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Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois

Rural municipality · 42240 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
1 827
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 222 €
📈 -30% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
8.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 33.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois — Score 50/100.

50
💰 Yield74
🌳 Quality of life52
📊 Dynamism52
💸 Affordability78
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating16
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 3 Transactions · Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois

🏢 Apt. /m²
1 222 €
🏡 House /m²
2 081 €
📋 Transactions
3
📈 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
8.84 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
8.7 %
⏳ Payback period
11.5 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
80.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
8.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
11.2 %
🏢 Apartments
6.2 %
93.8 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
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
39
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.
36.670 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
95.810 %
🏘️ Housing tax
22.510 %
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
57.86 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
1 827
2023
📐 Area
31.62 km²
58 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 080 €
📊 Median age
40.1 yrs
35.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
80.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
6.7 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
359
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
25
-30.6% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
36
💼 Economic density
196
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Aurec-sur-Loire
À 4.87 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

🏥 Healthcare

FINESS

🏥 Établissements de santé
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
36
📋 Commerce
6
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
15
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
6

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement73.80 ‰6.3 ‰-40 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

3 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
66.7 %
66.7 %
F
33.3 %
33.3 %
G
0.0 %

33.3 % 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

Tempête et grains (vent)
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Tassements différentiels
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 940 analyses · SAUR

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
940

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
4
⚡ Charge points
8
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Périgneux 4.7 km 34/100 1 621
Aurec-sur-Loire 5.5 km 41/100 6 164
Malvalette 6.0 km 34/100 887
Chambles 6.0 km 39/100 1 075
Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon 5.4 km 29/100 1 352
Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez 8.6 km 34/100 5 116
La Chapelle-d'Aurec 9.3 km 34/100 1 115
La Tourette 7.1 km 41/100 642

❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois

What is the price per m² in Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois?

The median price per m² in Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois is 1 222 €.

What is the rental yield in Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois?

The gross rental yield in Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois is 8.7%.

Is Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois a good real estate investment?

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

What is the average energy rating in Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois?

The most common energy rating class in Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois is E.

What are the natural risks in Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois?

9 risks are identified in Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois: Tempête et grains (vent), Mouvement de terrain, Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau.