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Sournia

Rural municipality · 66730 · Occitanie

👥 Population
478
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
462 €
📈 -65% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
22.1 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
🔴 25.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good

Sournia — Score 60/100.

60
💰 Yield82
🌳 Quality of life40
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability85
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating74
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 1 Transactions · Sournia

🏢 Apt. /m²
462 €
🏡 House /m²
1 027 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Perpignan1 705 €2 213 €2528121 616
Canet-en-Roussillon3 850 €3 247 €51313 227
Saint-Cyprien3 758 €4 176 €58512 068
Saint-Estève2 417 €2 346 €14211 630
Pia2 273 €2 680 €12411 615
Argelès-sur-Mer3 598 €3 477 €45210 616

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
8.49 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
22.1 %
⏳ Payback period
4.5 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
51.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
31.4 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
17.5 %
🏢 Apartments
12.5 %
85.2 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial 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
21
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.
49.710 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
92.700 %
🏘️ Housing tax
29.640 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
16.350 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.86 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
478
2023
📐 Area
30.01 km²
16 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 670 €
📊 Median age
53.6 yrs
21.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
71.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
9.8 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
100
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
5
+66.7% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
3
💼 Economic density
209
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Marquixanes
À 9.69 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban 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
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Agly Fenouillèdes
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
6
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
1

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
7
📋 Commerce
4
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
8
🚆 Transport
2
⚽ Sport
12
🎭 Culture
2

⚡ Energy performance

4 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
50.0 %
50.0 %
D
25.0 %
25.0 %
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 · 3 protected monuments

BuildingEra
église12e siècle
église10e siècle;11e siècle
église10e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 9 risks identified

Radon
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine naturelle (cavités souterraines)
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Séisme
Inondation

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 4 366 analyses · COM. DE COMMUNES AGLY - FENOUILLEDES

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
4 366

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
2
⚡ Charge points
4
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Catllar 8.1 km 41/100 723
Prades 11.5 km 37/100 6 148
Marquixanes 10.4 km 25/100 599
Los Masos 11.6 km 33/100 966
Ria-Sirach 11.9 km 29/100 1 264
Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes 12.4 km 60/100 586
Vinça 11.7 km 41/100 2 260
Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet 14.0 km 57/100 1 742

❓ Frequently asked questions about Sournia

What is the price per m² in Sournia?

The median price per m² in Sournia is 462 €.

What is the rental yield in Sournia?

The gross rental yield in Sournia is 22.1%.

Is Sournia a good real estate investment?

Sournia has a ScorCity score of 60/100, making it an interesting investment.

What is the average energy rating in Sournia?

The most common energy rating class in Sournia is C.

What are the natural risks in Sournia?

9 risks are identified in Sournia: Radon, Affaissements et effondrements d'origine naturelle (cavités souterraines), Feu de forêt.