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Sainte-Croix

Rural municipality · 02820 · Hauts-de-France

👥 Population
127
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 591 €
📈 88% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
F
🔴 75.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Sainte-Croix — Score 37/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by an energy-inefficient housing stock (5/100) and improvable safety statistics (14/100).
37
💰 Yield51
🌳 Quality of life32
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability61
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating5
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 1 Transactions · Sainte-Croix

🏡 House /m²
1 591 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Saint-Quentin2 386 €1 096 €87752 813
Soissons1 866 €1 803 €36928 046
Laon1 393 €1 188 €37124 220
Château-Thierry1 736 €1 875 €15815 097
Tergnier1 037 €1 106 €14613 045
Chauny4 886 €1 236 €19811 596

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
8.86 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.7 %
⏳ Payback period
15.0 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
87.4 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
6.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.3 %
🎯 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.
50.970 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
68.930 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.600 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
28.74 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
127
2023
📐 Area
3.37 km²
38 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 830 €
📊 Median age
40.5 yrs
34.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
79.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
3.0 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
26
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2
💼 Economic density
205
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt
À 7.60 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.
Reims
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Chemin des Dames
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
1
⚽ Sport
1

⚡ Energy performance

4 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
25.0 %
25.0 %
E
0.0 %
F
75.0 %
75.0 %
G
0.0 %

75.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 254 analyses · S.A.U.R. CENTRE NORD PICARDIE

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
254

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

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📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Corbeny 3.8 km 38/100 851
Festieux 5.3 km 55/100 704
Pontavert 7.5 km 40/100 605
Coucy-lès-Eppes 8.5 km 58/100 649
Beaurieux 8.7 km 56/100 794
Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt 7.2 km 52/100 1 697
Montaigu 9.5 km 56/100 766
Juvincourt-et-Damary 8.5 km 61/100 604

❓ Frequently asked questions about Sainte-Croix

What is the price per m² in Sainte-Croix?

The median price per m² in Sainte-Croix is 1 591 €.

What is the rental yield in Sainte-Croix?

The gross rental yield in Sainte-Croix is 6.7%.

Is Sainte-Croix a good real estate investment?

Sainte-Croix has a ScorCity score of 37/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Sainte-Croix?

The most common energy rating class in Sainte-Croix is F.