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Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
Medium city · 83470 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
👥 Population
17 896
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 250 €
📈 26% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.1 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
✅ 8.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume — Score 48/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (15/100) and a weak rental yield (24/100).
48
💰 Yield24
🌳 Quality of life72
📊 Dynamism79
💸 Affordability15
🛡️ Safety42
⚡ Energy rating72
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 58 Transactions · Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 250 €
🏡 House /m²
4 000 €
📋 Transactions
58
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulon | 2 821 € | 4 718 € | 3157 | 179 116 |
| La Seyne-sur-Mer | 3 248 € | 4 668 € | 1102 | 63 732 |
| Fréjus | 4 304 € | 4 893 € | 1490 | 59 719 |
| Hyères | 4 035 € | 5 319 € | 1087 | 55 858 |
| Draguignan | 2 206 € | 3 387 € | 797 | 40 826 |
| Saint-Raphaël | 5 168 € | 5 662 € | 1386 | 37 113 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
13.82 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.1 %
⏳ Payback period
19.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
90.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.2 %
🏢 Apartments
26.1 %
72.9 % 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.
B1
Moderate 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
💶 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.
40.790 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
141.340 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.490 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.750 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
94.96 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
17 896
2023
📐 Area
64.63 km²
277 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 490 €
📊 Median age
44.0 yrs
32.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.4 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
11.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
5 052
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
478
+16.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
412
💼 Economic density
282
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Puget-Ville
À 29.07 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.
Marseille - Aix-en-Provence
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA de la Provence Verte
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
2
🎓 High schools
1
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE MAURICE JANETTI (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 95.0 % | — | -2.0 |
🎯 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.
94.3 %
Average pass rate · 4 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE HENRI MATISSE | public | 117.2 |
| COLLEGE LEI GARRUS | public | 113.4 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
1
💊 Pharmacies
4
🔬 Laboratories
3
🏥 Établissements de santé
23
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
2
💊 Pharmacies
4
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
539
📋 Commerce
187
📋 Enseignement
17
🏥 Sante
232
🚆 Transport
21
⚽ Sport
43
🎭 Culture
9
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 149 | 8.30 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +32 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 147 | 8.20 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 135 | 7.50 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 91 | 5.10 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -39 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 88 | 4.90 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 81 | 4.50 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 51 | 2.80 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | -30 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 46 | 5.60 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -25 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 44 | 2.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -67 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 37 | 2.10 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 36 | 2.00 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -46 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 33 | 1.80 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -25 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
45 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
33.3 %
33.3 %
D
24.4 %
24.4 %
E
33.3 %
33.3 %
F
8.9 %
8.9 %
G
0.0 %
8.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 7 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| pont | — |
| baptistère | 6e siècle |
| tour | 17e siècle |
| hôtel de ville | 18e siècle |
| couvent | — |
| oratoire | 15e siècle |
| église | 13e siècle;14e siècle;17e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 11 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
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
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 30 843 analyses · CAPV REGIE DES EAUX DE LA PROVENCE VERTE (REPV)
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
30 843
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
11
⚡ Charge points
21
🚀 Incl. fast charging
2
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rougiers | 6.9 km | 35/100 | 1 697 |
| Seillons-Source-d'Argens | 7.6 km | 41/100 | 2 818 |
| Pourcieux | 5.9 km | 32/100 | 1 552 |
| Ollières | 7.5 km | 58/100 | 636 |
| Tourves | 6.9 km | 54/100 | 5 207 |
| Bras | 8.1 km | 44/100 | 2 637 |
| Nans-les-Pins | 9.6 km | 43/100 | 5 215 |
| Mazaugues | 12.0 km | 66/100 | 901 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
What is the price per m² in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume? ▶
The median price per m² in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume is 3 250 €.
What is the rental yield in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume? ▶
The gross rental yield in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume is 5.1%.
Is Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume a good real estate investment? ▶
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume has a ScorCity score of 48/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume is C.
What are the natural risks in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume? ▶
11 risks are identified in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.