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Viols-le-Fort
Rural municipality · 34380 · Occitanie
👥 Population
1 229
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
10 950 €
📈 167% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
1.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Viols-le-Fort — Score 30/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (1/100) and a weak rental yield (2/100).
30
💰 Yield2
🌳 Quality of life83
📊 Dynamism51
💸 Affordability1
🛡️ Safety10
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 Transactions · Viols-le-Fort
🏢 Apt. /m²
10 950 €
🏡 House /m²
3 404 €
📋 Transactions
2
📈 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
1.6 %
⏳ Payback period
61.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
91.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.1 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.2 %
🏢 Apartments
13.1 %
84.8 % 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
30
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.
49.760 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
111.620 %
🏘️ Housing tax
29.970 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
11.920 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.83 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
1 229
2023
📐 Area
16.85 km²
73 inh/km²
💶 Median income
23 330 €
📊 Median age
43.7 yrs
32.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
74.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
7.8 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
351
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
37
+23.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
30
💼 Economic density
286
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Montpellier Saint-Roch
À 21.09 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
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
—
🎓 High schools
—
🏥 Healthcare
FINESS
🏥 Établissements de santé
2
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
28
📋 Commerce
5
📋 Enseignement
2
🏥 Sante
17
🚆 Transport
2
⚽ Sport
10
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Centre communal d'action sociale (CCAS) - Viols-le-Fort |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 9 | 7.30 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +16 % vs moy. |
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| ouvrage militaire | — |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Tassements différentiels
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Radon
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 318 analyses · CTE COMMUNES GRAND PIC SAINT LOUP
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
318
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argelliers | 1.1 km | 37/100 | 1 002 |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres | 6.9 km | 31/100 | 2 696 |
| Vailhauquès | 8.4 km | 42/100 | 2 722 |
| Puéchabon | 7.0 km | 44/100 | 509 |
| La Boissière | 9.1 km | 29/100 | 1 072 |
| Montarnaud | 9.8 km | 40/100 | 4 208 |
| Mas-de-Londres | 9.0 km | 29/100 | 674 |
| Aniane | 9.7 km | 44/100 | 2 979 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Viols-le-Fort
What is the price per m² in Viols-le-Fort? ▶
The median price per m² in Viols-le-Fort is 10 950 €.
What is the rental yield in Viols-le-Fort? ▶
The gross rental yield in Viols-le-Fort is 1.6%.
Is Viols-le-Fort a good real estate investment? ▶
Viols-le-Fort has a ScorCity score of 30/100, making it a risky investment.
What are the natural risks in Viols-le-Fort? ▶
8 risks are identified in Viols-le-Fort: Tassements différentiels, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.