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Property in Millay

In Millay (58), the median price per m² stands at €1,090/m² (DVF 2025 release).

Median price per m² in 2025
€1,090/m²
+7.2% over one year
Sales in 2025
10
flats and houses
Population
440
-2.9% since 2012
Median living standard
€22,360
per year per consumption unit

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

The municipality has 440 inhabitants, a change of -1.3% ; median living standard there reaches €22,360 a year.

Prices and sales

In 2025, a dwelling in Millay sold at a median price of €1,090/m², +7.2% over one year.

Median price per m² over time in Millay

Median price per m² in MillayHouse: 645 in 2015, 1,077 in 20255001,0001,50020152018202020232025€1,077/m²
Median price per square metre of recorded sales, by property type and by year.

Over 10 years, the median house price has changed by +67.0%.

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Median price per m² by property type
YearFlatHouseSales included
2014——1
2015—€645/m²6
2016——3
2017—€704/m²13
2018—€1,095/m²7
2019—€1,047/m²10
2020—€594/m²7
2021—€728/m²5
2022——4
2023—€1,447/m²5
2024—€1,016/m²5
2025—€1,077/m²10

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

Number of sales per year in Millay

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

10 sales recorded in 2025. The peak of the period remains 2017, with 13 sales.

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Sales and median price by year
YearSalesMedian price per m²Total sales value
20164—€321,500
201713€704/m²€732,170
20187€1,095/m²€568,000
201911€1,045/m²€913,075
20207€594/m²€339,291
20215€728/m²€308,000
20225€882/m²€705,125
20236€1,447/m²€583,215
20246€1,016/m²€911,715
202510€1,090/m²€916,925

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

Median price per m² in 2025€1,090/m²
House — median price per m²€1,077/m²
Sales in 202510
Average of the previous five years6
Total sales value in 2025€916,925
Sales recorded over ten years81

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 Millay, 2025
Property typeMedian rent (€/m²)Range (€/m²)
Flats, all sizes7.05.4 – 9.0
Flats with 1-2 rooms9.16.4 – 13.0
Flats with 3 or more rooms6.75.4 – 8.3
Houses6.95.4 – 8.9

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 Millay 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 Millay

  • A00.0%
  • B00.0%
  • C23.0%
  • D2334.3%
  • E1217.9%
  • F1725.4%
  • G1319.4%

67 homes surveyed. 44.8% of the surveyed housing stock is rated F or G — that is 30 homes already affected, or about to be, by the letting ban. Including band E, targeted for 2034, the share rises to 62.7%.

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

Millay has 305 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 66.6% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.

What are dwellings used for?

Housing categories in MillayMain residences : 69.2%Second homes and occasional dwellings : 19.0%Vacant dwellings : 11.8%
  • Main residences69.2%
  • Second homes and occasional dwellings19.0%
  • Vacant dwellings11.8%
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 MillayTenants : 18.0%Owner-occupiers : 78.6%Housed free of charge : 3.4%
  • Tenants7518.0%
  • Owner-occupiers32678.6%
  • Housed free of charge143.4%
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 +0.3% while the population changed by -2.9%: homes are being built faster than the commune gains residents, a sign of smaller households, second homes or rising vacancy.

Dwellings (2023)305
Households203
Housing: Millay compared with its département, its region and France
MillayNièvreBourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrance
Main residences202369.2%−13.2 pts vs France71.5%82.6%82.4%
Second homes202319.0%+9.2 pts vs France15.0%7.6%9.8%
Vacant dwellings202311.8%+4.0 pts vs France13.5%9.8%7.8%
Residents who own their home78.6%+17.8 pts vs France70.9%67.2%60.8%
Tenant residents18.0%−19.4 pts vs France26.8%31.0%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.

Long-term empty dwellings

Private dwellings vacant for more than two years (2023)33
Share of private housing stock10.7%

Why vacancy of more than two years. A dwelling that stands empty for a few months is waiting for a buyer, a tenant or the end of building work: that is the normal breathing of the market. Empty for more than two years, it has left the market — a run-down property, a blocked inheritance, an owner who will neither let nor sell. We do not publish total vacancy from the same file: its national level varies by a third from one year to the next without the housing stock having changed, which rules out any comparison.

Source: LOVAC (Cerema, DGFiP), vacant dwellings in the private housing stock · recorded on October 4, 2026

Dwellings authorised for construction in Millay

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
2024000
2025606
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

Population440
Households203
People per household2.16

Change in the population of Millay

Population trendPopulation: 776 in 1968, 440 in 202340060080019681982199920122023440 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 -2.9%.

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

Age breakdown

Age breakdown of the population of MillayUnder 18 : 13.6%18 to 24 : 3.7%25 to 29 : 1.6%30 and over : 81.1%
  • Under 185913.6%
  • 18 to 24163.7%
  • 25 to 2971.6%
  • 30 and over35181.1%
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 MillayEmployed workers : 40.4%Unemployed : 3.4%Retired people : 49.9%Pupils and students : 1.6%Other economically inactive : 4.7%
  • Employed workers15440.4%
  • Unemployed133.4%
  • Retired people19049.9%
  • Pupils and students61.6%
  • Other economically inactive184.7%
Each resident aged 15 or over is counted once, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

Millay compared with its département, its region and France
MillayNièvreBourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrance
Population trend2012-2023-2.9%−7.3 pts vs France-7.1%-0.5%+4.4%
Median age202359.1 years+16.6 yrs vs France51.6 years45.4 years42.5 years
Share aged under 25202318.6%−10.2 pts vs France22.8%27.1%28.8%
Share aged 65 and over202339.1%+17.8 pts vs France31.1%24.5%21.3%
People per household20232.2≈ France2.02.12.2

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 Millay, a household has 2.16 people on average, the same as in France (2.17).

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

Income and employment

Income and employment: Millay compared with its département, its region and France
MillayNièvreBourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrance
Median living standard (per year)2023€22,360−14% vs France€24,010€25,640€25,920
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)20238.2%−2.8 pts vs France11.3%10.2%11.0%
Activity rate (aged 15-64)202375.6%≈ France72.3%75.9%75.7%
Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)202349.9%+21.8 pts vs France39.8%32.4%28.1%
Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)20231.6%−6.0 pts vs France4.9%6.4%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 Millay

Number of businesses located in MillayBusinesses: 22 in 2014, 35 in 202425303520142016201820202022202435
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.

35 businesses in 2024, compared with 22 in 2014: +59.1% over the period.

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Number of businesses by year
YearBusinesses
201422
201522
201625
201724
201831
201929
202032
202132
202234
202334
202435

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

Businesses: Millay compared with its département, its region and France
MillayNièvreBourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrance
Number of businesses20243514,410223,2586,437,729
Change in the number of businesses2019-2024+20.7%−4.3 pts vs France+18.5%+22.1%+25.0%
Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants202479.5−18% vs France71.579.797.3

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 MillaySole traders : 59.1%SAS and SASU : 13.6%SARL and EURL : 3.8%Civil companies, including SCI : 19.7%Other forms : 3.8%
  • Sole traders7859.1%
  • SAS and SASU1813.6%
  • SARL and EURL53.8%
  • Civil companies, including SCI2619.7%
  • Other forms53.8%
Businesses with an open establishment in Millay, 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 58170. A postcode may cover several communes: in a village, these figures describe the wider catchment area, not the commune alone.

From 2021 to 2025, 98 registrations for 36 insolvency proceedings.

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Registrations and insolvency proceedings
YearRegistrationsInsolvency proceedings
2021186
20222310
2023155
2024195
20252310
2026*114

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 41.39% in Millay.

Rate voted by the commune37.43%
Intercommunal body, syndicates and special taxes3.96%
Overall rate on built properties (total)41.39%
Overall rate on undeveloped land112.09%
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 Millay, its property tax (taxe foncière) is €1,500 × 41.39% = €621 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
202136.34%39.95%—
202236.34%39.95%—
202337.43%41.05%—
202437.43%41.39%—

Between 2021 and 2024, the overall rate changed by +1.44 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

Services and shops in the commune

Health
Housing for older people
Shops
Bakery
Education and early years
Nursery or primary school
Services and transport
Post office or postal point

How to read this list. It shows the services for which at least one establishment is recorded in the commune. A service that does not appear is not necessarily absent: INSEE does not locate every facility with the same precision, and the list only includes the main ones.

Source: INSEE, permanent facilities database 2024

Fixed internet

  • Dwellings and premises connectable to fibre97.6%
    405 connectable out of 415

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 Millay, 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

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

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 — Millay

What is the price per m² in Millay?
The median recorded price is €1,090/m² — that is €1,077/m² for a house (source DVF/INSEE, data as of October 4, 2026).
How many inhabitants does Millay have?
Millay has 440 inhabitants, with a change of -1.3% (INSEE census).
What share of energy-inefficient homes are there in Millay?
62.7% of surveyed homes are rated E, F or G on the energy certificate (source ADEME).
What is the property tax rate in Millay?
The overall property tax rate on built properties is 41.4%, of which 37.4% is voted by the commune (source DGFiP).

The same data, put to work.

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