Where to buy a house for Airbnb in France

Real sale prices, nightly rates and local short-let rules, town by town. The best yields come first: open a town to see the full numbers.

Sources: notarized sale prices (DVF), energy ratings (ADEME), French short-let law (Loi Le Meur, 2024).

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Sarlat-la-Canéda

24200 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 8,763 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

18.3%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 2,180 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €175
Nights booked: 72%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 22.4%

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Arles

13200 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 50,454 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

17.3%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 2,550 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €190
Nights booked: 73%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 16.5%

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Colmar

68000 · Grand Est · 67,730 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

17.1%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 2,650 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €185
Nights booked: 77%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 21%

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Avignon

84000 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 90,330 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

16.8%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 2,450 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €180
Nights booked: 72%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 18.5%

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Honfleur

14600 · Normandie · 6,733 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

15.6%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 3,250 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €210
Nights booked: 76%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 19.5%

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Porto-Vecchio

20137 · Corse · 11,291 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

13.8%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 4,950 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €290
Nights booked: 74%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 8%

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Nice

06000 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 348,085 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

13.7%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 5,250 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €280
Nights booked: 81%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 9.8%

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Cannes

06400 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 73,255 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

13.3%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 6,100 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €320
Nights booked: 80%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 10.5%

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Aix-en-Provence

13100 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 147,478 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

12.8%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 5,100 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €260
Nights booked: 79%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 11.2%

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Annecy

74000 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 131,766 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

12.7%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 5,450 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €275
Nights booked: 79%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 14.8%

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Saint-Malo

35400 · Bretagne · 47,323 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

12.7%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 4,150 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €225
Nights booked: 74%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 17.1%

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Bayonne

64100 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 52,749 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

12.5%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 3,950 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €205
Nights booked: 76%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 14%

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Bordeaux

33000 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 261,804 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

12.3%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 4,700 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €240
Nights booked: 76%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 14.5%

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La Rochelle

17000 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 78,535 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

12%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 4,350 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €220
Nights booked: 75%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 15.2%

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Cassis

13260 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 6,720 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

11.6%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 6,200 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €295
Nights booked: 77%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 8.5%

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Dinard

35800 · Bretagne · 10,219 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

11.6%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 4,800 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €240
Nights booked: 73%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 16.8%

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Deauville

14800 · Normandie · 3,565 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

11.4%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 5,900 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €290
Nights booked: 73%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 18%

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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

74400 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 8,642 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

10.8%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 7,800 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €340
Nights booked: 78%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 26.2%

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Biarritz

64200 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 25,885 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

10.7%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 7,200 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €310
Nights booked: 78%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 12.8%

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Courbevoie

92400 · Île-de-France · 81,558 residents

Gross yield (estimate)

9.8%

Before costs · 115 m² 3-bed house · well-run listing

Median price: 7,100 €/m²
Per night (3-bed): €260
Nights booked: 84%

Homes rated F or G (energy) 15%

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