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Saint-Michel
Rural municipality · 34520 · Occitanie
👥 Population
60
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 571 €
📈 104% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
2.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Saint-Michel — Score 42/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (18/100).
42
💰 Yield18
🌳 Quality of life96
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability37
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Saint-Michel
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 571 €
🏡 House /m²
2 143 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2021 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.34 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
2.8 %
⏳ Payback period
35.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
42.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
49.1 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
8.7 %
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial 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
💶 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.
36.160 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
102.980 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.800 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.920 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
13.80 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
60
2023
📐 Area
25.52 km²
2 inh/km²
📊 Median age
55.1 yrs
23.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
80.6 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
17.2 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
23
SIRENE database 2026
📊 2023 creations
3
💼 Economic density
383
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Les Cabrils
À 18.97 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.
Lodève
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Lodévois et Larzac
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
3
⚽ Sport
2
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 6 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Tassements différentiels
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 103 analyses · COM. COMMUNES LODEVOIS ET LARZAC
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
103
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas | 6.4 km | 44/100 | 517 |
| Soubès | 8.1 km | 26/100 | 948 |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière | 15.2 km | 48/100 | 698 |
| Le Bosc | 16.1 km | 45/100 | 1 435 |
| Lodève | 15.4 km | 60/100 | 7 251 |
| Montpeyroux | 16.6 km | 29/100 | 1 449 |
| Saint-Jean-du-Bruel | 20.2 km | 40/100 | 639 |
| Jonquières | 19.6 km | 36/100 | 590 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Michel
What is the price per m² in Saint-Michel? ▶
The median price per m² in Saint-Michel is 3 571 €.
What is the rental yield in Saint-Michel? ▶
The gross rental yield in Saint-Michel is 2.8%.
Is Saint-Michel a good real estate investment? ▶
Saint-Michel has a ScorCity score of 42/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Saint-Michel? ▶
6 risks are identified in Saint-Michel: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Glissement de terrain.