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Sainte-Valière
Rural municipality · 11120 · Occitanie
👥 Population
534
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
4 484 €
📈 169% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
3.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Sainte-Valière — Score 28/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (6/100) and a high purchase price for the area (7/100).
28
💰 Yield6
🌳 Quality of life55
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability7
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Sainte-Valière
🏢 Apt. /m²
4 484 €
🏡 House /m²
1 918 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narbonne | 2 342 € | 2 761 € | 1229 | 57 587 |
| Carcassonne | 1 469 € | 1 744 € | 1042 | 46 080 |
| Castelnaudary | 1 702 € | 1 656 € | 245 | 12 151 |
| Limoux | 2 955 € | 1 589 € | 200 | 10 532 |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 1 875 € | 1 778 € | 206 | 10 343 |
| Port-la-Nouvelle | 2 457 € | 3 017 € | 199 | 5 852 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.13 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
3.0 %
⏳ Payback period
33.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
68.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
18.2 %
🚪 Vacant homes
12.9 %
🏢 Apartments
3.4 %
96.3 % 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
13
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.
79.680 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
212.690 %
🏘️ Housing tax
40.770 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.100 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
7.80 %
🏢 CFE
0.77 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
534
2023
📐 Area
6.55 km²
82 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 560 €
📊 Median age
50.0 yrs
25.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.4 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
182
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
11
+22.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
9
💼 Economic density
341
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Lézignan-Corbières
À 10.50 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.
Narbonne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Le Grand Narbonne
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
14
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
2
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 12 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 8 361 analyses · LE GRAND NARBONNE COMMUNAUTE D'AGGL
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
8 361
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventenac-en-Minervois | 3.0 km | 70/100 | 644 |
| Pouzols-Minervois | 2.5 km | 44/100 | 599 |
| Mailhac | 3.5 km | 39/100 | 595 |
| Paraza | 3.5 km | 57/100 | 700 |
| Ginestas | 3.1 km | 28/100 | 1 611 |
| Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude | 4.7 km | 40/100 | 2 118 |
| Mirepeisset | 4.3 km | 44/100 | 750 |
| Roubia | 4.8 km | 73/100 | 520 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Sainte-Valière
What is the price per m² in Sainte-Valière? ▶
The median price per m² in Sainte-Valière is 4 484 €.
What is the rental yield in Sainte-Valière? ▶
The gross rental yield in Sainte-Valière is 3.0%.
Is Sainte-Valière a good real estate investment? ▶
Sainte-Valière has a ScorCity score of 28/100, making it a risky investment.
What are the natural risks in Sainte-Valière? ▶
12 risks are identified in Sainte-Valière: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.