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Viols-en-Laval
Rural municipality · 34380 · Occitanie
👥 Population
231
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 933 €
📈 7% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
9.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Viols-en-Laval — Score 33/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (6/100) and a weak rental yield (11/100).
33
💰 Yield11
🌳 Quality of life83
📊 Dynamism50
💸 Affordability6
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 Transactions · Viols-en-Laval
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 933 €
🏡 House /m²
4 619 €
📋 Transactions
1
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
14.79 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
9.2 %
⏳ Payback period
10.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
85.4 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
8.7 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.8 %
🏢 Apartments
24.5 %
74.5 % 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.
36.070 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
103.960 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.980 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
11.150 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
13.80 %
🏢 CFE
28.76 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
231
2023
📐 Area
16.18 km²
14 inh/km²
💶 Median income
26 290 €
📊 Median age
50.5 yrs
26.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
67.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
10.6 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
75
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
5
+0.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
5
💼 Economic density
325
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Montpellier Saint-Roch
À 19.14 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.
Montpellier
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC du Grand Pic Saint-Loup
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
7
🏥 Sante
1
⚽ Sport
4
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| château | 16e siècle;17e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 7 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Radon
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 450 analyses · CTE COMMUNES GRAND PIC SAINT LOUP
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
450
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viols-le-Fort | 4.1 km | 30/100 | 1 229 |
| Mas-de-Londres | 5.6 km | 29/100 | 674 |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres | 6.2 km | 31/100 | 2 696 |
| Argelliers | 5.2 km | 37/100 | 1 002 |
| Les Matelles | 5.8 km | 48/100 | 2 068 |
| Vailhauquès | 8.7 km | 42/100 | 2 722 |
| Combaillaux | 8.5 km | 49/100 | 2 001 |
| Saint-Gély-du-Fesc | 8.2 km | 44/100 | 10 472 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Viols-en-Laval
What is the price per m² in Viols-en-Laval? ▶
The median price per m² in Viols-en-Laval is 1 933 €.
What is the rental yield in Viols-en-Laval? ▶
The gross rental yield in Viols-en-Laval is 9.2%.
Is Viols-en-Laval a good real estate investment? ▶
Viols-en-Laval has a ScorCity score of 33/100, making it a risky investment.
What are the natural risks in Viols-en-Laval? ▶
7 risks are identified in Viols-en-Laval: Mouvement de terrain, Feu de forêt, Glissement de terrain.