France overnight stays in non-rented accommodation
France overnight stays in non-rented accommodation stood at 51 million nights in Dec 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Tourism demand and travel receipts table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2018 to Dec 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Tourism demand and travel receipts table
| Indicator | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of overnight stays in non-rented accomodation | 51 | 30 | 39.6 | 48.8 | 107.8 | 61.1 | 38.2 | 41 | 44.3 | 32 | |
| Monthly evolution index of the number of same-day visits (base 100 : year 2018) | 77 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 77 | |
| Departure rate (%) | 30 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 24 |
Understanding france overnight stays in non-rented accommodation
Unpaid lodging durations capture the cumulative nights spent by resident travelers in non-commercial settings, principally private homes of relatives, friends, or personal secondary residences. This metric excludes hotels, campsites, and all other forms of paid commercial hospitality captured in parallel hotelier datasets. The inventory isolates informal hospitality patterns by counting each night an individual sleeps under a host's roof or within an unrented personal property without a monetary transaction.
Analyzing this series demands accounting for structural shifts in housing ownership and changes in family visiting habits over extended horizons. Analysts must remain cautious about month-on-month volatility, as weather anomalies and holiday schedules cause sudden surges that do not reflect underlying trend reversals. Early estimates are subject to periodic survey revisions as household sampling weights are recalibrated against broader demographic benchmarks. Comparing this series directly with commercial bed-night totals can reveal substitution effects during periods of broad economic stress.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this count include nights spent in vacation rentals?
- No, paid vacation rentals fall under rented accommodation rather than this unpaid category.
- How are stays in secondary residences treated?
- Nights spent in properties owned by the traveler are categorized within non-rented accommodation.
- Why do estimates frequently undergo revision?
- Initial household surveys are regularly updated as late responses arrive and sample weights are adjusted.