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Municipality profile · department 54

Property in Bures

The municipality has 64 inhabitants, a change of +3.2%.

Sales in 2025
1
flats and houses
Population
64
-11.1% since 2012

Public data cross-referenced (DGFiP, INSEE), recorded on October 3, 2026.

Prices and sales

Number of sales per year in Bures

Sales of flats and houses recorded each year. This is the market's thermometer: a price is only meaningful if sales are actually completed.

1 sales recorded in 2025.

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Sales and median price by year
YearSalesMedian price per m²Total sales value
20181—€85,000
20251—€15,000

Source: DVF (DGFiP), land value request data · recorded on October 3, 2026

Sales in 20251
Total sales value in 2025€15,000
Sales recorded over ten years2

Too few sales for an annual price. With 1 sales in 2025, a median price would describe a handful of properties, not a market: it is only published from five sales in the year.

How to read these figures. The median price splits the market in two: half of sales were made below it, half above. It withstands the few extreme sales that distort a small commune better than the average does.

The data come from DVF, the file of sales actually recorded by notaries, not from advertised prices, which are asking prices rather than agreed ones. Only sales of a flat or a house with a known floor area are counted. DVF does not cover Alsace-Moselle, which is governed by the land register (livre foncier).

Source: DVF (DGFiP) · recorded on October 3, 2026

Rents

Reference rents (2025)

Median advertised rent per m² by property type in Bures, 2025
Property typeMedian rent (€/m²)Range (€/m²)
Flats, all sizes8.86.9 – 11.2
Flats with 1-2 rooms9.47.6 – 11.6
Flats with 3 or more rooms7.05.6 – 8.7
Houses7.66.1 – 9.6

How to read this table. This is a predicted advertised rent, including service charges, per square metre per month — not the rent signed in the lease. The range brackets the estimate: most listings in the municipality fall within it. These estimates are recalculated every year with a new model, so two releases cannot be compared with each other.

Estimations ANIL, à partir des données du Groupe SeLoger et de leboncoin · Rent map 2025

Housing stock

Bures has 26 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 83.2% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.

What are dwellings used for?

Housing categories in BuresMain residences : 92.2%Second homes and occasional dwellings : 3.9%Vacant dwellings : 3.9%
  • Main residences92.2%
  • Second homes and occasional dwellings3.9%
  • Vacant dwellings3.9%
A vacant dwelling is one unoccupied on the census date: awaiting sale, letting or works, or simply left empty.

Source: INSEE, census

Who lives in main residences?

Housing tenure of residents of BuresOwner-occupiers : 100.0%
  • Owner-occupiers64100.0%
Share of RESIDENTS according to whether their household owns, rents or is housed free of charge, not the share of dwellings.

Source: INSEE, census

Between 2012 and 2023, the housing stock grew by -5.5% while the population changed by -11.1%: homes are being built faster than the commune gains residents, a sign of smaller households, second homes or rising vacancy.

Dwellings (2023)26
Households21
Housing: Bures compared with its département, its region and France
BuresMeurthe-et-MoselleGrand EstFrance
Main residences202392.2%+9.8 pts vs France88.5%86.8%82.4%
Second homes20233.9%−5.9 pts vs France2.4%4.0%9.8%
Vacant dwellings20233.9%−3.9 pts vs France9.1%9.2%7.8%
Residents who own their home100.0%+39.2 pts vs France62.2%62.2%60.8%
Tenant residents0.0%−37.4 pts vs France36.3%35.9%37.4%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Sources: INSEE (census), Sit@del · recorded on October 3, 2026

Population and households

Population64
Households21
People per household3.00

Change in the population of Bures

Population trendPopulation: 55 in 1968, 64 in 20235060701968198219992012202364 inhab.
Municipal population at each census. INSEE does not publish a population every year: the points are the census years available.

Between 2012 and 2023, the population changed by -11.1%.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 3, 2026

Age breakdown

Age breakdown of the population of BuresUnder 18 : 22.2%18 to 24 : 7.9%25 to 29 : 4.8%30 and over : 65.1%
  • Under 181422.2%
  • 18 to 2457.9%
  • 25 to 2934.8%
  • 30 and over4065.1%
Population aged 2 and over, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

What do people aged 15 and over do?

Employment status of residents aged 15 and over in BuresEmployed workers : 55.6%Unemployed : 7.4%Retired people : 22.2%Pupils and students : 9.3%Other economically inactive : 5.6%
  • Employed workers3055.6%
  • Unemployed47.4%
  • Retired people1222.2%
  • Pupils and students59.3%
  • Other economically inactive35.6%
Each resident aged 15 or over is counted once, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

Bures compared with its département, its region and France
BuresMeurthe-et-MoselleGrand EstFrance
Population trend2012-2023-11.1%−15.5 pts vs France-0.1%+0.3%+4.4%
Median age202343.3 years+0.8 yr vs France41.6 years43.3 years42.5 years
Share aged under 25202332.3%+3.5 pts vs France30.0%28.1%28.8%
Share aged 65 and over202315.4%−5.9 pts vs France20.7%21.6%21.3%
People per household20233.0+38% vs France2.12.22.2

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Why the number of people per household matters. A household is everyone who shares the same dwelling. The fewer people it has, the more demand shifts towards small homes — studios and one-bedroom flats, sought by people living alone, students and retirees; the more it has, the more demand shifts towards family homes with three or more rooms.

In Bures, a household has 3.00 people on average, compared with 2.17 in France: more families, so demand leans more towards larger homes.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 3, 2026

Income and employment

Income and employment: Bures compared with its département, its region and France
BuresMeurthe-et-MoselleGrand EstFrance
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)202311.8%+0.8 pt vs France11.1%11.3%11.0%
Activity rate (aged 15-64)202377.3%+1.6 pt vs France73.3%75.3%75.7%
Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)202322.2%−5.9 pts vs France27.1%28.6%28.1%
Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)20239.3%+1.7 pt vs France9.3%7.2%7.6%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

How to read these figures. The standard of living is a household's disposable income (salaries, pensions and benefits, after tax) divided by its number of consumption units: the first adult counts as 1, other people aged 14 or over as 0.5, and each child as 0.3. It allows a single person and a family to be compared.

The poverty rate is the share of residents whose standard of living is below 60% of the national median. INSEE does not publish it for small communes, for reasons of statistical confidentiality: its absence is not a zero.

The unemployment rate here is the census one: people who declare themselves without work and looking for it, among the economically active aged 15 to 64. It is higher than INSEE's quarterly rate, which follows a stricter international definition.

Sources: INSEE (census, Filosofi) · recorded on October 3, 2026

Economic fabric

Number of businesses located in Bures

Number of businesses located in BuresBusinesses: 6 in 2014, 10 in 2024681020142016201820202022202410
Businesses in market activities, excluding agriculture, located in the commune and counted at 31 December each year. This is a stock: it shows the size of the local economy, not how much it is being renewed.

10 businesses in 2024, compared with 6 in 2014: +66.7% over the period.

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Number of businesses by year
YearBusinesses
20146
20156
20166
20176
20188
201910
202011
20218
20228
20237
202410

Source: INSEE, business demography information system · recorded on October 3, 2026

Businesses: Bures compared with its département, its region and France
BuresMeurthe-et-MoselleGrand EstFrance
Number of businesses20241051,220425,3156,437,729
Change in the number of businesses2019-20240.0%−25.0 pts vs France+24.4%+23.2%+25.0%
Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants2024156.2+61% vs France70.076.497.3

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

In what form do businesses operate?

Legal forms of businesses in BuresSole traders : 14.3%SAS and SASU : 23.8%SARL and EURL : 14.3%Civil companies, including SCI : 47.6%
  • Sole traders314.3%
  • SAS and SASU523.8%
  • SARL and EURL314.3%
  • Civil companies, including SCI1047.6%
Businesses with an open establishment in Bures, by legal form. A sole trader operates in their own name — this is the status of micro-entrepreneurs; an SCI most often holds property assets rather than running an activity. This count is broader than the INSEE one above, which only includes market businesses with an economic activity.

Sources: INSEE (SIRENE register), INPI (national business register) · recorded on October 3, 2026

Registrations and insolvency proceedings

* current year, incomplete

On one side, announcements of registrations, business creations and takeovers; on the other, court-ordered safeguard, recovery and liquidation proceedings. Legal notices published under postcode 54370. A postcode may cover several communes: in a village, these figures describe the wider catchment area, not the commune alone.

From 2021 to 2025, 137 registrations for 37 insolvency proceedings.

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Registrations and insolvency proceedings
YearRegistrationsInsolvency proceedings
2021318
2022315
2023258
20242811
2025225
2026*153

Source: BODACC, official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements · recorded on October 3, 2026

Sources: INSEE, BODACC · recorded on October 3, 2026

Local taxation

In 2024, the overall property tax rate on built properties is 25.82% in Bures.

Rate voted by the commune23.52%
Intercommunal body, syndicates and special taxes2.30%
Overall rate on built properties (total)25.82%
Overall rate on undeveloped land51.75%
Worked example

A dwelling with a cadastral rental value of €3,000 has a tax base of €1,500: the law sets it at half the rental value. In Bures, its property tax (taxe foncière) is €1,500 × 25.82% = €387 a year.

These amounts are before the collection charges retained by the State. Your property's rental value is shown on your property tax (taxe foncière) notice.

Property tax rate by year
YearCommunal rateOverall rate on built propertiesHousehold waste
202123.52%25.86%—
202223.52%25.82%—
202323.52%25.82%—
202423.52%25.82%—

Between 2021 and 2024, the overall rate changed by -0.04 point.

How to read these rates. Property tax (taxe foncière) is calculated by multiplying the property's tax base by the overall rate: this is the figure to compare between communes, not the communal rate alone. Since 2021, départements no longer collect property tax on buildings; their former share is included in the communal rate.

A high rate does not mean a high tax. The cadastral rental value is not the market rent: it is an administrative estimate based on 1970 rents, revalued each year by a national coefficient. In a town with old, low rental values, a 50% rate can cost less than a 25% rate elsewhere.

Source: DGFiP, local taxation for individuals (2024 scale) · recorded on October 3, 2026

Living environment

Public transport

1 public transport stops are located in the municipality, or 16 stops per 1,000 inhabitants.

Public transport stops in Bures

Map of public transport stops in Bures
  • Stops1

Outline of the commune, north at the top.

Each dot is a bus, tram, metro or train stop. The map shows where the network is dense: it says nothing about frequency of service.

Source: transport.data.gouv.fr, scheduled timetables of networks · recorded on October 3, 2026

Stops by network

  • Agrégat des réseaux urbains et interurbains du Grand Est1

Fixed internet

  • Dwellings and premises connectable to fibre90.9%
    30 connectable out of 33

Connectable means that optical fibre reaches the building or the street and a subscription can be taken out, not that the dwelling is already subscribed.

Source: ARCEP, fibre rollout · situation as at June 2026

Natural and technological risks

The risks identified by the State in the territory of Bures, what they mean, and what they change for a property.

Clay shrink-swell

High exposurelevel 3 out of 3

Clay soil swells when wet and shrinks when it dries. These movements crack houses with shallow foundations, especially after a drought.

For a property: At this level, a soil survey is mandatory to sell a building plot and before having a house built. For an existing house, look at the cracks and ask whether a drought claim has already been filed.

Seismicity

Very lowlevel 1 out of 5

France is divided into five seismicity zones, from 1 (very low) to 5 (high, in the Antilles).

For a property: In this zone, no seismic rules apply to detached houses.

Radon potential

Low potentiallevel 1 out of 3

Radon is a natural radioactive gas that rises from granitic and volcanic soils and can build up in poorly ventilated rooms, especially on ground floors and in basements.

For a property: At this level, no particular information is required when selling or letting.

Classified installations (ICPE)

4in the commune

A classified installation is an activity that the law subjects to declaration or authorisation because it may cause nuisance: factory, warehouse, livestock farm, petrol station, waste recycling centre, boiler room.

For a property: Their number mainly reflects the commune's economic activity: most pose no danger to neighbours. What matters is their nature and their distance from the property.

Installations and cavities recorded in Bures

Map of classified installations and underground cavities in BuresClassified installations — BONHOMME JEANClassified installations — LORCOMPOSTClassified installations — GAEC DU HAUT D'ARMONTClassified installations — SCEA DE GRANDVAL
  • Classified installations4

Outline of the commune, north at the top.

Location of known classified installations, Seveso sites and underground cavities.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 3, 2026

A prevention plan is not a bad sign in itself. It shows that the risk is mapped and regulated; it is its absence for a known hazard that should raise questions.

This page describes the commune, not an address. Before a sale or a letting, the seller or landlord must provide a risk statement drawn up for the property. You can obtain one free of charge for any address at georisques.gouv.fr.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 3, 2026

Frequently asked questions — Bures

How many inhabitants does Bures have?
Bures has 64 inhabitants, with a change of +3.2% (INSEE census).
What is the property tax rate in Bures?
The overall property tax rate on built properties is 25.8%, of which 23.5% is voted by the commune (source DGFiP).

The same data, put to work.

What the observatory publishes, the five MORYA tools put to use.