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Sète
Large city · 34200 · Occitanie
👥 Population
45 337
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 476 €
📈 15% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 3.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Sète — Score 51/100.
51
💰 Yield18
🌳 Quality of life94
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability13
🛡️ Safety25
⚡ Energy rating81
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 947 Transactions · Sète
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 476 €
🏡 House /m²
4 700 €
📋 Transactions
947
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
13.52 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.7 %
⏳ Payback period
21.4 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
72.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
21.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.1 %
🏢 Apartments
81.9 %
18.0 % 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.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ 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.
Yes
Rent control possible
🏢 Social housing units
4 445
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.
64.740 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
122.740 %
🏘️ Housing tax
53.700 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.500 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
13.20 %
🏢 CFE
39.89 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
45 337
2023
📐 Area
40.58 km²
1117 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 960 €
📊 Median age
51.7 yrs
27.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
66.6 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
19.1 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
25.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
13 747
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1 282
+8.4% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1 183
💼 Economic density
303
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Sète
À 5.26 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Sète
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
4
🏫 Middle schools
4
🎓 High schools
3
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE SAINT-JOSEPH (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 97.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE PAUL VALERY | public | 96.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE IRENE ET FREDERIC JOLIOT CURIE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 96.0 % | — | +0.0 |
🎯 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.
85.2 %
Average pass rate · 6 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 119.4 |
| COLLEGE PAUL VALERY | public | 103.8 |
| COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO | public | 87.8 |
| COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN | public | 74.7 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
6
💊 Pharmacies
22
🔬 Laboratories
4
🏥 Établissements de santé
89
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
3
💊 Pharmacies
22
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1035
📋 Commerce
393
📋 Enseignement
48
🏥 Sante
647
🚆 Transport
34
⚽ Sport
89
🎭 Culture
35
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Chambre de commerce et d'industrie (CCI) 34 - Hérault - Etablissement de Sète |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 647 | 14.30 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +96 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 523 | 11.50 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +60 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 373 | 8.20 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +30 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 231 | 5.10 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +27 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 146 | 3.20 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -24 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 142 | 4.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -44 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 142 | 3.10 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -40 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 117 | 2.60 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -69 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 96 | 2.10 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 89 | 2.00 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -17 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 72 | 1.60 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -79 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 71 | 1.60 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -57 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 65 | 1.40 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | +40 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 60 | 1.30 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -41 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
370 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
23.2 %
23.2 %
B
2.7 %
C
16.2 %
16.2 %
D
40.0 %
40.0 %
E
14.3 %
14.3 %
F
2.4 %
G
1.1 %
3.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 8 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| monument aux morts | — |
| phare | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| église | 1er quart 18e siècle;19e siècle |
| théâtre | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| fort | 18e siècle |
| entrepôt commercial | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| redoute | 4e quart 16e siècle |
| palais;chambre de commerce | 2e quart 20e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 12 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Effet thermique
Feu de forêt
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Inondation
Séisme
Risque industriel
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 33 168 analyses · L'EAU D'ISSANKA
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
33 168
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
58
⚡ Charge points
358
🚀 Incl. fast charging
28
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Longages
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouzigues | 6.8 km | 33/100 | 1 601 |
| Loupian | 7.5 km | 42/100 | 2 169 |
| Mèze | 7.2 km | 34/100 | 12 669 |
| Balaruc-les-Bains | 8.0 km | 29/100 | 7 139 |
| Marseillan | 7.9 km | 35/100 | 8 414 |
| Balaruc-le-Vieux | 9.9 km | 37/100 | 2 737 |
| Poussan | 12.7 km | 44/100 | 6 797 |
| Villeveyrac | 13.0 km | 31/100 | 3 972 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Sète
What is the price per m² in Sète? ▶
The median price per m² in Sète is 3 476 €.
What is the rental yield in Sète? ▶
The gross rental yield in Sète is 4.7%.
Is Sète a good real estate investment? ▶
Sète has a ScorCity score of 51/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Sète? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Sète is D.
What are the natural risks in Sète? ▶
12 risks are identified in Sète: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Effet thermique.