Housing Starts in France increased to 31098 units in September from 13629 units in August of 2026. Housing Starts in France averaged 31288.31 units from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 56052.00 units in December of 2017 and a record low of 8009.00 units in August of 2025. source: Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire

Housing Starts in France is expected to be 42700.00 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 47600.00 units in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Permits 35415.00 25376.00 Units Sep 2026
Construction Output -5.00 -5.20 percent Aug 2026
Home Ownership Rate 61.40 61.20 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index YoY -0.80 0.00 percent Jun 2026
Housing Index 125.54 126.56 points Jun 2026
Housing Starts 31098.00 13629.00 units Sep 2026
New Home Sales 15643.00 14787.00 Units Jun 2026
Price to Rent Ratio 113.07 114.52 points Jun 2026
Residential Property Prices -0.79 0.08 Percent Jun 2026


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
31098.00 13629.00 56052.00 8009.00 2000 - 2026 units Monthly
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