US EditionWhy Did These Cornouaille Municipalities Choose to Overtax Secondary Residences?
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In the face of budget cuts and housing difficulties, some 20 municipalities in the country of Quimper chose to overtax secondary residences, starting in 2023. A measure taken by the elected representatives that allows local projects to be financed.
In Brittany, the rise in the housing tax on secondary residences is a cause for debate and concern. Many municipalities want to limit unoccupied housing and strengthen their budgets, but this measure directly impacts the owners and questions the balance between local taxation and tourist attraction.
Since 2023, municipalities located in areas of real-estate tension can apply a surcharge on the housing tax of secondary residences, ranging from 5% to 60%. In 2025, this provision was generalised, because of the 3,690 eligible communes, 1,628 of which apply, 40% of which at the maximum rate. For the owners concerned, the bill is salted. In Roquebrune-sur-Argens, Sabine R. discovers a tax at 1,230 €, an increase of more than 60%. For this pensio…
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