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Saint-Omer
Medium city · 62500 · Hauts-de-France
👥 Population
14 382
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 770 €
📈 173% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Saint-Omer — Score 40/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (1/100) and a weak rental yield (8/100).
40
💰 Yield8
🌳 Quality of life75
📊 Dynamism78
💸 Affordability10
🛡️ Safety1
⚡ Energy rating89
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 153 Transactions · Saint-Omer
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 770 €
🏡 House /m²
1 579 €
📋 Transactions
153
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calais | 2 569 € | 1 523 € | 1068 | 67 571 |
| Arras | 3 011 € | 1 929 € | 703 | 42 875 |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 2 756 € | 1 647 € | 726 | 40 539 |
| Lens | 2 632 € | 1 553 € | 382 | 32 920 |
| Liévin | 2 537 € | 1 544 € | 256 | 30 063 |
| Hénin-Beaumont | 1 663 € | 1 385 € | 340 | 25 688 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.84 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.5 %
⏳ Payback period
29.0 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
84.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
13.7 %
🏢 Apartments
58.9 %
40.4 % 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
🏢 Social housing units
1 593
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.
52.460 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
108.320 %
🏘️ Housing tax
39.990 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
11.750 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
43.55 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
14 382
2023
📐 Area
16.49 km²
872 inh/km²
💶 Median income
18 120 €
📊 Median age
35.2 yrs
43.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
70.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
22.7 %
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.
29.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
3 567
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
298
+9.6% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
272
💼 Economic density
248
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Saint-Omer
À 1.53 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.
Saint-Omer
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA du Pays de Saint-Omer
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
4
🎓 High schools
3
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE NOTRE-DAME DE SION | privé sous contrat | 99.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE SAINT DENIS (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 97.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE ALEXARE RIBOT | public | 96.0 % | — | +0.0 |
🎯 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.
91.5 %
Average pass rate · 5 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 PRIVE NOTRE DAME DE SION | privé sous contrat | 117.6 |
| COLLEGE ESPLANADE | public | 98.6 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT BERTIN | privé sous contrat | 96.5 |
| COLLEGE DE LA MORINIE | public | 73.7 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
1
💊 Pharmacies
6
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
53
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
2
💊 Pharmacies
6
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
277
📋 Commerce
140
📋 Enseignement
28
🏥 Sante
190
🚆 Transport
4
⚽ Sport
34
🎭 Culture
13
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 3 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 3 | Pôle spécialisé en matière de violence intrafamiliales du Tribunal judiciaire de Saint-Omer, Caisse d'allocations familiales (Caf) du Pas-de-Calais - accueil de Saint-Omer, Point information jeunesse - Saint-Omer |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usage de stupéfiants | 314 | 21.80 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | +160 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 245 | 17.00 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +136 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 181 | 12.60 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +200 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 179 | 12.40 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | +65 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 159 | 11.10 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +178 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 146 | 10.20 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +40 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 128 | 8.90 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +41 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 64 | 4.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +88 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 44 | 3.10 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | +41 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 34 | 4.00 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -47 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 31 | 2.20 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -58 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 13 | 0.90 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -62 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 12 | 0.80 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -20 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 10 | 0.70 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -81 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
9 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
22.2 %
22.2 %
B
0.0 %
C
33.3 %
33.3 %
D
33.3 %
33.3 %
E
11.1 %
11.1 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 29 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| hôpital | 1ère moitié 18e siècle |
| poudrière | 4e quart 17e siècle |
| cathédrale;église paroissiale | 12e siècle;13e siècle;14e siècle;15e siècle |
| hôtel particulier | — |
| maison | 14e siècle;16e siècle |
| collège | 17e siècle;2e quart 18e siècle |
| maison | 17e siècle |
| hôtel de ville | 2e quart 19e siècle |
| tribunal | 3e quart 18e siècle |
| salle de spectacle | 1ère moitié 19e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 2 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 7 912 analyses · VEOLIA LITTORAL AUDOMAROIS
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
7 912
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
54
⚡ Charge points
199
🚀 Incl. fast charging
20
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nieurlet | 3.2 km | 38/100 | 908 |
| Longuenesse | 3.8 km | 30/100 | 10 548 |
| Salperwick | 3.5 km | 31/100 | 521 |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 3.9 km | 30/100 | 5 843 |
| Blendecques | 5.6 km | 48/100 | 4 859 |
| Lederzeele | 5.7 km | 39/100 | 703 |
| Arques | 4.9 km | 31/100 | 9 431 |
| Tilques | 4.5 km | 38/100 | 1 072 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Omer
What is the price per m² in Saint-Omer? ▶
The median price per m² in Saint-Omer is 3 770 €.
What is the rental yield in Saint-Omer? ▶
The gross rental yield in Saint-Omer is 3.5%.
Is Saint-Omer a good real estate investment? ▶
Saint-Omer has a ScorCity score of 40/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Saint-Omer? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Saint-Omer is C.
What are the natural risks in Saint-Omer? ▶
2 risks are identified in Saint-Omer: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Séisme.