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Municipality profile · department 88

Property in Hardancourt

In Hardancourt (88), the median property price stands at €423/m² across 5 recorded transactions (DVF).

Median price per m²
€423/m²
5 sales over ten years
Sales in 2021
1
flats and houses
Population
34
-17.1% since 2012

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

The municipality has 34 inhabitants, a change of -17.1%.

Prices and sales

Number of sales per year in Hardancourt

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 2021.

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Sales and median price by year
YearSalesMedian price per m²Total sales value
20201—€30,000
20211—€30,000

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

Median price per m² over ten years€423/m²
Sales in 20211
Total sales value in 2021€30,000
Sales recorded over ten years5

Too few sales for an annual price. With 1 sales in 2021, 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 Hardancourt, 2025
Property typeMedian rent (€/m²)Range (€/m²)
Flats, all sizes8.16.3 – 10.3
Flats with 1-2 rooms9.57.5 – 12.0
Flats with 3 or more rooms6.95.7 – 8.3
Houses8.16.3 – 10.5

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

Hardancourt has 17 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 65.2% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.

What are dwellings used for?

Housing categories in HardancourtMain residences : 72.7%Second homes and occasional dwellings : 10.9%Vacant dwellings : 16.4%
  • Main residences72.7%
  • Second homes and occasional dwellings10.9%
  • Vacant dwellings16.4%
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 HardancourtOwner-occupiers : 100.0%
  • Owner-occupiers37100.0%
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 -3.5% while the population changed by -17.1%: homes are being built faster than the commune gains residents, a sign of smaller households, second homes or rising vacancy.

Dwellings (2023)17
Households11
Housing: Hardancourt compared with its département, its region and France
HardancourtVosgesGrand EstFrance
Main residences202372.7%−9.7 pts vs France79.1%86.8%82.4%
Second homes202310.9%+1.1 pt vs France10.6%4.0%9.8%
Vacant dwellings202316.4%+8.6 pts vs France10.3%9.2%7.8%
Residents who own their home100.0%+39.2 pts vs France67.7%62.2%60.8%
Tenant residents0.0%−37.4 pts vs France30.5%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

Population34
Households11
People per household3.00

Change in the population of Hardancourt

Population trendPopulation: 55 in 1968, 34 in 20233040501968198219992012202334 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 -17.1%.

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

Age breakdown

Age breakdown of the population of HardancourtUnder 18 : 28.6%18 to 24 : 5.7%25 to 29 : 2.9%30 and over : 62.9%
  • Under 181028.6%
  • 18 to 2425.7%
  • 25 to 2912.9%
  • 30 and over2162.9%
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 HardancourtEmployed workers : 53.6%Unemployed : 7.1%Retired people : 21.4%Pupils and students : 17.9%
  • Employed workers1553.6%
  • Unemployed27.1%
  • Retired people621.4%
  • Pupils and students517.9%
Each resident aged 15 or over is counted once, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

Hardancourt compared with its département, its region and France
HardancourtVosgesGrand EstFrance
Population trend2012-2023-17.1%−21.5 pts vs France-5.3%+0.3%+4.4%
Median age202338.7 years−3.8 yrs vs France47.7 years43.3 years42.5 years
Share aged under 25202334.3%+5.5 pts vs France25.1%28.1%28.8%
Share aged 65 and over202314.3%−7.0 pts vs France26.2%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 Hardancourt, 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: Hardancourt compared with its département, its region and France
HardancourtVosgesGrand EstFrance
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)202311.8%+0.8 pt vs France12.0%11.3%11.0%
Activity rate (aged 15-64)202373.9%−1.8 pt vs France75.5%75.3%75.7%
Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)202321.4%−6.7 pts vs France34.9%28.6%28.1%
Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)202317.9%+10.3 pts vs France5.3%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 Hardancourt

Number of businesses located in HardancourtBusinesses: 1 in 2014, 2 in 202411.522014201620182020202220242
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.

2 businesses in 2024, compared with 1 in 2014: +100.0% over the period.

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Number of businesses by year
YearBusinesses
20141
20151
20161
20172
20182
20192
20202
20212
20222
20232
20242

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

Businesses: Hardancourt compared with its département, its region and France
HardancourtVosgesGrand EstFrance
Number of businesses2024229,468425,3156,437,729
Change in the number of businesses2019-20240.0%−25.0 pts vs France+20.9%+23.2%+25.0%
Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants202458.8−40% vs France82.576.497.3

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.

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 88700. A postcode may cover several communes: in a village, these figures describe the wider catchment area, not the commune alone.

From 2021 to 2025, 396 registrations for 170 insolvency proceedings.

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Registrations and insolvency proceedings
YearRegistrationsInsolvency proceedings
20219915
20228929
20236341
20246244
20258341
2026*6527

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 41.12% in Hardancourt.

Rate voted by the commune36.77%
Intercommunal body, syndicates and special taxes4.35%
Overall rate on built properties (total)41.12%
Overall rate on undeveloped land75.58%
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 Hardancourt, its property tax (taxe foncière) is €1,500 × 41.12% = €617 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
202136.77%41.16%—
202236.77%41.12%—
202336.77%41.12%—
202436.77%41.12%—

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 29 stops per 1,000 inhabitants.

Public transport stops in Hardancourt

Map of public transport stops in Hardancourt
  • 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 fibre92.6%
    25 connectable out of 27

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

Clay shrink-swell

Medium exposurelevel 2 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

Lowlevel 2 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)

1in 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 Hardancourt

Map of classified installations and underground cavities in HardancourtClassified installations — GAEC DES DEUX COURS
  • Classified installations1

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 — Hardancourt

What is the price per m² in Hardancourt?
The median recorded price is €423/m², calculated across 5 DVF transactions (source DVF/INSEE, data as of October 3, 2026).
How many inhabitants does Hardancourt have?
Hardancourt has 34 inhabitants, with a change of -17.1% (INSEE census).
What is the property tax rate in Hardancourt?
The overall property tax rate on built properties is 41.1%, of which 36.8% is voted by the commune (source DGFiP).

The same data, put to work.

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