Main residences: France excluding Mayotte
Main residences: France excluding Mayotte stood at 31,930 thousands in 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Housing stock and social housing table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1982 to 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Housing stock and social housing table
| Indicator | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of main residences - Total - France excluding Mayotte | 31,930 | 31,707 | 31,463 | 31,192 | 30,911 | 30,608 | 30,348 | 30,071 | 29,807 | 29,532 | |
| Number of second homes and occasional dwellings - France excluding Mayotte | 3,761 | 3,737 | 3,720 | 3,686 | 3,651 | 3,623 | 3,587 | 3,545 | 3,514 | 3,465 | |
| Number of vacant dwellings - France excluding Mayotte | 2,926 | 2,937 | 2,961 | 2,959 | 2,956 | 2,965 | 2,960 | 2,947 | 2,901 | 2,883 |
Understanding main residences: France excluding Mayotte
This indicator measures the exact count of housing units serving as primary, habitual residences of households across the expanded geographical scope of France excluding Mayotte. It isolates properties where primary occupants reside for the majority of the calendar year, capturing demographic demand across both metropolitan departments and eligible overseas territories. This acts as the baseline numerator for expanded regional tenure and household size evaluations.
When evaluating these figures, analysts must account for differing regional demographic growth rates and administrative update cycles across the included overseas departments. Year-on-year comparisons offer a reliable measure of primary housing needs, filtering out seasonal holiday distortions. A frequent pitfall is treating this expanded primary residence count as equivalent to the total dwelling stock, ignoring the share of secondary homes and vacant properties within the wider territorial perimeter.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this primary residence count cover Mayotte?
- No, Mayotte is excluded from this geographical classification.
- What distinguishes this series from total dwellings in the same region?
- This series strictly counts units occupied as main residences, excluding vacant properties and secondary homes.
- Why might figures be revised retrospectively?
- Incorporation of updated census results and corrected administrative registry files across all covered territories can lead to revisions.