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Unias

Rural municipality · 42210 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
469
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 500 €
📈 -9% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Unias — Score 39/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (26/100).
39
💰 Yield26
🌳 Quality of life64
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability27
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 9 Transactions · Unias

🏡 House /m²
2 500 €
📋 Transactions
9
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Saint-Étienne1 346 €2 131 €3566173 136
Saint-Chamond1 438 €2 330 €41835 646
Roanne1 469 €1 730 €93235 409
Firminy1 176 €2 059 €25017 060
Montbrison2 088 €2 258 €24016 123
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert2 319 €2 875 €18915 764

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
10.87 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.2 %
⏳ Payback period
19.2 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
92.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
4.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
2.4 %
🏢 Apartments
1.2 %
98.2 % 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

💶 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.
35.230 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
72.100 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.540 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
11.650 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.58 %
🏢 CFE
25.80 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
469
2023
📐 Area
5.44 km²
86 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 630 €
📊 Median age
38.4 yrs
37.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
81.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
4.4 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
90
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
3
-66.7% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
9
💼 Economic density
192
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Montrond-les-Bains
À 4.62 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Saint-Étienne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Loire Forez Agglomération (LFA)
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
10
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
3
⚽ Sport
3

⚡ Energy performance

1 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
100.0 %
100.0 %
E
0.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %

0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 10 risks identified

Tempête et grains (vent)
Tassements différentiels
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 4 214 analyses · ALTEAU AQUALTER

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
4 214

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Rivas 2.7 km 33/100 747
Craintilleux 3.3 km 35/100 1 342
Boisset-lès-Montrond 3.0 km 49/100 1 212
Cuzieu 2.5 km 51/100 1 469
Montrond-les-Bains 3.8 km 43/100 5 652
L'Hôpital-le-Grand 3.2 km 36/100 1 053
Veauchette 5.1 km 28/100 1 235
Saint-André-le-Puy 5.1 km 33/100 1 530

❓ Frequently asked questions about Unias

What is the price per m² in Unias?

The median price per m² in Unias is 2 500 €.

What is the rental yield in Unias?

The gross rental yield in Unias is 5.2%.

Is Unias a good real estate investment?

Unias has a ScorCity score of 39/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Unias?

The most common energy rating class in Unias is D.

What are the natural risks in Unias?

10 risks are identified in Unias: Tempête et grains (vent), Tassements différentiels, Glissement de terrain.