In force since 20 May 2026 — every commune, every host

France's national short-term-rental registration is already in force — are you compliant?

Last updated 26 July 2026AdminLanding Editorial

Since 20 May 2026, every meublé de tourisme in France — main home or second home, one weekend a year or fully booked — must hold a registration number from the national téléservice, displayed on every listing. The rules come from the loi Le Meur of 19 November 2024. Work through the six steps below. Accurate as of July 2026.

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1. Establish your property's statusRésidence principale (you occupy it at least 8 months a year) or résidence secondaire? The distinction drives everything downstream: night caps (120 days, or 90 where the commune lowered it) apply only to a résidence principale, while changement d'usage rules and the tourist-let DPE requirement target everything else. Write the answer down with your evidence (tax residence, utility bills).

2. Register on the national téléservice and get your numberSince 20 May 2026 every meublé de tourisme — primary or secondary residence, classified or not, in every commune of France — must be declared through the single national registration téléservice created by loi n° 2024-1039. Registration is free and produces the registration number that identifies your property. Numbers previously issued by communes with their own registration systems are carried over into the national registry — verify yours appears correctly.

3. Display the number on every listingThe registration number must appear on every advertisement — Airbnb, Booking, Abritel, your own website, even a card in the village bakery. Platforms are required to block listings without a valid number and to de-list on the commune's request. A missing or invalid number on an ad is a separately sanctionable breach.

4. Check changement d'usage and quota rules in your communeFor a résidence secondaire in Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nice, Annecy and a growing list of communes, converting housing to short-term letting requires a changement d'usage authorisation — sometimes with compensation (buying commercial space converted back to housing). The loi Le Meur lets ANY commune institute authorisation regimes and quotas, not just zones tendues. Ask the mairie in writing before you list; unauthorised conversion risks a civil fine of up to €50,000 per property plus a daily penalty (Article L651-2 CCH).

5. Verify copropriété rules and DPE complianceIf the property is in a copropriété: check the règlement for an exclusive residential-use clause, and note that since the loi Le Meur, co-owners can ban meublés de tourisme by a two-thirds majority vote and you must inform the syndic of your registration. On energy: new changement-d'usage authorisations require a DPE of class E or better, and all non-primary-residence tourist lets must reach class D by 2034. A résidence principale let under the night cap is exempt from the tourist-let DPE requirement.

6. Set up the tax side before the first guestShort-term letting is a BIC activity: register on the INPI guichet unique within 15 days of first letting to get a SIRET, decide micro-BIC vs régime réel (post-Le Meur: 30% allowance up to €15,000 for unclassified, 50% up to €77,700 for classified), and organise taxe de séjour collection for your direct bookings. Keep a per-stay register from day one — it feeds the tax return, the tourist-tax declaration and any commune audit.

Quick answer

Loi n° 2024-1039 of 19 November 2024 (loi Le Meur) generalised the déclaration with registration to every meublé de tourisme in France, through a single national téléservice that became mandatory on 20 May 2026. It replaces the old patchwork where only some communes required registration and others just a déclaration en mairie (or nothing for a résidence principale). Registration is free, produces a number that must appear on every listing, and platforms must block ads without one. Separate layers still apply on top: changement d'usage authorisation for second homes in regulated communes (fines up to €50,000, Article L651-2 CCH), the 120-night cap on main homes (communes may lower it to 90), DPE minimums for tourist lets, copropriété restrictions, taxe de séjour and BIC registration. This page is information, not legal advice.

Déclaration en mairie vs the national registry

What existed before, and what the loi Le Meur replaced it with.

Question	Before (until May 2026)	Now (since 20 May 2026)
Who had to register?	Only in communes that opted into the 13-digit registration; elsewhere a simple déclaration en mairie (Cerfa 14004), and main homes were often exempt	Every host, every commune — main and second homes, classified or not
Where?	Each commune's own portal or paper form	One national téléservice; existing commune numbers carried over
Number on listings?	Only in registration communes	Mandatory everywhere; platforms must block ads without it
Night-count reporting	On request in registration communes	Communes can require annual counts; platforms report data
Sanctions	Up to €5,000 (no registration where required)	Up to €5,000 (no registration) · up to €10,000 (main home let beyond the 120/90-night cap) · up to €50,000 + daily penalty (changement d'usage breach)

Chambres d'hôtes keep their own separate declaration regime. Classification (1★–5★) remains voluntary and separate from registration — it affects tax allowances and tourist-tax rates, not the duty to register.

What non-compliance costs

up to €5,000

Letting without a registration number (civil fine, Article L324-1-1 Code du tourisme)

up to €10,000

Letting a résidence principale beyond the 120-night cap (or 90 where lowered)

up to €50,000

Changement d'usage breach for a second home in a regulated commune, plus a daily penalty per m² (Article L651-2 CCH)

up to €5,000

Administrative fine for letting a tourist accommodation that breaches the DPE requirement

Frequently Asked Questions

Registration scope, existing numbers, copropriété and penalties.

Does the national registration apply to my résidence principale?

Yes. Since 20 May 2026 the declaration-with-registration applies to every meublé de tourisme including your main home, in every French commune — that is the core change of loi n° 2024-1039. Your main home keeps its specific privilege (no changement d'usage needed, and letting allowed up to 120 nights a year, or 90 where the commune lowered the cap), but it must be registered and the number must appear on your listings.

I already have a 13-digit number from my mairie — do I need to re-register?

Numbers issued under the previous commune-level registration systems are carried over into the national registry rather than cancelled. You should verify that your property and number appear correctly in the national téléservice, update any detail that changed (capacity, classification, contact), and keep using the number on all listings. When in doubt, the téléservice and your mairie are the authoritative sources.

Can my copropriété stop me from short-term letting?

Possibly. A règlement de copropriété with an exclusive bourgeois residential-use clause has long been read as excluding tourist lets. The loi Le Meur added two mechanisms: co-owners can now ban meublés de tourisme by a two-thirds majority vote (previously unanimity in most cases), and hosts must inform the syndic of their registration. Check the règlement and recent AG minutes before investing in a short-term strategy.

What if I only rent a few weekends a year?

The registration duty has no minimum-nights threshold: letting furnished accommodation to a transient clientele that does not take up residence there makes it a meublé de tourisme, whether it is booked three nights or three hundred. Occasional hosts benefit from the same registration (free, online, one-off) and the same obligations — number on the ad, taxe de séjour on direct bookings, and income declared in the BIC category.

What are the penalties for not registering?

The civil fine for letting without registration is up to €5,000. Letting a main home beyond the 120-night cap (or 90 where lowered) exposes you to up to €10,000, and an unauthorised changement d'usage for a second home in a regulated commune up to €50,000 per property plus a daily penalty (Article L651-2 CCH). Platforms must also de-list non-compliant ads, which in practice is the faster sanction. If you are behind, regularise first, then fix the listings.

Related guides for short-term hosts

Airbnb rules in France

Can you legally rent short-term?

Taxe de séjour guide

Rates, exemptions, calculator

Rental compliance check

SIRET, DPE, diagnostics

Sources — accurate as of July 2026

Loi n° 2024-1039 du 19 novembre 2024 — national registration, DPE rules, copropriété powers (Légifrance)
service-public.fr — Location d'un meublé de tourisme — declaration, night caps, sanctions
entreprendre.service-public.fr — Meublés de tourisme — professional obligations, changement d'usage
ANIL / your local ADIL — free, official housing-law guidance for your specific commune

Important: AdminLanding is a technology platform, not a law firm. This page summarises the registration framework as of July 2026 for information only; commune-level rules (changement d'usage, quotas, lowered night caps) vary and evolve. Before listing or restructuring a short-term rental, verify with your mairie and consult a professional or your local ADIL.

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