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Villaines-la-Carelle
Rural municipality · 72600 · Pays de la Loire
👥 Population
132
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
723 €
📈 -63% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
13.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Villaines-la-Carelle — Score 66/100.
66
💰 Yield93
🌳 Quality of life75
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability94
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 3 Transactions · Villaines-la-Carelle
🏡 House /m²
723 €
📋 Transactions
3
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mans | 2 125 € | 2 125 € | 2451 | 146 249 |
| La Flèche | 3 793 € | 1 773 € | 212 | 14 947 |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 2 376 € | 1 411 € | 186 | 12 326 |
| Allonnes | 1 312 € | 1 661 € | 124 | 10 739 |
| La Ferté-Bernard | 2 133 € | 1 729 € | 137 | 8 740 |
| Coulaines | 1 301 € | 2 132 € | 66 | 8 121 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.38 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
13.9 %
⏳ Payback period
7.2 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
65.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
18.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
16.1 %
🏢 Apartments
0.8 %
99.2 % 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
3
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.
38.590 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
60.980 %
🏘️ Housing tax
22.320 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.500 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
7.55 %
🏢 CFE
23.18 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
132
2023
📐 Area
14.80 km²
9 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 210 €
📊 Median age
54.5 yrs
27.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.4 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
10.9 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
32
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1
-75.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
4
💼 Economic density
242
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Alençon
À 15.37 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.
Alençon
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Maine Saosnois
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
2
⚽ Sport
4
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 6 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Feu de forêt
Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 41 analyses · STGS
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
41
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois | 3.7 km | 51/100 | 1 003 |
| Saint-Longis | 5.1 km | 64/100 | 509 |
| Villeneuve-en-Perseigne | 6.1 km | 54/100 | 2 174 |
| Mamers | 6.8 km | 31/100 | 4 996 |
| Courgains | 11.9 km | 40/100 | 581 |
| Saint-Rémy-des-Monts | 10.1 km | 42/100 | 713 |
| Saint-Julien-sur-Sarthe | 12.0 km | 42/100 | 672 |
| Saint-Vincent-des-Prés | 12.0 km | 44/100 | 502 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Villaines-la-Carelle
What is the price per m² in Villaines-la-Carelle? ▶
The median price per m² in Villaines-la-Carelle is 723 €.
What is the rental yield in Villaines-la-Carelle? ▶
The gross rental yield in Villaines-la-Carelle is 13.9%.
Is Villaines-la-Carelle a good real estate investment? ▶
Villaines-la-Carelle has a ScorCity score of 66/100, making it an interesting investment.
What are the natural risks in Villaines-la-Carelle? ▶
6 risks are identified in Villaines-la-Carelle: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Feu de forêt, Mouvement de terrain.