Housing Starts in France increased to 46440 units in December from 28965 units in November of 2025. Housing Starts in France averaged 31577.71 units from 2000 until 2025, 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 19100.00 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 32700.00 units in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Permits 33714.00 24917.00 Units Dec 2025
Construction Output -4.90 -1.20 percent Nov 2025
Home Ownership Rate 61.20 63.10 percent Dec 2024
House Price Index YoY 0.70 0.70 percent Sep 2025
Housing Index 128.54 126.54 points Sep 2025
Housing Starts 46440.00 28965.00 units Dec 2025
New Home Sales 16240.00 15726.00 Units Sep 2025
Price to Rent Ratio 115.40 115.91 Sep 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
46440.00 28965.00 56052.00 9426.00 2000 - 2025 units Monthly
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