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Sorbs
Rural municipality · 34520 · Occitanie
👥 Population
40
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 489 €
📈 56% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Sorbs — Score 39/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (12/100) and improvable safety statistics (14/100).
39
💰 Yield12
🌳 Quality of life98
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability27
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 4 Transactions · Sorbs
🏡 House /m²
2 489 €
📋 Transactions
4
📈 Price per m² evolution (2022 — 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
8.34 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.0 %
⏳ Payback period
24.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
36.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
49.1 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
14.9 %
🏢 Apartments
6.0 %
94.0 % 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.
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
💶 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.
33.920 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
117.260 %
🏘️ Housing tax
26.400 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.920 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
13.80 %
🏢 CFE
36.48 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
40
2023
📐 Area
20.29 km²
2 inh/km²
📊 Median age
59.9 yrs
5.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
88.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.5 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
26
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1
-50.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
2
💼 Economic density
650
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Les Cabrils
À 21.44 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 Lodévois et Larzac
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
2
📋 Commerce
1
⚽ Sport
1
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 2 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| croix de chemin | 1er quart 18e siècle |
| château | 2e moitié 16e siècle;1er quart 17e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 7 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Glissement de terrain
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 189 analyses · COM. COMMUNES LODEVOIS ET LARZAC
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
189
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas | 11.4 km | 44/100 | 517 |
| Soubès | 12.7 km | 26/100 | 948 |
| Saint-Jean-du-Bruel | 15.2 km | 40/100 | 639 |
| Nant | 17.5 km | 53/100 | 1 026 |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière | 20.2 km | 48/100 | 698 |
| Molières-Cavaillac | 16.1 km | 70/100 | 905 |
| Le Bosc | 21.2 km | 45/100 | 1 435 |
| Lodève | 19.8 km | 60/100 | 7 251 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Sorbs
What is the price per m² in Sorbs? ▶
The median price per m² in Sorbs is 2 489 €.
What is the rental yield in Sorbs? ▶
The gross rental yield in Sorbs is 4.0%.
Is Sorbs a good real estate investment? ▶
Sorbs has a ScorCity score of 39/100, making it a risky investment.
What are the natural risks in Sorbs? ▶
7 risks are identified in Sorbs: Mouvement de terrain, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Glissement de terrain.