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Villefranche-le-Château
Rural municipality · 26560 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
20
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 156 €
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Villefranche-le-Château — Score 57/100.
57
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life80
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Villefranche-le-Château
🏡 House /m²
2 156 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2022 — 2022)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valence | 2 265 € | 2 619 € | 1146 | 64 458 |
| Montélimar | 2 083 € | 2 491 € | 661 | 40 595 |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 1 773 € | 2 303 € | 578 | 33 464 |
| Bourg-lès-Valence | 2 090 € | 2 427 € | 335 | 19 992 |
| Pierrelatte | 1 211 € | 2 192 € | 139 | 13 756 |
| Portes-lès-Valence | 1 980 € | 2 400 € | 101 | 10 477 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.59 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.8 %
⏳ Payback period
20.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
44.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
55.3 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
0.0 %
🎯 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
💶 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.
31.270 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
122.360 %
🏘️ Housing tax
19.950 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
12.950 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
50.03 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
20
2023
📐 Area
7.46 km²
3 inh/km²
📊 Median age
52.0 yrs
27.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
72.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.5 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
11
SIRENE database 2026
📊 2023 creations
2
💼 Economic density
550
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Laragne-Montéglin
À 27.20 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.
Commune hors attraction des villes
Outside urban area
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
2
⚽ Sport
1
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 1 risks identified
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 618 analyses · MAIRIE DE VILLEFRANCHE LE CHATEAU
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
618
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sault | 18.2 km | 20/100 | 1 343 |
| Rosans | 20.7 km | 52/100 | 511 |
| Saint-Christol | 21.8 km | 44/100 | 1 409 |
| Simiane-la-Rotonde | 24.1 km | 30/100 | 609 |
| Buis-les-Baronnies | 19.0 km | 40/100 | 2 218 |
| Banon | 24.3 km | 24/100 | 1 072 |
| Villars | 29.5 km | 37/100 | 783 |
| Bédoin | 23.7 km | 57/100 | 3 106 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Villefranche-le-Château
What is the price per m² in Villefranche-le-Château? ▶
The median price per m² in Villefranche-le-Château is 2 156 €.
What is the rental yield in Villefranche-le-Château? ▶
The gross rental yield in Villefranche-le-Château is 4.8%.
Is Villefranche-le-Château a good real estate investment? ▶
Villefranche-le-Château has a ScorCity score of 57/100, making it an interesting investment.
What are the natural risks in Villefranche-le-Château? ▶
1 risks are identified in Villefranche-le-Château: Séisme.