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New homes in France

13.0% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
370,172
Per 1,000 residents
5.4

Homes licensed for construction in France

Dwellings authorised over the previous 12 months, at each month, estimated by the month the permit was granted.

  • France
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodFrance
Aug 2026370,172
Jul 2026370,173
Jun 2026374,150
May 2026378,138
Apr 2026378,693
Mar 2026385,908
Feb 2026375,502
Jan 2026374,552
Dec 2025371,530
Nov 2025366,668
Oct 2025364,908
Sep 2025362,096
Aug 2025353,227
Jul 2025350,553
Jun 2025344,786
May 2025334,830
Apr 2025330,531
Mar 2025322,783
Feb 2025318,584
Jan 2025319,843
Dec 2024321,213
Nov 2024324,563
Oct 2024329,224
Sep 2024332,773
Aug 2024334,893
Jul 2024338,786
Jun 2024340,307
May 2024348,920
Apr 2024353,670
Mar 2024358,305
Feb 2024364,388
Jan 2024369,094
Dec 2023373,465
Nov 2023374,091
Oct 2023373,804
Sep 2023371,638
Aug 2023379,953
Jul 2023396,254
Jun 2023409,306
May 2023417,410
Apr 2023432,873
Mar 2023444,526
Feb 2023463,428
Jan 2023478,426
Dec 2022485,650
Nov 2022495,241
Oct 2022503,452
Sep 2022513,450
Aug 2022522,608
Jul 2022511,740
Jun 2022509,900
May 2022507,972
Apr 2022501,091
Mar 2022496,045
Feb 2022483,166
Jan 2022471,125
Dec 2021467,243
Nov 2021465,479
Oct 2021465,071
Sep 2021463,110
Aug 2021455,116
Jul 2021450,232
Jun 2021437,732
May 2021429,124
Apr 2021413,226
Mar 2021391,820
Feb 2021387,982
Jan 2021389,821
Dec 2020393,433
Nov 2020397,469
Oct 2020395,745
Sep 2020402,378
Aug 2020402,033
Jul 2020404,465
Jun 2020414,540
May 2020419,041
Apr 2020433,132
Mar 2020454,335
Feb 2020455,334
Jan 2020449,596
Dec 2019446,204
Nov 2019438,950
Oct 2019439,428
Sep 2019436,510
Aug 2019442,319
Jul 2019445,903
Jun 2019443,414
May 2019444,091
Apr 2019446,866
Mar 2019445,605
Feb 2019448,367
Jan 2019455,586
Dec 2018457,021
Nov 2018463,546
Oct 2018464,896
Sep 2018465,602
Aug 2018470,105
Jul 2018472,798
Jun 2018478,759
May 2018485,492
Apr 2018486,887
Mar 2018486,208
Feb 2018492,353
Jan 2018489,334
Dec 2017488,013
Nov 2017489,586
Oct 2017492,796
Sep 2017490,766
Aug 2017489,317
Jul 2017487,290
Jun 2017481,042
May 2017475,983
Apr 2017472,127
Mar 2017472,787
Feb 2017463,041
Jan 2017462,602
Dec 2016459,413
Nov 2016453,460
Oct 2016449,285
Sep 2016445,393
Aug 2016434,800
Jul 2016429,332
Jun 2016423,833
May 2016421,938
Apr 2016412,750
Mar 2016407,623
Feb 2016406,028
Jan 2016399,003
Dec 2015397,513
Nov 2015391,909
Oct 2015383,078
Sep 2015380,255
Aug 2015376,853
Jul 2015372,728
Jun 2015374,149
May 2015369,010
Apr 2015370,936
Mar 2015367,221
Feb 2015371,320
Jan 2015373,968
Dec 2014375,011
Nov 2014375,741
Oct 2014380,105
Sep 2014384,003
Aug 2014383,193
Jul 2014383,733
Jun 2014381,833
May 2014382,760
Apr 2014383,052
Mar 2014388,399
Feb 2014392,635
Jan 2014407,003
Dec 2013416,821
Nov 2013421,629
Oct 2013425,794
Sep 2013429,689
Aug 2013437,208
Jul 2013453,077
Jun 2013463,280
May 2013471,754
Apr 2013481,615
Mar 2013490,528
Feb 2013489,848
Jan 2013483,255
Dec 2012483,126
Nov 2012491,693
Oct 2012496,805
Sep 2012498,968
Aug 2012509,508
Jul 2012508,280
Jun 2012511,906
May 2012514,332
Apr 2012520,880
Mar 2012518,455
Feb 2012518,604
Jan 2012517,631
Dec 2011518,676
Nov 2011513,521
Oct 2011508,873
Sep 2011505,564
Aug 2011498,130
Jul 2011492,419
Jun 2011491,376
May 2011490,033
Apr 2011482,356
Mar 2011483,365
Feb 2011486,037
Jan 2011485,035
Dec 2010477,559
Nov 2010471,705
Oct 2010468,906
Sep 2010465,398
Aug 2010457,047
Jul 2010449,871
Jun 2010438,060
May 2010425,557
Apr 2010414,833
Mar 2010405,002
Feb 2010392,204
Jan 2010383,535
Dec 2009381,062
Nov 2009377,436
Oct 2009376,197
Sep 2009380,770
Aug 2009383,681
Jul 2009388,046
Jun 2009393,445
May 2009403,866
Apr 2009417,825
Mar 2009429,664
Feb 2009444,463
Jan 2009463,298
Dec 2008476,566
Nov 2008490,176
Oct 2008499,259
Sep 2008509,917
Aug 2008517,062
Jul 2008529,409
Jun 2008541,781
May 2008551,868
Apr 2008557,836
Mar 2008561,137
Feb 2008568,975
Jan 2008570,521
Dec 2007571,545
Nov 2007577,827
Oct 2007589,294
Sep 2007592,963
Aug 2007594,763
Jul 2007595,289
Jun 2007593,648
May 2007597,695
Apr 2007599,235
Mar 2007602,341
Feb 2007600,363
Jan 2007600,101
Dec 2006602,394
Nov 2006605,513
Oct 2006600,424
Sep 2006592,991
Aug 2006595,622
Jul 2006592,202
Jun 2006588,204
May 2006584,923
Apr 2006577,762
Mar 2006572,482
Feb 2006563,262
Jan 2006556,334
Dec 2005551,723
Nov 2005543,104
Oct 2005540,119
Sep 2005539,288
Aug 2005534,963
Jul 2005532,232
Jun 2005527,984
May 2005520,487
Apr 2005517,707
Mar 2005514,217
Feb 2005509,428
Jan 2005507,210
Dec 2004500,374
Nov 2004491,608
Oct 2004483,676
Sep 2004475,878
Aug 2004470,176
Jul 2004461,980
Jun 2004458,011
May 2004446,392
Apr 2004439,735
Mar 2004433,445
Feb 2004426,123
Jan 2004419,688
Dec 2003413,870
Nov 2003407,791
Oct 2003404,445
Sep 2003401,913
Aug 2003396,810
Jul 2003392,575
Jun 2003387,698
May 2003384,885
Apr 2003382,178
Mar 2003382,517
Feb 2003380,698
Jan 2003377,890
Dec 2002376,787
Nov 2002373,267
Oct 2002374,015
Sep 2002375,255
Aug 2002371,612
Jul 2002374,894
Jun 2002376,680
May 2002377,942
Apr 2002378,685
Mar 2002372,827
Feb 2002376,098
Jan 2002379,003
Dec 2001379,593
Nov 2001381,558
Oct 2001383,338
Sep 2001379,833
Aug 2001381,502
Jul 2001381,790
Jun 2001379,938
May 2001380,952
Apr 2001387,544
Mar 2001391,812
Feb 2001391,870
Jan 2001390,885
Dec 2000390,991

Homes authorised each year in France

Dwellings authorised by building permits, each year since 2013. SDES Sitadel.

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YearHomes licensed
2025359,121
2024310,396
2023354,391
2022450,372
2021442,585
2020369,072
2019418,965
2018427,333
2017460,119
2016429,626
2015366,765
2014338,232
2013367,555

Building permits, France against the EU

Dwellings in residential building permits, seasonally adjusted, index 2021 = 100. Eurostat.

  • France
  • EU
  • 2021 = 100
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PeriodFranceEU
Q2 202670.489.6
Q1 202679.587.6
Q4 202572.385.3
Q3 202577.185.4
Q2 202579.078.5
Q1 202569.478.4
Q4 202464.978.5
Q3 202464.275.7
Q2 202463.877.4
Q1 202467.079.1
Q4 202376.579.4
Q3 202373.074.2
Q2 202379.478.8
Q1 202381.381.5
Q4 202278.382.6
Q3 2022103.392.8
Q2 2022111.4105.5
Q1 2022122.0106.0
Q4 2021100.6101.5
Q3 2021101.398.8
Q2 2021101.2100.5
Q1 202196.899.2
Q4 202095.893.6
Q3 202082.686.7
Q2 202058.575.8
Q1 202099.288.5
Q4 2019103.093.9
Q3 201993.491.8
Q2 201996.990.2
Q1 201995.487.5
Q4 201898.389.6
Q3 201896.988.5
Q2 2018102.790.1
Q1 2018105.091.1
Q4 2017104.088.2
Q3 2017112.888.3
Q2 2017107.588.4
Q1 2017101.984.6
Q4 2016107.685.0
Q3 2016103.479.8
Q2 201698.278.8
Q1 201691.373.0
Q4 201593.671.3
Q3 201586.168.2
Q2 201585.266.6
Q1 201580.964.4

A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. The monthly figures are SDES estimates by the month a permit was granted, so four three-month windows make a year.

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Affordability

At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €234,450. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €913 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.

Payment, two incomes
21%
Payment, one income
42%

Past cycles

Prices of existing homes have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 1996. The deepest began in Q4 2007.

Deepest fall
−9.7%
Recovery from the low
24 months

People and new homes

In 2022 the population grew by 333,707 while 327,382 homes were started: 1.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2022
1.0
Population change, 2022
+333,707

Empty homes

7.8% of the 37,878,249 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2023 census
7.8%
Empty homes
2,972,094

Renovation

In 2025, 18% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.

Homes in existing buildings, 2025
18%

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €946.1M of housing works here in 2025, and €1.9B since 2024.

Signed in 2025
€946.1M
Per resident, 2025
€14