France rent index: social sector, excluding Mayotte
France rent index: social sector, excluding Mayotte stood at 115.6 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 Q3 2018 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Rents table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent index - Social sector - France (except Mayotte) - Base 100 in january 2019 | 115.6 | 115.3 | 115.2 | 114 | 112.4 | 112.3 | 112.3 | 108.7 | 108.7 | 108.6 | |
| Quaterly change in rents - All sectors - France (except Mayotte) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| Quaterly change in rents - Free sector - France (except Mayotte) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Understanding france rent index: social sector, excluding Mayotte
Subsidized public housing lease evaluations across the national territory, excluding Mayotte, form the basis of this index calibrated to one hundred in January of twenty nineteen. The computation exclusively tracks dwellings managed by registered social landlords and supported by state allocations, leaving out all purely commercial private rentals. This focus isolates tenants residing in affordable housing schemes, providing researchers with a dedicated gauge of non-market accommodation costs that follow distinct regulatory frameworks.
Analyzing this series involves recognizing that social rent adjustments are frequently governed by specific administrative formulas and political agreements rather than immediate open-market supply and demand. Consequently, this index exhibits lower volatility than its private-sector counterpart during economic downturns. Users comparing this measure against general consumer inflation must account for the deliberate lag built into public housing adjustment schedules.
Frequently asked questions
- What type of accommodation does this index measure?
- It tracks state-supported social housing tenures managed by official social landlords.
- Are private market rents included in this calculation?
- No, open-market commercial leases are entirely excluded from this social sector measure.
- Why does this index move more smoothly than the private series?
- Social housing adjustments are heavily regulated by administrative policy and statutory formulas rather than pure market competition.