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Property in Estoher

In Estoher (66), the median property price stands at €1,125/m² across 37 recorded transactions (DVF).

Median price per m²
€1,125/m²
37 sales over ten years
Sales in 2025
4
flats and houses
Population
163
+6.5% since 2012
Median living standard
€20,360
per year per consumption unit

Public data cross-referenced (DGFiP, INSEE, ADEME), recorded on October 4, 2026.

The municipality has 163 inhabitants, a change of +12.4% ; median living standard there reaches €20,360 a year.

Prices and sales

Median price per m² over time in Estoher

Median price per m² in EstoherHouse: 1,011 in 2019, 781 in 20241,0001,500201920202024€781/m²
Median price per square metre of recorded sales, by property type and by year.

Over 5 years, the median house price has changed by -22.7%.

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Median price per m² by property type
YearFlatHouseSales included
2015——1
2016——2
2017——1
2018——2
2019—€1,011/m²6
2020—€1,522/m²5
2021——3
2022——4
2023——4
2024—€781/m²5
2025——4

Source: DVF (DGFiP), land value request data · recorded on October 4, 2026

Number of sales per year in Estoher

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

4 sales recorded in 2025. The peak of the period remains 2019, with 6 sales.

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Sales and median price by year
YearSalesMedian price per m²Total sales value
20162—€119,000
20171—€303,000
20182—€152,000
20196€1,125/m²€529,000
20205€1,522/m²€517,500
20213—€215,400
20224—€463,000
20234—€616,500
20245€781/m²€329,780
20254—€320,555

Source: DVF (DGFiP), land value request data · recorded on October 4, 2026

Median price per m² over ten years€1,125/m²
Sales in 20254
Average of the previous five years4
Total sales value in 2025€320,555
Sales recorded over ten years37

Too few sales for an annual price. With 4 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 4, 2026

Rents

Reference rents (2025)

Median advertised rent per m² by property type in Estoher, 2025
Property typeMedian rent (€/m²)Range (€/m²)
Flats, all sizes10.07.9 – 12.6
Flats with 1-2 rooms11.59.6 – 13.9
Flats with 3 or more rooms8.46.8 – 10.2
Houses8.46.3 – 11.1

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

Energy performance of the housing stock

Breakdown of homes in Estoher by energy performance certificate (EPC) band. Since the loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act), it is this band that determines whether a home may be let.

Breakdown of energy performance certificates in Estoher

  • A00.0%
  • B25.9%
  • C1029.4%
  • D1029.4%
  • E617.6%
  • F25.9%
  • G411.8%

34 homes surveyed. 17.6% of the surveyed housing stock is rated F or G — that is 6 homes already affected, or about to be, by the letting ban. Including band E, targeted for 2034, the share rises to 35.3%.

Rental ban timeline
  1. 2025Gbanned
  2. 2028Fbanned
  3. 2034Ebanned

2021 loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act) — applies to new leases.

Counts and shares by band, across all energy surveys recorded in the municipality.

Source: ADEME, energy performance certificate database · recorded on October 4, 2026

Why this breakdown matters. A dwelling rated G can no longer be let under a new lease since 1st January 2025; F will follow in 2028 and E in 2034. A commune whose stock is largely rated F or G therefore faces a wall of renovation work, or an exit from the rental market.

Note: these figures cover surveyed homes, not the entire stock. A survey is only required on sale or letting, so homes occupied for a long time are under-represented.

Housing stock

Estoher has 146 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 57.4% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.

What are dwellings used for?

Housing categories in EstoherMain residences : 58.9%Second homes and occasional dwellings : 38.4%Vacant dwellings : 2.7%
  • Main residences58.9%
  • Second homes and occasional dwellings38.4%
  • Vacant dwellings2.7%
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 EstoherTenants : 14.3%Owner-occupiers : 80.0%Housed free of charge : 5.7%
  • Tenants2114.3%
  • Owner-occupiers11580.0%
  • Housed free of charge85.7%
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 (+6.6%) and the population (+6.5%) changed at the same pace.

Dwellings (2023)146
Households84
Housing: Estoher compared with its département, its region and France
EstoherPyrénées-OrientalesOccitanieFrance
Main residences202358.9%−23.5 pts vs France65.2%77.1%82.4%
Second homes202338.4%+28.6 pts vs France27.3%15.0%9.8%
Vacant dwellings20232.7%−5.1 pts vs France7.5%7.9%7.8%
Residents who own their home80.0%+19.2 pts vs France61.2%62.2%60.8%
Tenant residents14.3%−23.1 pts vs France36.3%35.7%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.

Dwellings authorised for construction in Estoher

Dwellings for which a building permit has been granted, by year of authorisation. An authorised dwelling is not yet built: allow two to three years before delivery.
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Dwellings authorised by year
YearFlats (multi-dwelling buildings)Detached housesTotal
2021000
2022000
2023000
2024011
2025000
2026*000

Source: Sit@del, ministry responsible for housing · recorded on October 4, 2026

Sources: INSEE (census), Sit@del · recorded on October 4, 2026

Population and households

Population163
Households84
People per household1.94

Change in the population of Estoher

Population trendPopulation: 165 in 1968, 163 in 202312014016019681982199920122023163 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 +6.5%.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 4, 2026

Age breakdown

Age breakdown of the population of EstoherUnder 18 : 8.8%18 to 24 : 3.8%25 to 29 : 3.1%30 and over : 84.4%
  • Under 18148.8%
  • 18 to 2463.8%
  • 25 to 2953.1%
  • 30 and over13584.4%
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 EstoherEmployed workers : 34.7%Unemployed : 7.5%Retired people : 47.6%Other economically inactive : 10.2%
  • Employed workers5134.7%
  • Unemployed117.5%
  • Retired people7047.6%
  • Other economically inactive1510.2%
Each resident aged 15 or over is counted once, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

Estoher compared with its département, its region and France
EstoherPyrénées-OrientalesOccitanieFrance
Population trend2012-2023+6.5%+2.1 pts vs France+8.5%+8.8%+4.4%
Median age202357.6 years+15.1 yrs vs France48.0 years44.6 years42.5 years
Share aged under 25202314.1%−14.7 pts vs France25.3%27.3%28.8%
Share aged 65 and over202333.1%+11.8 pts vs France27.5%23.8%21.3%
People per household20231.9−11% vs France2.12.12.2

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 Estoher, a household has 1.94 people on average, compared with 2.17 in France: more people living alone and couples without children, so demand leans more towards small units.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 4, 2026

Income and employment

Income and employment: Estoher compared with its département, its region and France
EstoherPyrénées-OrientalesOccitanieFrance
Median living standard (per year)2023€20,360−21% vs France€23,080€24,650€25,920
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)202318.0%+7.0 pts vs France16.5%12.5%11.0%
Activity rate (aged 15-64)202365.6%−10.1 pts vs France71.1%74.5%75.7%
Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)202347.6%+19.5 pts vs France35.3%30.5%28.1%
Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)20230.0%−7.6 pts vs France5.9%7.4%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 4, 2026

Economic fabric

Number of businesses located in Estoher

Number of businesses located in EstoherBusinesses: 14 in 2014, 9 in 202410152014201620182020202220249
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.

9 businesses in 2024, compared with 14 in 2014: -35.7% over the period.

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Number of businesses by year
YearBusinesses
201414
201517
201614
201713
201812
201914
202011
202111
202212
202312
20249

Source: INSEE, business demography information system · recorded on October 4, 2026

Businesses: Estoher compared with its département, its region and France
EstoherPyrénées-OrientalesOccitanieFrance
Number of businesses2024952,123646,4206,437,729
Change in the number of businesses2019-2024-35.7%−60.7 pts vs France+25.7%+25.3%+25.0%
Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants202455.2−43% vs France104.9105.597.3

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 EstoherSole traders : 74.4%SAS and SASU : 7.7%SARL and EURL : 5.1%Civil companies, including SCI : 12.8%
  • Sole traders2974.4%
  • SAS and SASU37.7%
  • SARL and EURL25.1%
  • Civil companies, including SCI512.8%
Businesses with an open establishment in Estoher, 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 4, 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 66320. A postcode may cover several communes: in a village, these figures describe the wider catchment area, not the commune alone.

From 2021 to 2025, 157 registrations for 57 insolvency proceedings.

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Registrations and insolvency proceedings
YearRegistrationsInsolvency proceedings
2021308
20223610
20233112
20242920
2025317
2026*3110

Source: BODACC, official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements · recorded on October 4, 2026

Sources: INSEE, BODACC · recorded on October 4, 2026

Local taxation

In 2024, the overall property tax rate on built properties is 40.52% in Estoher.

Rate voted by the commune33.52%
Intercommunal body, syndicates and special taxes7.00%
Overall rate on built properties (total)40.52%
Household waste collection tax (TEOM)14.00%
Overall rate on undeveloped land87.71%
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 Estoher, its property tax (taxe foncière) is €1,500 × 40.52% = €608 a year.

On top of this comes the household waste collection tax (TEOM), calculated on the same base: €1,500 × 14.00% = €210. A landlord can recover it from their tenant; the property tax (taxe foncière), by contrast, remains payable by the owner.

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
202133.52%35.97%13.00%
202233.52%35.97%14.00%
202333.52%40.54%14.00%
202433.52%40.52%14.00%

Between 2021 and 2024, the overall rate changed by +4.55 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 4, 2026

Living environment

Fixed internet

  • Dwellings and premises connectable to fibre100.0%
    153 connectable out of 153

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 Estoher, what they mean, and what they change for a property.

Seismicity

Moderatelevel 3 out of 5

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

For a property: From zone 3, new houses must comply with earthquake-resistant building rules. For an older property, no upgrading is required.

Radon potential

Significant potentiallevel 3 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, the seller or landlord must inform the buyer or tenant. Good ventilation and a sealed ground floor are usually enough to reduce exposure.

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 4, 2026

Frequently asked questions — Estoher

What is the price per m² in Estoher?
The median recorded price is €1,125/m², calculated across 37 DVF transactions (source DVF/INSEE, data as of October 4, 2026).
How many inhabitants does Estoher have?
Estoher has 163 inhabitants, with a change of +12.4% (INSEE census).
What share of energy-inefficient homes are there in Estoher?
35.3% of surveyed homes are rated E, F or G on the energy certificate (source ADEME).
What is the property tax rate in Estoher?
The overall property tax rate on built properties is 40.5%, of which 33.5% is voted by the commune (source DGFiP).

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