France’s rent reference index rises 1.57% year on year in third quarter
Insee set the 2026 third-quarter rent reference index at 148.06, with annual growth accelerating from 1.15% in the previous quarter.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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Insee reported on October 15 that France’s rent reference index reached 148.06 in the third quarter of 2026. It rose 1.57% over a year, accelerating from 1.15% annual growth in the previous quarter. The index reference base is 100 in the fourth quarter of 1998.
Under a statutory exception, the index was 145.21 for overseas collectivities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution and 143.80 for Corsica. Those special-scope readings are separate from the general France index. Insee derives the index from the annual change in the 12-month average of consumer prices excluding tobacco and rents.
Data
Rent reference index
France rent reference index published by Insee on 15 October 2026.
- Annual change in rent reference index
- 1.57 percent
- 2026-09 · Observed
Methodology
Annual change compares with the same quarter a year earlier. The index is linked to the 12-month average CPI excluding tobacco and rents; base Q4 1998=100.
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