Owners · Regulations
Renting your villa on the French Riviera
The rules, commune by commune, for tourist tax, registration and the night cap. Official DGFiP schedules.
What applies everywhere
The tourist tax
You collect it from the guest, per person and per night, then remit it to the commune. The amount depends on the rating of the property.
The registration number
5 of the 15 communes we serve require a prior declaration at the town hall. The number must appear on every listing.
The nights cap
If the villa is your main residence, letting is capped at 120 nights per calendar year. A second home has no cap.
What changes from one commune to the next
Each commune votes its own scale. For a 3-star property it ranges from €1.40 to €1.70 per person per night. 3 communes add a departmental tax of 10 % on top of the communal share.
| Commune | 3 stars | 5 stars | Palace | Unrated | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibes | €1.70 | €3.50 | €4.80 | 5 % | Yes |
| Beaulieu-sur-Mer | €1.70 | €3.50 | €4.80 | 5 % | No |
| Cannes | €1.40 | €3.00 | €4.00 | 5 % | Yes |
| Èze | €1.70 | €3.50 | €4.80 | 5 % | No |
| Grimaud | €1.50 | €3.00 | €4.20 | 5 % | No |
| Mandelieu-la-Napoule | €1.60 | €3.30 | €4.60 | 5 % | No |
| Menton | €1.70 | €3.50 | €4.80 | 5 % | Yes |
| Nice | €1.70 | €3.50 | €4.80 | 5 % | Yes |
| Ramatuelle | €1.50 | €3.10 | €4.30 | 5 % | No |
| Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat | €1.70 | €3.50 | €4.80 | 5 % | No |
| Saint-Paul-de-Vence | €1.70 | €3.50 | €4.80 | 5 % | No |
| Saint-Tropez | €1.70 | €3.50 | €4.80 | 5 % | Yes |
| Théoule-sur-Mer | €1.50 | €3.00 | €4.00 | 5 % | No |
| Valbonne | €1.57 | €3.04 | €4.19 | 4 % | No |
| Villefranche-sur-Mer | €1.70 | €3.50 | €4.80 | 5 % | No |
An unrated property, or one awaiting its rating, pays a percentage of the nightly price per person, capped at its commune’s palace rate.
We handle it
In {commune} as everywhere else, collecting and remitting the tourist tax, the registration number, the host register and counting the nights are our work, not yours.
Entrust my villaInformation provided for guidance, compiled from schedules published by the French tax authority (DGFiP). Municipal decisions change, so check with the town hall before making any declaration. Liberty House Real Estate cannot be held liable for a decision taken on this basis alone.