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Villiers-Saint-Benoît
Rural municipality · 89130 · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
👥 Population
427
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 935 €
📈 85% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
B
🔴 25.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Villiers-Saint-Benoît — Score 43/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (14/100) and a weak rental yield (23/100).
43
💰 Yield23
🌳 Quality of life80
📊 Dynamism52
💸 Affordability46
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating58
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 3 Transactions · Villiers-Saint-Benoît
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 935 €
🏡 House /m²
941 €
📋 Transactions
3
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | 1 833 € | 1 962 € | 657 | 35 097 |
| Sens | 1 958 € | 1 793 € | 388 | 27 106 |
| Joigny | 2 489 € | 1 444 € | 144 | 9 016 |
| Migennes | 1 153 € | 1 370 € | 87 | 6 688 |
| Avallon | 1 346 € | 1 464 € | 88 | 6 305 |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne | 3 314 € | 1 429 € | 126 | 5 135 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.11 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.0 %
⏳ Payback period
19.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
59.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
28.7 %
🚪 Vacant homes
12.0 %
🏢 Apartments
3.9 %
95.3 % 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
💶 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.
45.980 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
97.030 %
🏘️ Housing tax
24.090 %
Secondary homes
🏢 CFE
1.03 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
427
2023
📐 Area
34.26 km²
12 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 610 €
📊 Median age
49.5 yrs
26.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
79.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.3 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
111
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
9
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
9
💼 Economic density
260
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Joigny
À 24.91 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Auxerre
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de Puisaye-Forterre
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏥 Healthcare
FINESS
🏥 Établissements de santé
2
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
11
📋 Commerce
2
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
6
⚡ Energy performance
4 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
25.0 %
25.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
25.0 %
25.0 %
E
25.0 %
25.0 %
F
25.0 %
25.0 %
G
0.0 %
25.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 2 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| église | 13e siècle |
| église | 4e quart 15e siècle;1ère moitié 16e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 2 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 2 086 analyses · FEDERATION EAUX PUISAYE-FORTERRE
🧪 Bacteriology
✅ Compliant
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
2 086
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25410
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toucy | 7.4 km | 40/100 | 2 571 |
| Le Val d'Ocre | 7.3 km | 68/100 | 563 |
| Mézilles | 10.2 km | 30/100 | 520 |
| La Ferté-Loupière | 11.9 km | 69/100 | 559 |
| Parly | 9.3 km | 54/100 | 817 |
| Champignelles | 9.6 km | 53/100 | 905 |
| Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye | 16.3 km | 47/100 | 905 |
| Charny Orée de Puisaye | 13.8 km | 56/100 | 4 900 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Villiers-Saint-Benoît
What is the price per m² in Villiers-Saint-Benoît? ▶
The median price per m² in Villiers-Saint-Benoît is 1 935 €.
What is the rental yield in Villiers-Saint-Benoît? ▶
The gross rental yield in Villiers-Saint-Benoît is 5.0%.
Is Villiers-Saint-Benoît a good real estate investment? ▶
Villiers-Saint-Benoît has a ScorCity score of 43/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Villiers-Saint-Benoît? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Villiers-Saint-Benoît is B.
What are the natural risks in Villiers-Saint-Benoît? ▶
2 risks are identified in Villiers-Saint-Benoît: Mouvement de terrain, Tassements différentiels.