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Renovation in Rhône

In 2025, 13% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.

Homes in existing buildings, 2025
13%

Homes authorised in Rhône: 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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YearNew buildingsExisting buildingsTotal
20259,2421,42910,671
20246,0761,0207,096
20238,5671,61610,183
20229,9642,11212,076
20219,5342,65412,188
20209,6092,09611,705
201910,2541,19411,448
20189,0671,41610,483
201713,5922,89016,482
201613,8541,90915,763
201511,5661,35112,917
201411,4451,15712,602
201310,7681,27612,044

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 €333,270. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,297 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.

Payment, two incomes
28%
Payment, one income
57%

12.6% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
10,686
Per 1,000 residents
5.6

In 2022 the population grew by 6,685 while 8,858 homes were started: 0.8 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2022
0.8
Population change, 2022
+6,685

7.8% of the 988,290 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2023 census
7.8%
Empty homes
77,501

Public bodies signed €95.3M of housing works here in 2025, and €104.7M since 2024.

Signed in 2025
€95.3M
Per resident, 2025
€50