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Unieux

Medium city · 42240 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
8 514
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 678 €
📈 -17% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 18.2 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Unieux — Score 52/100.

52
💰 Yield56
🌳 Quality of life51
📊 Dynamism64
💸 Affordability57
🛡️ Safety16
⚡ Energy rating63
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 71 Transactions · Unieux

🏢 Apt. /m²
1 678 €
🏡 House /m²
2 163 €
📋 Transactions
71
📈 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
9.83 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.0 %
⏳ Payback period
14.2 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
86.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.1 %
🚪 Vacant homes
12.2 %
🏢 Apartments
48.7 %
51.1 % 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.
B2
Low 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.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
1 081
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.
49.020 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
95.510 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.790 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
8.300 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
4.98 %
🏢 CFE
29.67 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
8 514
2023
📐 Area
8.55 km²
996 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 060 €
📊 Median age
41.6 yrs
35.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
74.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.3 %
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.
14.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
1 135
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
114
+18.8% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
96
💼 Economic density
133
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Fraisses - Unieux
À 1.33 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.
Saint-Étienne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
Saint-Étienne Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
2
🏫 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.
81.8 %
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 LE BOIS DE LA RIVEpublic102.6

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

💊 Pharmacies
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
4
Source FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
2

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
115
📋 Commerce
33
📋 Enseignement
9
🏥 Sante
51
🚆 Transport
7
⚽ Sport
27

🏛️ Public services

Public Service Directory API · 1 services

CategoryQtyExamples
📋 service public1Mairie - Unieux

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Destructions et dégradations volontaires748.70 ‰7.2 ‰+21 % vs moy.
Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules475.50 ‰3.7 ‰+49 % vs moy.
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement475.50 ‰6.3 ‰Dans la moyenne
Cambriolages de logement409.50 ‰7.5 ‰+27 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes313.60 ‰7.3 ‰-51 % vs moy.
Violences physiques intrafamiliales293.40 ‰4.2 ‰-19 % vs moy.
Usage de stupéfiants242.80 ‰8.4 ‰-67 % vs moy.
Violences physiques hors cadre familial232.70 ‰4.0 ‰-32 % vs moy.
Vols dans les véhicules232.70 ‰5.2 ‰-48 % vs moy.
Violences sexuelles182.10 ‰2.4 ‰Dans la moyenne
Vols de véhicule141.60 ‰2.4 ‰-33 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

11 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
27.3 %
27.3 %
D
45.5 %
45.5 %
E
9.1 %
9.1 %
F
18.2 %
18.2 %
G
0.0 %

18.2 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 14 risks identified

Tempête et grains (vent)
Effondrements localisés
Glissements ou mouvements de pente
Tassements différentiels
Affaissement minier
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Tassements
Inondation
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 4 948 analyses · SAINT-ETIENNE MÉTROPOLE

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
4 948

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
16
⚡ Charge points
48
🚀 Incl. fast charging
6

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Fraisses 2.5 km 58/100 3 872
Firminy 3.0 km 67/100 17 060
Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon 2.5 km 29/100 1 352
Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure 5.2 km 42/100 2 441
Roche-la-Molière 5.2 km 54/100 9 843
Chambles 6.4 km 39/100 1 075
Le Chambon-Feugerolles 5.6 km 47/100 12 314
Pont-Salomon 8.1 km 62/100 1 875

❓ Frequently asked questions about Unieux

What is the price per m² in Unieux? ▶

The median price per m² in Unieux is 1 678 €.

What is the rental yield in Unieux? ▶

The gross rental yield in Unieux is 7.0%.

Is Unieux a good real estate investment? ▶

Unieux has a ScorCity score of 52/100, making it a moderate investment.

What is the average energy rating in Unieux? ▶

The most common energy rating class in Unieux is D.

What are the natural risks in Unieux? ▶

14 risks are identified in Unieux: Tempête et grains (vent), Effondrements localisés, Glissements ou mouvements de pente.