Real estate prices in Mars

Department 42 — property sales (DVF data)

Population: 555 inhabitants (-0.5% between 2013 and 2023)

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Apartments — median/sqm (2025)
1000 €
Houses — median/sqm (2025)
6
Sales in 2025
15,7 %
1-year change (houses)
7,1 €
Apartment rent est. /sqm/month
7,9 €
House rent est. /sqm/month
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Gross yield apartments
9,4 %
Gross yield houses

Estimated asking rents — "Carte des loyers" 2025 (French Ministry of Ecological Transition). Gross yield = annual rent / median sale price per sqm.

Other communes — Loire

Saint-Étienne (35797 sales)
Roanne (8676 sales)
Saint-Chamond (4488 sales)
Montbrison (3000 sales)
Firminy (2232 sales)
Riorges (2202 sales)
Rive-de-Gier (1708 sales)
Le Coteau (1470 sales)

Safety — recorded crime (2025)

Rate ‰France
Vandalism 0.0 7.9

Source: SSMSI, French Ministry of the Interior. Offences recorded by police and gendarmerie, per 1,000 inhabitants — unreported offences are not included.

Energy labels (DPE)

Energy sieves (F+G): 35.8% (France: 9.9%)

LabelShare
A 1.5%
B 0.0%
C 9.0%
D 31.3%
E 22.4%
F 16.4%
G 19.4%

Source: ADEME (2026), 67 diagnostics performed since July 2021 — share of diagnosed dwellings, not a census of the stock. G banned from rental since 2025, F in 2028, E in 2034.

Nearby towns

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Chandon (42)
Tancon (71)