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Sainte-Croix
Rural municipality · 26150 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
104
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 417 €
📈 161% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
9.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Sainte-Croix — Score 56/100.
56
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life74
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Sainte-Croix
🏡 House /m²
1 417 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2021)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valence | 2 265 € | 2 619 € | 1146 | 64 458 |
| Montélimar | 2 083 € | 2 491 € | 661 | 40 595 |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 1 773 € | 2 303 € | 578 | 33 464 |
| Bourg-lès-Valence | 2 090 € | 2 427 € | 335 | 19 992 |
| Pierrelatte | 1 211 € | 2 192 € | 139 | 13 756 |
| Portes-lès-Valence | 1 980 € | 2 400 € | 101 | 10 477 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.95 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
9.3 %
⏳ Payback period
10.8 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
56.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
39.9 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
4.0 %
🏢 Apartments
18.6 %
78.4 % 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.
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
🏢 Social housing units
6
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.
29.350 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
106.230 %
🏘️ Housing tax
20.590 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
12.400 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
14.40 %
🏢 CFE
25.45 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
104
2023
📐 Area
10.96 km²
9 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 420 €
📊 Median age
54.9 yrs
21.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.0 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
45
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
2
💼 Economic density
433
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Die
À 6.57 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.
Die
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Diois
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
3
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
2
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 4 risks identified
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 1 471 analyses · MAIRIE DE SAINTE CROIX
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 471
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56/100
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56/100
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56/100
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56/100
11 279 Inhabitants
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42120
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01100
56/100
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saillans | 9.2 km | 19/100 | 1 460 |
| Die | 8.6 km | 42/100 | 4 844 |
| Mirabel-et-Blacons | 13.8 km | 26/100 | 1 198 |
| Saou | 18.7 km | 24/100 | 590 |
| Piégros-la-Clastre | 17.4 km | 22/100 | 882 |
| Barbières | 21.4 km | 34/100 | 1 143 |
| Peyrus | 19.9 km | 28/100 | 576 |
| Menglon | 19.5 km | 29/100 | 539 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Sainte-Croix
What is the price per m² in Sainte-Croix? ▶
The median price per m² in Sainte-Croix is 1 417 €.
What is the rental yield in Sainte-Croix? ▶
The gross rental yield in Sainte-Croix is 9.3%.
Is Sainte-Croix a good real estate investment? ▶
Sainte-Croix has a ScorCity score of 56/100, making it an interesting investment.
What are the natural risks in Sainte-Croix? ▶
4 risks are identified in Sainte-Croix: Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau, Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Inondation.