34 468

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
2
⚡ Charge points
4
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
L'Étrat 4.3 km 47/100 2 879
Aveizieux 4.4 km 31/100 1 701
La Tour-en-Jarez 4.8 km 34/100 1 495
Fontanès 3.9 km 48/100 690
Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules 4.0 km 29/100 1 821
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez 6.5 km 44/100 6 471
Sorbiers 5.4 km 39/100 8 116
Chevrières 6.9 km 34/100 1 150

❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Héand

What is the price per m² in Saint-Héand?

The median price per m² in Saint-Héand is 1 800 €.

What is the rental yield in Saint-Héand?

The gross rental yield in Saint-Héand is 6.7%.

Is Saint-Héand a good real estate investment?

Saint-Héand has a ScorCity score of 50/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in Saint-Héand?

The most common energy rating class in Saint-Héand is D.

What are the natural risks in Saint-Héand?

9 risks are identified in Saint-Héand: Tempête et grains (vent), Effondrements localisés, Engins de guerre.