France household land rents paid: including sole props
France household land rents paid: including sole props stood at 441 EUR million in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Household and corporate accounts table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1949 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Household and corporate accounts table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| Households | |||||||||||
| Land and subsoil rents from households (including sole proprietorships) - Values at current prices - SA series | 441 | 442 | 443 | 443 | 441 | 436 | 430 | 425 | 420 | 417 | |
| Land and subsoil rents to households (including sole proprietorships) - Values at current prices - SA series | 481 | 483 | 486 | 485 | 480 | 471 | 458 | 450 | 446 | 447 |
Understanding france household land rents paid: including sole props
Rent payments made by households and sole proprietorships for the right to use land and subsoil assets owned by others are tracked in this metric. The series isolates payments for natural resources, agricultural land leases, and extraction rights, separating them from payments for built structures or residential housing space. This narrow focus captures resource-rent outflows originating from individuals and unincorporated enterprises engaged in farming, land-based operations, or resource extraction.
When evaluating these figures, users should note that land and subsoil lease contracts are typically long-term, making quarter-on-quarter movements relatively stable except when commodity price indexing or lease renewals take effect. Seasonally adjusted series remove minor calendar anomalies, though agrarian lease cycles can still introduce subtle patterns. Analysts must distinguish these ground and subsoil rents from standard residential rental payments, which cover buildings and constructed facilities rather than raw land.
Frequently asked questions
- What assets are covered under land and subsoil rents?
- Agricultural land, forestry plots, and mineral extraction rights leased from landowners are covered.
- Are residential apartment rents included in this category?
- No, residential building rents are classified under different national account expenditure headings.
- How frequently do these rent values change?
- Lease payments often remain fixed for extended periods, changing only upon contract renegotiation or inflation indexation.