France annual rent change: private, ex. Mayotte
France annual rent change: private, ex. Mayotte stood at 0.9% in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Rents table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q4 2019 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Rents table
| Indicator | Q3-2026 | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual change in rents - Free sector - France (except Mayotte) | 0.9 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| Annual change in rents - Social sector - France (except Mayotte) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | ||
| Rent reference index in Corsica | 143.8 | 146.22 | 142.38 | 141.59 | 141.58 | 144.56 | 141.28 | 140.48 | 140.36 | 143.07 |
Understanding france annual rent change: private, ex. Mayotte
This statistic isolates twelve-month contractual price movements occurring strictly within the unconstrained private residential leasing market, omitting all subsidized and public housing tenancies across the national territory outside of Mayotte. It measures the statutory rate at which landlords are legally permitted to adjust ongoing private lease agreements based on underlying consumer inflation benchmarks. Unlike broad multi-sector aggregates, this measure focuses exclusively on market-rate tenancies where public rent controls do not dictate the social housing parameters.
When reviewing this dataset, observers should prioritize annual percentage comparisons over sequential quarterly figures because leasing contracts are legally structured around twelve-month adjustment intervals. Early figures occasionally experience minor methodological updates if the governing price indices undergo subsequent revision. Comparing this private-sector metric with public housing benchmarks highlights structural differences in how inflation transmits through distinct legal frameworks within the national housing market.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include subsidized public housing tenancies?
- No, this metric is restricted entirely to the free, unconstrained private sector.
- What triggers changes in this annual adjustment metric?
- The shifts are driven by statutory formulas tied to official consumer price indices published for the geographic area.
- Why should users avoid comparing quarter-on-quarter figures directly?
- Lease adjustments typically occur once per year per contract, making twelve-month comparisons much more meaningful than short-term quarterly shifts.