Vacant dwellings one-family: France ex. Mayotte
Vacant dwellings one-family: France ex. Mayotte stood at 1,311 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 vacant dwellings - One-family dwelling - France excluding Mayotte | 1,311 | 1,331 | 1,353 | 1,369 | 1,385 | 1,403 | 1,421 | 1,434 | 1,414 | 1,407 | |
| Number of vacant dwellings - Multi-family dwelling - France excluding Mayotte | 1,616 | 1,606 | 1,609 | 1,590 | 1,571 | 1,562 | 1,539 | 1,513 | 1,487 | 1,476 | |
| Total number of dwellings - Metropolitan France | 37,611 | 37,386 | 37,163 | 36,868 | 36,560 | 36,247 | 35,958 | 35,637 | 35,311 | 34,981 |
Understanding vacant dwellings one-family: France ex. Mayotte
Detached, single-family residential structures that currently lack any permanent occupant or active seasonal user are tracked by this indicator. The count includes standalone houses awaiting sale, undergoing probate settlement, or kept empty by owners, while omitting multi-family apartment units and primary residences. This isolates the unused segment of the standalone housing market.
Interpreting this data requires analyzing local demographic shifts and rural abandonment trends that leave standalone properties vacant for long durations. Year-on-year comparisons are most effective for identifying structural changes in the housing inventory rather than temporary lease transitions. Observers must avoid treating all vacant standalone houses as derelict, as many are modern properties held off the market for strategic reasons.
Frequently asked questions
- What makes a single-family dwelling qualify as vacant?
- The house must be completely unoccupied, lacking both permanent residents and active seasonal users at the time of the survey.
- Are dilapidated ruins counted in this vacancy series?
- Structures deemed completely uninhabitable due to severe structural damage are typically filtered out of official residential inventories.
- How does this differ from vacant multi-family dwellings?
- This series counts only empty detached houses, whereas the sibling series counts vacant apartments inside multi-family buildings.