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| Measure | France |
|---|---|
| Price per m² | — |
| Change in a year | — |
| Change in five years | — |
| Affordability | |
| Payment, two incomes | 21% |
| Payment, one income | 42% |
| New homes | |
| Licensed, 12 months | 370,172 |
| Per 1,000 residents | 5.4 |
| Past cycles | |
| Deepest fall | −9.7% |
| Recovery from the low | 24 months |
| People and new homes | |
| New residents per new home, 2022 | 1.0 |
| Population change, 2022 | +333,707 |
| Empty homes | |
| Empty, 2023 census | 7.8% |
| Empty homes | 2,972,094 |
| Renovation | |
| Homes in existing buildings, 2025 | 18% |
| Public housing works | |
| Signed in 2025 | €946.1M |
| Per resident, 2025 | €14 |
Each place's own figures where it has them; a dash means there is none. Prices are asking prices where a place has them, and bank valuations otherwise.
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Affordability
France
At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €234,450. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €913 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.
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New homes
France
13.0% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
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Past cycles
France
Prices of existing homes have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 1996. The deepest began in Q4 2007.
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People and new homes
France
In 2022 the population grew by 333,707 while 327,382 homes were started: 1.0 new residents for every new home.
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Empty homes
France
7.8% of the 37,878,249 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
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Renovation
France
In 2025, 18% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.
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Public housing works
France
Public bodies signed €946.1M of housing works here in 2025, and €1.9B since 2024.
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