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Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds

Medium city · 42650 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
6 563
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 685 €
📈 18% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 7.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds — Score 40/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (22/100) and improvable safety statistics (22/100).
40
💰 Yield22
🌳 Quality of life54
📊 Dynamism57
💸 Affordability23
🛡️ Safety22
⚡ Energy rating73
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 32 Transactions · Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds

🏢 Apt. /m²
2 685 €
🏡 House /m²
2 295 €
📋 Transactions
32
📈 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
11.1 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.0 %
⏳ Payback period
20.2 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
92.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.2 %
🏢 Apartments
41.4 %
57.8 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B2
Low tension
⚖️ 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
535
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.
42.590 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
81.830 %
🏘️ Housing tax
22.820 %
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
4.98 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
6 563
2023
📐 Area
11.66 km²
563 inh/km²
💶 Median income
23 950 €
📊 Median age
43.0 yrs
33.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
74.6 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
9.2 %
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.
10.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
1 101
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
138
+89.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
73
💼 Economic density
168
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Saint-Étienne Châteaucreux
À 4.03 km · Segment A
🏙️ 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
🎓 High schools

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
11
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
2

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
88
📋 Commerce
38
📋 Enseignement
8
🏥 Sante
51
⚽ Sport
26

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Destructions et dégradations volontaires639.60 ‰7.2 ‰+33 % vs moy.
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement467.00 ‰6.3 ‰Dans la moyenne
Vols sans violence contre des personnes395.90 ‰7.3 ‰-19 % vs moy.
Cambriolages de logement268.50 ‰7.5 ‰Dans la moyenne
Usage de stupéfiants213.20 ‰8.4 ‰-62 % vs moy.
Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules192.90 ‰3.7 ‰-22 % vs moy.
Vols dans les véhicules132.00 ‰5.2 ‰-62 % vs moy.
Vols de véhicule121.80 ‰2.4 ‰-25 % vs moy.
Violences physiques intrafamiliales101.50 ‰4.2 ‰-64 % vs moy.
Violences physiques hors cadre familial81.20 ‰4.0 ‰-70 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

64 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
21.9 %
21.9 %
C
10.9 %
10.9 %
D
45.3 %
45.3 %
E
14.1 %
14.1 %
F
6.2 %
G
1.6 %

7.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 14 risks identified

Tempête et grains (vent)
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Effondrements localisés
Glissement de terrain
Glissements ou mouvements de pente
Tassements différentiels
Affaissement minier
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Tassements
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 2 904 analyses · SAUR

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 904

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
112
⚡ Charge points
230
🚀 Incl. fast charging
101

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
La Talaudière 2.7 km 42/100 7 133
Sorbiers 4.6 km 39/100 8 116
La Tour-en-Jarez 5.2 km 34/100 1 495
Saint-Chamond 4.9 km 70/100 35 646
Planfoy 8.4 km 41/100 1 075
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez 6.2 km 44/100 6 471
Saint-Christo-en-Jarez 8.6 km 25/100 1 885
L'Étrat 7.1 km 47/100 2 879

❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds

What is the price per m² in Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds?

The median price per m² in Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds is 2 685 €.

What is the rental yield in Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds?

The gross rental yield in Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds is 5.0%.

Is Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds a good real estate investment?

Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds has a ScorCity score of 40/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds?

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

What are the natural risks in Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds?

14 risks are identified in Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds: Tempête et grains (vent), Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Effondrements localisés.