Owners · Regulations

Renting your villa in Cannes

What you collect, what you must declare, and how long you may let in Cannes. Official schedule, dated and sourced.

The tourist tax schedule

In force since 1 January 2025. Amounts per person, per night.

Property rating	Base rate	Total to collect
1-star tourist accommodation	€0.80	€1.07
2-star tourist accommodation	€0.90	€1.21
3-star tourist accommodation	€1.40	€1.88
4-star tourist accommodation	€2.20	€2.95
5-star tourist accommodation	€3.00	€4.02
Palace	€4.00	€5.36

A regional surcharge of 34% of the base rate set by the commune or its inter-municipal authority is added, allocated to the Société de la Ligne Nouvelle Provence Côte d’Azur, the public body funding the new Provence-Côte d’Azur rail line (article L. 4332-4 of the French General Local Authorities Code, in force since 1 January 2023).

Unrated accommodation, or awaiting rating, is charged at 5% of the nightly price per person, capped at €4.00. This regime applies until the rating is obtained. In total, unrated accommodation is charged at most €5.36 per person per night.

Source: DGFiP - application DELTA, millesime 2025 - data.gouv.fr/datasets/tarifs-taxe-de-sejour-delta-a-partir-de-2024 - Licence Ouverte 2.0

Your two obligations

Registration number: Cannes requires declaration with registration at the town hall. The thirteen-character number issued appears on every listing.
Cap on a primary residence: For your primary residence, letting is limited to 120 nights per calendar year. A second home has no annual cap. In both cases, the same guest may not stay more than 90 consecutive days.

National rules checked on service-public.gouv.fr, guidance updated on 21 May 2026. The town hall remains the authority, and we check with it before every letting. Primary residence (F33175) · Second home (F2043)

The town’s other rules

Tourist tax is only one of the local rules that affect an owner. Here are the others specific to this town, with the official source and its date.

no surcharge
Cannes applies no increase to the municipal share of the second-home council tax, where Nice and Antibes both vote one. The 2026 DGFiP record shows no rate for the town.
Source DGFiP (French tax authority), local direct tax decisions by commune, 2026, in French, updated 24 July 2026
27.12% (municipal share, 2026 rate)
The municipal property tax rate voted for 2026 stands at 27.12% for the municipal share alone. The municipal rate sits in the upper half of the towns we cover, although the city votes no second-home surcharge.
Source DGFiP (French tax authority), local direct tax rates voted by communes in 2026, in French, updated 31 July 2026

This information reflects the decisions published on the date shown. Only the town hall can confirm the rules applying on the day of your project.

We handle it

In Cannes 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 villa

Our concierge in Cannes

Go further

Frequently asked questions

How much tourist tax must I collect in Cannes?

In Cannes, unrated accommodation is charged at 5% of the nightly price per person, capped at €4.00 for the base rate. A regional surcharge of 34% of the base rate is added. In total, the tax collected is at most €5.36 per person per night. Rated accommodation is charged a fixed rate according to its star rating.

Is a registration number required in Cannes?

Yes. Cannes requires declaration with registration at the town hall, and the thirteen-character number issued appears on all your listings.

How many nights may I let my primary residence?

At most 120 nights per calendar year for a primary residence. A second home has no annual cap, but the same guest may not stay more than 90 consecutive days.

Information 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.