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Saorge
Rural municipality · 06540 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
👥 Population
430
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 129 €
📈 2% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
13.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
🔴 25.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Saorge — Score 68/100.
68
💰 Yield91
🌳 Quality of life73
📊 Dynamism52
💸 Affordability81
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating81
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 15 Transactions · Saorge
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 129 €
🏡 House /m²
2 304 €
📋 Transactions
15
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 4 829 € | 7 166 € | 7206 | 357 737 |
| Antibes | 5 179 € | 7 571 € | 2215 | 77 637 |
| Cannes | 5 882 € | 8 500 € | 2534 | 74 350 |
| Cagnes-sur-Mer | 4 753 € | 6 242 € | 986 | 53 354 |
| Grasse | 3 087 € | 4 963 € | 899 | 50 970 |
| Le Cannet | 3 817 € | 5 670 € | 929 | 41 938 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
12.19 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
13.0 %
⏳ Payback period
7.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
38.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
59.4 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
2.5 %
🏢 Apartments
71.1 %
27.3 % 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
2
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.
30.140 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
75.560 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.470 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
15.43 %
🏢 CFE
0.68 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
430
2023
📐 Area
84.57 km²
5 inh/km²
💶 Median income
17 390 €
📊 Median age
58.3 yrs
16.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.2 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
161
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
7
-30.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
10
💼 Economic density
374
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Menton Garavan
À 23.23 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA de la Riviera Française
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏥 Healthcare
FINESS
🏥 Établissements de santé
1
👵 EHPAD
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
11
📋 Commerce
4
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
2
⚽ Sport
6
⚡ Energy performance
8 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
12.5 %
12.5 %
B
12.5 %
12.5 %
C
37.5 %
37.5 %
D
12.5 %
12.5 %
E
0.0 %
F
25.0 %
25.0 %
G
0.0 %
25.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 6 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| chapelle | 2e moitié 17e siècle |
| monument | 4e quart 18e siècle |
| couvent | 17e siècle;18e siècle |
| chapelle | — |
| église paroissiale;chapelle | 16e siècle;17e siècle;18e siècle |
| chapelle | 17e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 11 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Avalanche
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Radon
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breil-sur-Roya | 7.0 km | 55/100 | 2 377 |
| Tende | 11.6 km | 59/100 | 1 775 |
| Sospel | 13.9 km | 49/100 | 3 791 |
| La Brigue | 13.8 km | 60/100 | 763 |
| La Bollène-Vésubie | 13.2 km | 45/100 | 662 |
| Castellar | 19.3 km | 31/100 | 996 |
| Belvédère | 16.2 km | 39/100 | 601 |
| Menton | 22.2 km | 49/100 | 30 604 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Saorge
What is the price per m² in Saorge? ▶
The median price per m² in Saorge is 1 129 €.
What is the rental yield in Saorge? ▶
The gross rental yield in Saorge is 13.0%.
Is Saorge a good real estate investment? ▶
Saorge has a ScorCity score of 68/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Saorge? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Saorge is C.
What are the natural risks in Saorge? ▶
11 risks are identified in Saorge: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Avalanche, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs.