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Serres

Rural municipality · 05700 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

👥 Population
1 298
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 068 €
📈 112% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
G
🔴 75.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Serres — Score 32/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (3/100) and an energy-inefficient housing stock (5/100).
32
💰 Yield34
🌳 Quality of life53
📊 Dynamism55
💸 Affordability40
🛡️ Safety3
⚡ Energy rating5
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 28 Transactions · Serres

🏢 Apt. /m²
2 068 €
🏡 House /m²
1 443 €
📋 Transactions
28
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Gap2 375 €3 150 €56441 293
Briançon2 966 €3 670 €30311 411
Embrun3 326 €3 803 €1646 412
Laragne-Montéglin1 706 €2 100 €493 549
Veynes1 750 €1 831 €523 214
Chorges3 432 €3 708 €413 146

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
9.82 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.7 %
⏳ Payback period
17.5 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
63.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
26.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.9 %
🏢 Apartments
42.0 %
57.5 % 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
66
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.
43.330 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
159.390 %
🏘️ Housing tax
17.770 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.500 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
39.20 %
🏢 CFE
26.43 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
1 298
2023
📐 Area
18.43 km²
70 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 340 €
📊 Median age
55.4 yrs
21.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.7 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
421
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
34
+17.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
29
💼 Economic density
324
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Serres
À 0.42 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.
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.
CC du Sisteronais-Buëch
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
—
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
—
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
69.6 %
Average pass rate · 1 middle school

📊 Niveau social des établissements

Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.

🏫 Middle school IPS
Middle schoolSectorIPS
COLLEGE ALEXANDRE CORREARDpublic105.7

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
5
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
44
📋 Commerce
14
📋 Enseignement
2
🏥 Sante
29
🚆 Transport
1
⚽ Sport
18
🎭 Culture
6

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Destructions et dégradations volontaires1410.80 ‰7.2 ‰+50 % vs moy.
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement107.70 ‰6.3 ‰+22 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

4 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
25.0 %
25.0 %
F
25.0 %
25.0 %
G
50.0 %
50.0 %

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

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 4 protected monuments

BuildingEra
maison4e quart 16e siècle;1er quart 17e siècle
église11e siècle;12e siècle;2e quart 19e siècle
école4e quart 19e siècle
mairie—

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 11 risks identified

Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Tassements différentiels
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Risque industriel
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 5 700 analyses · SERRES (MAIRIE DE)

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
5 700

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
5
⚡ Charge points
25
🚀 Incl. fast charging
2

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Garde-Colombe 9.0 km 41/100 539
Laragne-Montéglin 12.7 km 51/100 3 549
Aspres-sur-Buëch 15.6 km 32/100 828
Veynes 17.6 km 50/100 3 214
Ventavon 14.6 km 62/100 540
Val Buëch-Méouge 21.3 km 43/100 1 354
Montmaur 21.3 km 59/100 532
Mison 21.5 km 38/100 1 112

❓ Frequently asked questions about Serres

What is the price per m² in Serres? ▶

The median price per m² in Serres is 2 068 €.

What is the rental yield in Serres? ▶

The gross rental yield in Serres is 5.7%.

Is Serres a good real estate investment? ▶

Serres has a ScorCity score of 32/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Serres? ▶

The most common energy rating class in Serres is G.

What are the natural risks in Serres? ▶

11 risks are identified in Serres: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.