This will be the minimum property tax increase in 2025 in France
Communes are likely to add further charges to final bills
The increase is tied in part to inflation over the previous year
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The rate of France’s property tax – taxe foncière – is set to rise by at least 1.7% next year, significantly less than the previous two years.
The yearly movement in the property tax is in part tied to inflation over the previous year, specifically of the indice des prix à la consommation harmonisé (ICPH, a type of household consumer price index), which increased by 1.7% over the previous 12 months.
This is according to initial statistics published by national statistics agency INSEE, with final statistics due to be published on December 13, however these are highly unlikely to be materially different from the initial statistics.
However, the final bill received for homeowners next year may see a considerably different figure, as local authorities can vote to apply an additional surcharge on this national increase.
Notices (avis) for the taxe foncière usually arrive in the late summer or early autumn, with the tax payable a few weeks after.
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Homeowners can split 2025’s taxes into ten monthly payments (paid between January 2026 and October 2026) via their personal space on the French tax site, by clicking Paiements and then Adhérer au prélèvement mensuel pour le prélèvement de mes impôts.
There is a December 15 deadline to do this.
Additional levies on taxe foncière likely
The tax increased by a minimum of 7.1% in 2023, and 3.9% this year, after inflation rocketed following the Covid pandemic.
Many local authorities also chose to implement additional increases on taxe foncière these years where possible, as it is one of the key forms of local income communes receive they are able to manage themselves.
Some communes are pushing for a new form of tax or levy on residents to fill funding holes, as opposed to cost-cutting measures preferred by the state.
It is unclear whether such a tax will be implemented before 2025 taxe foncière notices arrive, meaning that local authorities may again seek to implement further increases on final bills.
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