we explain to you why you will pay more this year (even if your municipality has not voted for an increase)

The property tax will increase by at least 3.9% for all taxpayers. In 2023, the increase in the property tax was 7.1%.

Mail for the approximately 33 million property owners. Property tax notices will be available from Wednesday, August 28 on the tax website for taxpayers who have opted for a one-time payment. Those who pay monthly will be able to view the notice online from September 20.

Paper notices will be sent between August 28 and September 20 if you are not paying monthly and between September 23 and October 9 if you are paying monthly, details the official website Impots.gouv. This year, all taxpayers will see their tax increase by at least 3.9%, even in cities that have not voted to increase their rate. Explanations.

Few municipalities have adopted an increase in their property tax rate this year. In total, 81% of the 42 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants “maintained their rates”according to a study by the Finances et Stratégies Locales firm. This is the case, for example, in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Rennes and Bordeaux. Decisions that contrast with the previous year, during which many municipalities had validated very large increases. In 2023, the tax rate had jumped by almost 52% in Paris, 25% in Grenoble and 35% in Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine). Elected officials then justified these increases by the inflationary context and the loss of revenue linked to the abolition of the housing tax.

But even in municipalities that have not voted to change their rate in recent months, taxpayers will have to pay more. And for good reason, the property tax is calculated on the basis of the cadastral rental value. However, the latter is indexed to inflation reported by INSEE at the end of 2023. The revaluation of the rental value will therefore result this year in a mechanical increase in the property tax of 3.9% for all taxpayers. However, this is less than the revaluation of the property tax of 7.1% recorded last year.

In addition to this general increase of 3.9%, seven large cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants have decided to add an increase in their tax rate. According to data from the Finances et Stratégies Locales firm, these are Annecy (+13.4%), Montreuil (+5%), Nancy (+13.4%), Nice (+15.8%), Saint-Denis-de-la-Réunion (+2.7%), Saint-Etienne (+14.1%) and Villeurbanne (+9.8%).

In municipalities with 40,000 to 100,000 inhabitants, the increase in the tax rate will be particularly marked in Saint-Priest in the Rhône (+16%), Neuilly-sur-Seine in Hauts-de-Seine (+10%), or even Meaux in Seine-et-Marne (+9%), again according to the Finances et Stratégies Locales firm.

Taxpayers will have until October 20 to pay their tax if they pay online. Those who opt for another method of payment (check or cash at a tobacconist) will have until October 15 to pay.