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Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois
Rural municipality · 50370 · Normandie
👥 Population
98
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 464 €
📈 137% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.1 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois — Score 27/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (6/100) and a high purchase price for the area (13/100).
27
💰 Yield6
🌳 Quality of life40
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability13
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois
🏡 House /m²
3 464 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 2 458 € | 2 300 € | 1139 | 78 258 |
| Saint-Lô | 1 558 € | 1 774 € | 294 | 19 471 |
| Granville | 3 688 € | 3 478 € | 317 | 12 510 |
| La Hague | 5 682 € | 2 250 € | 154 | 11 484 |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 2 639 € | 1 593 € | 209 | 10 218 |
| Avranches | 2 160 € | 2 254 € | 151 | 10 143 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.83 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.1 %
⏳ Payback period
32.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
61.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
29.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.7 %
🎯 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.
42.690 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
90.420 %
🏘️ Housing tax
20.550 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
11.920 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
16.49 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
98
2023
📐 Area
3.62 km²
27 inh/km²
📊 Median age
46.6 yrs
29.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
72.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
10.8 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
21
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
3
+200.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
214
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Villedieu-les-Poêles
À 8.27 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 14 risks identified
Tempête et grains (vent)
Engins de guerre
Foudre
Grêle
Tassements différentiels
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Mouvement de terrain
Neige et pluies verglaçantes
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 762 analyses · VEOLIA EAU - SUD MANCHE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
762
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brécey | 4.2 km | 41/100 | 2 172 |
| Sainte-Cécile | 8.0 km | 58/100 | 792 |
| Le Grand-Celland | 8.3 km | 29/100 | 592 |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | 7.7 km | 39/100 | 3 903 |
| Tirepied-sur-Sée | 7.6 km | 44/100 | 957 |
| Coulouvray-Boisbenâtre | 7.4 km | 60/100 | 531 |
| Le Parc | 7.2 km | 53/100 | 921 |
| Saint-Ovin | 10.2 km | 57/100 | 762 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois
What is the price per m² in Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois? ▶
The median price per m² in Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois is 3 464 €.
What is the rental yield in Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois? ▶
The gross rental yield in Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois is 3.1%.
Is Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois a good real estate investment? ▶
Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois has a ScorCity score of 27/100, making it a risky investment.
What are the natural risks in Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois? ▶
14 risks are identified in Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois: Tempête et grains (vent), Engins de guerre, Foudre.