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Villers
Rural municipality · 42460 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
602
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 808 €
📈 57% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
✅ 0.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Villers — Score 44/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (19/100).
44
💰 Yield19
🌳 Quality of life46
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability51
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating100
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Villers
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 808 €
🏡 House /m²
1 463 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne | 1 346 € | 2 131 € | 3566 | 173 136 |
| Saint-Chamond | 1 438 € | 2 330 € | 418 | 35 646 |
| Roanne | 1 469 € | 1 730 € | 932 | 35 409 |
| Firminy | 1 176 € | 2 059 € | 250 | 17 060 |
| Montbrison | 2 088 € | 2 258 € | 240 | 16 123 |
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 2 319 € | 2 875 € | 189 | 15 764 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
7.06 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.7 %
⏳ Payback period
21.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
84.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
5.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.7 %
🏢 Apartments
5.3 %
94.7 % 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
5
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.
29.860 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
69.370 %
🏘️ Housing tax
17.860 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
35.70 %
🏢 CFE
0.78 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
602
2023
📐 Area
5.83 km²
103 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 030 €
📊 Median age
43.1 yrs
33.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
81.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
5.7 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
79
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
4
-33.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
6
💼 Economic density
131
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Chauffailles
À 13.04 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.
Roanne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Charlieu-Belmont
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
10
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
⚽ Sport
4
⚡ Energy performance
1 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
100.0 %
100.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
0.0 %
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 |
|---|---|
| édifice fortifié | — |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Tempête et grains (vent)
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Tassements différentiels
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 203 analyses · VEOLIA EAU GENERALE DES EAUX
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
203
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandon | 3.3 km | 67/100 | 1 423 |
| Mars | 3.5 km | 49/100 | 555 |
| Cuinzier | 3.0 km | 59/100 | 707 |
| Saint-Hilaire-sous-Charlieu | 3.3 km | 41/100 | 548 |
| Coutouvre | 5.9 km | 56/100 | 1 085 |
| Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne | 6.1 km | 67/100 | 1 246 |
| Nandax | 4.9 km | 38/100 | 564 |
| Sevelinges | 5.4 km | 55/100 | 646 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Villers
What is the price per m² in Villers? ▶
The median price per m² in Villers is 1 808 €.
What is the rental yield in Villers? ▶
The gross rental yield in Villers is 4.7%.
Is Villers a good real estate investment? ▶
Villers has a ScorCity score of 44/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Villers? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Villers is C.
What are the natural risks in Villers? ▶
8 risks are identified in Villers: Tempête et grains (vent), Glissement de terrain, Mouvement de terrain.