Multi-family main residences: France ex. Mayotte
Multi-family main residences: France ex. Mayotte stood at 14,218 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 - Multi-family dwelling - France excluding Mayotte | 14,218 | 14,071 | 13,936 | 13,764 | 13,588 | 13,409 | 13,242 | 13,067 | 12,944 | 12,784 | |
| Main residences - Proportion of homeowners - France excluding Mayotte | 57.3 | 57.4 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | |
| Main residences - Proportion of homeowners with a loan - France excluding Mayotte | 19.8 | 20 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Understanding multi-family main residences: France ex. Mayotte
Residential structures featuring multiple distinct apartments or flats functioning as primary households make up this tally. The scope captures units within vertical building complexes where occupants maintain their principal domicile, leaving out detached standalone houses and commercial premises that lack permanent domestic inhabitants. This division allows observers to separate high-density urban living arrangements from suburban or rural single-family housing inventories found elsewhere in the dataset.
Evaluating fluctuations over time necessitates accounting for large-scale urban renewal projects that demolish old apartment blocks and replace them with modern complexes, causing temporary level shifts. Analysts must prioritize annual metrics, because municipal building permits and census updates aggregate slowly throughout the cycle. Comparing multi-family dwellings directly against single-family units without adjusting for average household size per building can distort density conclusions.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include apartment buildings used entirely for offices?
- No, commercial buildings are excluded unless they have been officially converted into permanent residential apartments.
- How does this differ from total multi-family dwellings?
- This measure strictly restricts its count to units serving as main residences, omitting apartments that sit vacant or function as second homes.
- Why is multi-family housing tracked separately from single-family homes?
- Tracking them independently reveals shifts in urban density, housing preferences, and the pace of vertical residential construction versus suburban expansion.