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Sainte-Barbe

Rural municipality · 88700 · Grand Est

👥 Population
267
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
866 €
📈 -18% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
12.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 50.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Sainte-Barbe — Score 54/100.

54
💰 Yield87
🌳 Quality of life54
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability87
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating10
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 2 Transactions · Sainte-Barbe

🏢 Apt. /m²
866 €
🏡 House /m²
974 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Épinal1 472 €1 742 €55432 251
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges1 550 €1 443 €36819 251
Golbey1 634 €1 636 €1038 832
Thaon-les-Vosges1 601 €1 457 €1028 547
Gérardmer3 170 €3 429 €1957 581
Remiremont1 667 €1 483 €1857 388

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
9.05 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
12.5 %
⏳ Payback period
8.0 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
77.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
6.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
16.4 %
🏢 Apartments
10.6 %
89.4 % 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

💶 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.
36.290 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
64.720 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.550 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.13 %
🏢 CFE
23.58 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
267
2023
📐 Area
30.18 km²
9 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 360 €
📊 Median age
43.8 yrs
33.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
66.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
13.3 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
62
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
3
-50.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
6
💼 Economic density
232
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Bertrichamps
À 4.49 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.
Rambervillers
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de la Région de Rambervillers
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏥 Healthcare

FINESS

🏥 Établissements de santé
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
4
⚽ Sport
3

⚡ Energy performance

2 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
50.0 %
50.0 %
E
0.0 %
F
50.0 %
50.0 %
G
0.0 %

50.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 4 risks identified

Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 3 609 analyses · SUEZ EAU FRANCE SAS

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
3 609

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Thiaville-sur-Meurthe 3.7 km 63/100 597
Baccarat 5.8 km 37/100 4 089
Bertrichamps 5.6 km 33/100 1 081
Jeanménil 7.8 km 50/100 1 106
Saint-Remy 7.3 km 60/100 518
Brû 6.8 km 53/100 567
Étival-Clairefontaine 6.8 km 65/100 2 437
La Bourgonce 11.4 km 65/100 842

❓ Frequently asked questions about Sainte-Barbe

What is the price per m² in Sainte-Barbe?

The median price per m² in Sainte-Barbe is 866 €.

What is the rental yield in Sainte-Barbe?

The gross rental yield in Sainte-Barbe is 12.5%.

Is Sainte-Barbe a good real estate investment?

Sainte-Barbe has a ScorCity score of 54/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in Sainte-Barbe?

The most common energy rating class in Sainte-Barbe is D.

What are the natural risks in Sainte-Barbe?

4 risks are identified in Sainte-Barbe: Mouvement de terrain, Radon, Tassements différentiels.