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Varennes
Rural municipality · 37600 · Centre-Val de Loire
👥 Population
250
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 181 €
📈 -29% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
10.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Varennes — Score 59/100.
59
💰 Yield84
🌳 Quality of life50
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability80
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 9 Transactions · Varennes
🏡 House /m²
1 181 €
📋 Transactions
9
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tours | 2 958 € | 3 282 € | 2266 | 139 259 |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 2 097 € | 2 542 € | 545 | 38 423 |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 2 511 € | 3 389 € | 263 | 17 029 |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 1 733 € | 2 349 € | 166 | 15 898 |
| Saint-Avertin | 2 575 € | 2 937 € | 199 | 14 999 |
| Amboise | 2 857 € | 2 463 € | 237 | 12 937 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.19 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
10.4 %
⏳ Payback period
9.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
84.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
10.7 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.0 %
🏢 Apartments
0.7 %
99.3 % 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
🏢 Social housing units
10
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.
35.830 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
79.020 %
🏘️ Housing tax
23.830 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
15.370 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
33.67 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
250
2023
📐 Area
11.07 km²
23 inh/km²
💶 Median income
23 010 €
📊 Median age
43.5 yrs
33.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
5.4 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
60
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1
-75.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
4
💼 Economic density
240
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Loches
À 9.01 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Loches
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Loches Sud Touraine
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
2
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
2
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Mairie - Varennes |
⚡ Energy performance
9 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
100.0 %
100.0 %
F
0.0 %
G
0.0 %
0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| château | 18e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 1 risks identified
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 876 analyses · CC LOCHES SUD TOURAINE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
876
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Senoch | 3.6 km | 40/100 | 514 |
| Loches | 7.0 km | 32/100 | 6 234 |
| Dolus-le-Sec | 10.2 km | 45/100 | 651 |
| Perrusson | 7.7 km | 19/100 | 1 399 |
| Chambourg-sur-Indre | 11.7 km | 51/100 | 1 265 |
| Ligueil | 9.1 km | 35/100 | 2 105 |
| Manthelan | 10.1 km | 54/100 | 1 378 |
| Beaulieu-lès-Loches | 10.3 km | 35/100 | 1 733 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Varennes
What is the price per m² in Varennes? ▶
The median price per m² in Varennes is 1 181 €.
What is the rental yield in Varennes? ▶
The gross rental yield in Varennes is 10.4%.
Is Varennes a good real estate investment? ▶
Varennes has a ScorCity score of 59/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Varennes? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Varennes is E.
What are the natural risks in Varennes? ▶
1 risks are identified in Varennes: Séisme.