Housing Starts in France decreased to 23854 units in February from 25113 units in January of 2026. Housing Starts in France averaged 31532.52 units from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 56052.00 units in December of 2017 and a record low of 9426.00 units in August of 2025. source: Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire

Housing Starts in France is expected to be 24500.00 units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Housing Starts is projected to trend around 45100.00 units in 2027 and 48600.00 units in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Permits 29228.00 26295.00 Units Feb 2026
Construction Output -3.50 -1.30 percent Feb 2026
Home Ownership Rate 61.20 63.10 percent Dec 2024
House Price Index YoY 1.00 0.70 percent Dec 2025
Housing Index 127.56 128.48 points Dec 2025
Housing Starts 23854.00 25113.00 units Feb 2026
New Home Sales 15536.00 16240.00 Units Dec 2025
Price to Rent Ratio 114.91 115.40 Dec 2025
Residential Property Prices 0.71 0.64 Percent Sep 2025


France Housing Starts
In France, Housing Starts refers to the number of housing units initiated across different categories of accommodation, including typical housing such as standalone individual dwellings, grouped individual dwellings and collective housing, as well as residential accommodation.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
23854.00 25113.00 56052.00 9426.00 2000 - 2026 units Monthly
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