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French property tax estimate

Take the cadastral rental value and the rates from your tax notice: the taxable base is half the rental value, multiplied by the rate voted by your local authorities; the household waste collection tax uses the same base, and the state adds its collection fees.

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Sources and assumptions

  • legifrance.gouv.fr — LEGIARTI000006311555 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « La taxe foncière sur les propriétés bâties est établie d'après la valeur locative cadastrale de ces propriétés déterminée conformément aux principes définis par les articles 1494 à 1508 et 1516 à 1518 B et sous déduction de 50 % de son montant en considération des frais de gestion, d'assurances, d'amortissement, d'entretien et de réparation. »
  • service-public.gouv.fr — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « Elle est exonérée de TFPB pendant 2 ans, à partir du 1er janvier de l'année qui suit la fin des travaux. »
  • legifrance.gouv.fr — LEGIARTI000053546093 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « I. - A. - En contrepartie des frais de dégrèvement et de non-valeurs qu'il prend à sa charge, l'Etat perçoit 2 % du montant des taxes suivantes : a) Taxe foncière sur les propriétés bâties ; »
  • legifrance.gouv.fr — LEGIARTI000053546093 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « II. - Pour les frais d'assiette et de recouvrement, l'Etat perçoit 1 % du montant des taxes visées au A du I et 5,4 % du montant de celles visées au B du même I et de celle prévue à l'article 1406 bis. »
  • legifrance.gouv.fr — LEGIARTI000053546093 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « B. - 1. En contrepartie des frais de dégrèvement visés au A, l'Etat perçoit 3,6 % du montant des taxes suivantes : […] d) Taxe d'enlèvement des ordures ménagères sauf dans le cas prévu au h du A ; »
  • legifrance.gouv.fr — LEGIARTI000053546093 — tax year 2026, verified on September 4, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « Pour les impositions visées au même B et perçues au profit des collectivités locales et de leurs groupements, ce taux est réduit à 4,4 %. »

Calculation assumptions

  • Property tax and household waste collection tax rates have no national value: they are voted each year by your municipality, your inter-municipal body and, where applicable, the competent joint authorities. The result is only reliable with the rates actually applied, which are shown on your tax notice.
  • The annual uprating coefficient of cadastral rental values is no longer a figure written into the budget act: since 2018 it derives from the change in the November harmonised index of consumer prices (French tax code, art. 1518 bis). It is therefore entered here rather than supplied by the calculator; if the rental value you enter is already that of the tax year, leave uprating switched off.
  • The household waste collection tax is computed on the same base as the property tax, namely half the cadastral rental value. The waste collection charge based on the service actually used is not modelled, nor is the incentive component.
  • Collection fees on the household waste collection tax use the reduced assessment and collection rate applicable to taxes levied for local authorities and their groupings.
  • Means-tested exemptions and reliefs are not modelled: exemption for elderly people, widows or recipients of a disability allowance, capping based on income, automatic relief. They may reduce, or even cancel, the amount estimated here.
  • Additional taxes collected alongside the property tax are not calculated: aquatic environment management and flood prevention tax, special equipment tax, parking area tax. Local resolutions restricting the exemption for new buildings are not taken into account either.
  • Amounts are estimated to the cent; the tax notice rounds each line to the nearest euro.

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This result is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute personalised tax advice. Check your situation with the tax authorities or a professional.