Bergues · report
Renovation in Bergues
In 2021, 75% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2021
- 75%
Homes authorised in Bergues: new buildings and existing ones
Dwellings authorised each year, by the year the permit was granted: in new buildings, and by works on existing buildings (conversions, extensions, changes of use). SDES Sitadel.
- Existing buildings
- New buildings
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| Year | New buildings | Existing buildings | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Only permits that create dwellings are listed, so renovation that adds no home (refurbishing, insulating, re-roofing) is not counted. A permit is permission to build, not a finished home. The current year is left out until it is complete.
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At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €197,100. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €767 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 19%
- Payment, one income
- 38%
Owning a 90 m² apartment costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at apartments' median sale price; rent is the asking rent. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €1,229
- Owning per month
- €870
Figures for Nord: Bergues has no reliable figures of its own.
10.9% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 12,139
In 2022 the population fell by 18 while 2 homes were started.
- Homes started, 2022
- 2
- Population change, 2022
- −18
10.1% of the 1,958 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 10.1%
- Empty homes
- 198
Public bodies signed €218.7K of housing works here in 2024, and €218.7K since 2024.
- Signed in 2024
- €218.7K
- Per resident, 2024
- €62