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Viens
Rural municipality · 84750 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
👥 Population
626
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 122 €
📈 19% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Viens — Score 47/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (4/100) and a high purchase price for the area (38/100).
47
💰 Yield60
🌳 Quality of life70
📊 Dynamism52
💸 Affordability38
🛡️ Safety4
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 4 Transactions · Viens
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 122 €
🏡 House /m²
4 474 €
📋 Transactions
4
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 2 449 € | 2 467 € | 1528 | 92 188 |
| Carpentras | 2 211 € | 2 500 € | 435 | 31 619 |
| Orange | 2 284 € | 2 586 € | 425 | 29 706 |
| Cavaillon | 2 391 € | 2 574 € | 363 | 25 636 |
| L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue | 3 876 € | 3 970 € | 329 | 20 244 |
| Pertuis | 3 612 € | 3 500 € | 306 | 19 548 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
12.91 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.3 %
⏳ Payback period
13.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
43.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
55.6 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
1.5 %
🏢 Apartments
13.6 %
82.1 % 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.
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.
Yes
Rent control possible
💶 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.
32.030 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
89.080 %
🏘️ Housing tax
22.410 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.900 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.37 %
🏢 CFE
0.68 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
626
2023
📐 Area
35.16 km²
18 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 280 €
📊 Median age
52.2 yrs
24.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.0 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
244
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
15
-11.8% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
17
💼 Economic density
390
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Manosque - Gréoux-les-Bains
À 20.60 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.
Apt
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Pays d'Apt-Luberon
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏥 Healthcare
FINESS
🏥 Établissements de santé
1
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
18
📋 Commerce
3
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
5
⚽ Sport
4
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Mairie - Viens |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 10 | 16.00 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +154 % vs moy. |
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 2 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| enceinte | — |
| église | — |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 9 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine naturelle (cavités souterraines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Tassements différentiels
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 3 813 analyses · COMMUNAUTE COM. PAYS D'APT LUBERON
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
3 813
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Céreste-en-Luberon | 5.7 km | 57/100 | 1 219 |
| Saint-Martin-de-Castillon | 6.1 km | 38/100 | 689 |
| Caseneuve | 6.3 km | 26/100 | 527 |
| Rustrel | 7.6 km | 34/100 | 672 |
| Reillanne | 7.9 km | 38/100 | 1 730 |
| Peypin-d'Aigues | 11.6 km | 27/100 | 664 |
| Simiane-la-Rotonde | 11.7 km | 30/100 | 609 |
| Saignon | 10.2 km | 28/100 | 912 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Viens
What is the price per m² in Viens? ▶
The median price per m² in Viens is 2 122 €.
What is the rental yield in Viens? ▶
The gross rental yield in Viens is 7.3%.
Is Viens a good real estate investment? ▶
Viens has a ScorCity score of 47/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Viens? ▶
9 risks are identified in Viens: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine naturelle (cavités souterraines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.