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French Mediterranean town cuts tax for 20,000 second-home owners
‘Second-home owners represent purchasing power for our shopkeepers’
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Interactive map: Number of second homes in each French department
They account for more than a third of residences in some areas
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Pornic in Brittany prepares to set limits on second-home usage
Plans to require new homes in designated areas to be main residences, using powers under the 2024 Le Meur law
Junk mail at French second-home
I get a lot of junk mail at my second home. Is there anything I can do?
You should put a label on your mailbox with the wording “Stop Pub” (stop commercial leaflets).
This is promoted by the Environment Ministry and widely recognised as A label can be printed off here – ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr/stop-pub – and it also includes wording to say you do still want any free information from your local council.
This edited Q&A is taken from our Owing a Second Home in France helpguide. Order at the helpguide section of connexionfrance.com
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