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Valmascle

Rural municipality · 34800 · Occitanie

👥 Population
52
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 558 €
📈 -46% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Valmascle — Score 40/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (25/100).
40
💰 Yield25
🌳 Quality of life87
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability25
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 2 Transactions · Valmascle

🏡 House /m²
2 558 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2021 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Montpellier3 416 €4 064 €4461310 240
Béziers2 258 €2 302 €194881 545
Sète3 476 €4 700 €109045 337
Agde3 698 €3 893 €192429 939
Lunel2 526 €3 090 €38926 623
Castelnau-le-Lez3 829 €4 799 €38726 058

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
11.0 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.2 %
⏳ Payback period
19.4 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
73.6 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
19.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.6 %
🏢 Apartments
3.3 %
96.7 % 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.
46.500 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
196.130 %
🏘️ Housing tax
36.020 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.700 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
17.25 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
52
2023
📐 Area
6.92 km²
8 inh/km²
📊 Median age
54.9 yrs
13.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
71.4 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
35.0 %
2021 census

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
19
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1
💼 Economic density
365
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Bédarieux
À 12.18 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 du Clermontais
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
3

🏛️ Public services

Public Service Directory API · 1 services

CategoryQtyExamples
📋 service public1Centre communal d'action sociale (CCAS) - Valmascle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 9 risks identified

Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Tassements différentiels
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 1 624 analyses · CTE COMMUNES DU CLERMONTAIS

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
1 624

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Cabrières 4.5 km 41/100 560
Octon 6.6 km 33/100 521
Neffiès 7.5 km 70/100 1 008
Roujan 9.8 km 54/100 2 336
Gabian 9.6 km 29/100 886
Péret 8.6 km 41/100 1 137
Fontès 9.6 km 46/100 1 060
Clermont-l'Hérault 8.9 km 53/100 9 461

❓ Frequently asked questions about Valmascle

What is the price per m² in Valmascle?

The median price per m² in Valmascle is 2 558 €.

What is the rental yield in Valmascle?

The gross rental yield in Valmascle is 5.2%.

Is Valmascle a good real estate investment?

Valmascle has a ScorCity score of 40/100, making it a moderate investment.

What are the natural risks in Valmascle?

9 risks are identified in Valmascle: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.