Cities with Highest Rental Yield in France 2026
Cities ranked by gross rental yield (annual rent ÷ property price × 100). Higher yields mean better cash-flow investment.
| # | City | Rental yield | Sale median | Rent median | Samples | Income (hh) | Other metrics |
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| 1 | Saint-Quentin | 8.2% | €62,987 | €430/mo | 129 / 175 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 2 | Beauvais | 7.0% | €115,722 | €679/mo | 102 / 38 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 3 | Belfort | 6.9% | €95,214 | €547/mo | 238 / 149 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 4 | Saint-Étienne | 6.8% | €86,425 | €489/mo | 957 / 926 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 5 | Mulhouse | 6.5% | €124,511 | €679/mo | 455 / 207 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 6 | Fort-de-France | 6.5% | €279,785 | €1,515/mo | 188 / 33 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 7 | Troyes | 6.3% | €98,144 | €518/mo | 585 / 480 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 8 | Évry | 6.2% | €159,667 | €826/mo | 309 / 45 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 9 | Aubervilliers | 6.0% | €221,191 | €1,104/mo | 369 / 41 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 10 | Épinay-sur-Seine | 6.0% | €194,823 | €973/mo | 177 / 7 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 11 | Drancy | 5.9% | €191,894 | €944/mo | 206 / 14 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 12 | Limoges | 5.8% | €98,144 | €475/mo | 633 / 618 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 13 | Aulnay-sous-Bois | 5.7% | €186,035 | €885/mo | 120 / 18 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 14 | Champigny-sur-Marne | 5.6% | €232,910 | €1,090/mo | 314 / 48 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 15 | Perpignan | 5.6% | €127,441 | €592/mo | 1,484 / 253 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 16 | Colombes | 5.5% | €279,785 | €1,295/mo | 400 / 71 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 17 | Meaux | 5.5% | €180,175 | €826/mo | 286 / 48 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 18 | Grenoble | 5.5% | €139,160 | €635/mo | 1,267 / 545 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 19 | Argenteuil | 5.5% | €197,753 | €899/mo | 276 / 43 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 20 | Bourges | 5.4% | €121,581 | €547/mo | 257 / 136 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 21 | Bondy | 5.4% | €197,753 | €885/mo | 136 / 10 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 22 | Brive-la-Gaillarde | 5.3% | €130,370 | €577/mo | 156 / 136 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 23 | Le Blanc-Mesnil | 5.2% | €227,050 | €987/mo | 212 / 30 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 24 | Saint-Denis | 5.2% | €174,316 | €752/mo | 388 / 119 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 25 | Avignon | 5.1% | €145,019 | €621/mo | 748 / 207 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 26 | Paris | 5.0% | €546,386 | €2,291/mo | 8,814 / 1,491 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 27 | Valence | 5.0% | €153,807 | €635/mo | 290 / 169 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 28 | Roubaix | 4.9% | €130,370 | €533/mo | 127 / 83 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 29 | Arras | 4.9% | €171,386 | €694/mo | 93 / 90 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 30 | Montauban | 4.8% | €139,160 | €562/mo | 216 / 112 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 31 | Le Mans | 4.8% | €130,370 | €518/mo | 389 / 276 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 32 | Niort | 4.8% | €127,441 | €504/mo | 99 / 80 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 33 | Vitry-sur-Seine | 4.7% | €247,557 | €973/mo | 271 / 72 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 34 | Le Havre | 4.7% | €136,230 | €533/mo | 667 / 275 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 35 | Rouen | 4.7% | €147,948 | €577/mo | 1,038 / 720 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 36 | Besançon | 4.6% | €153,807 | €592/mo | 433 / 309 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 37 | Poitiers | 4.6% | €127,441 | €489/mo | 372 / 567 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 38 | Noisy-le-Grand | 4.6% | €238,769 | €914/mo | 383 / 58 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 39 | Nancy | 4.6% | €147,948 | €562/mo | 585 / 770 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 40 | Créteil | 4.5% | €250,487 | €944/mo | 427 / 58 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 41 | Pau | 4.5% | €153,807 | €577/mo | 621 / 317 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 42 | Amiens | 4.5% | €139,160 | €518/mo | 414 / 469 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 43 | Marseille | 4.5% | €229,980 | €855/mo | 3,821 / 634 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 44 | Tourcoing | 4.5% | €159,667 | €592/mo | 187 / 72 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 45 | Toulon | 4.4% | €180,175 | €664/mo | 1,375 / 209 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 46 | Reims | 4.4% | €165,526 | €606/mo | 710 / 607 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 47 | Clermont-Ferrand | 4.4% | €153,807 | €562/mo | 868 / 1,049 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 48 | Narbonne | 4.4% | €162,597 | €592/mo | 508 / 112 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 49 | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 4.3% | €335,448 | €1,207/mo | 512 / 47 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 50 | Metz | 4.3% | €188,964 | €679/mo | 570 / 291 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 51 | Dijon | 4.3% | €165,526 | €592/mo | 1,392 / 615 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 52 | Cholet | 4.3% | €133,300 | €475/mo | 162 / 105 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 53 | Villejuif | 4.3% | €282,714 | €1,002/mo | 270 / 56 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 54 | Sarcelles | 4.2% | €168,456 | €592/mo | 102 / 9 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 55 | Orléans | 4.2% | €159,667 | €562/mo | 856 / 533 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 56 | Strasbourg | 4.2% | €235,839 | €826/mo | 1,125 / 456 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 57 | Albi | 4.2% | €147,948 | €518/mo | 225 / 278 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 58 | Asnières-sur-Seine | 4.2% | €370,605 | €1,295/mo | 645 / 83 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 59 | Mérignac | 4.2% | €221,191 | €767/mo | 428 / 67 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 60 | Rueil-Malmaison | 4.2% | €402,831 | €1,398/mo | 417 / 81 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 61 | Nîmes | 4.2% | €162,597 | €562/mo | 1,095 / 398 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 62 | Cergy | 4.2% | €200,682 | €694/mo | 352 / 82 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 63 | Toulouse | 4.1% | €209,472 | €723/mo | 4,856 / 1,547 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 64 | Nanterre | 4.1% | €347,167 | €1,192/mo | 342 / 80 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 65 | Saint-Paul | 4.1% | €341,307 | €1,163/mo | 138 / 38 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 66 | Tours | 4.1% | €174,316 | €592/mo | 1,013 / 819 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 67 | Lorient | 4.1% | €191,894 | €650/mo | 275 / 34 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 68 | Montreuil | 4.1% | €317,870 | €1,075/mo | 402 / 16 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 69 | Antony | 4.0% | €350,097 | €1,178/mo | 395 / 68 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 70 | Dunkerque | 4.0% | €206,542 | €694/mo | 119 / 58 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 71 | La Seyne-sur-Mer | 4.0% | €194,823 | €650/mo | 524 / 26 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 72 | Lille | 4.0% | €209,472 | €694/mo | 933 / 741 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 73 | Nantes | 4.0% | €209,472 | €694/mo | 3,244 / 1,291 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 74 | Saint-Nazaire | 4.0% | €200,682 | €664/mo | 472 / 88 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 75 | Caen | 3.9% | €188,964 | €621/mo | 450 / 295 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 76 | Clichy | 3.9% | €399,901 | €1,295/mo | 254 / 58 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 77 | Calais | 3.9% | €147,948 | €475/mo | 62 / 53 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 78 | Ivry-sur-Seine | 3.8% | €276,855 | €885/mo | 249 / 31 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 79 | Bordeaux | 3.8% | €259,276 | €826/mo | 2,846 / 755 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 80 | Courbevoie | 3.8% | €426,269 | €1,354/mo | 581 / 140 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 81 | Angers | 3.8% | €206,542 | €650/mo | 872 / 625 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 82 | Villeurbanne | 3.8% | €235,839 | €738/mo | 756 / 269 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 83 | Brest | 3.7% | €171,386 | €533/mo | 530 / 276 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 84 | Montpellier | 3.7% | €209,472 | €650/mo | 3,447 / 839 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 85 | Chambéry | 3.7% | €238,769 | €738/mo | 294 / 67 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 86 | Nice | 3.7% | €325,683 | €1,002/mo | 317,697 / 400 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 87 | Hyères | 3.7% | €265,136 | €811/mo | 496 / 31 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 88 | Vannes | 3.6% | €238,769 | €723/mo | 431 / 44 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 89 | Levallois-Perret | 3.6% | €537,597 | €1,602/mo | 395 / 47 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 90 | Boulogne-Billancourt | 3.6% | €490,722 | €1,456/mo | 627 / 136 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 91 | Vénissieux | 3.5% | €180,175 | €533/mo | 208 / 33 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 92 | Lyon | 3.5% | €314,941 | €929/mo | 2,947 / 929 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 93 | Fréjus | 3.4% | €247,557 | €694/mo | 1,084 / 44 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 94 | Issy-les-Moulineaux | 3.4% | €484,862 | €1,354/mo | 466 / 55 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 95 | Versailles | 3.3% | €499,511 | €1,368/mo | 833 / 167 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 96 | Saint-Malo | 3.3% | €282,714 | €767/mo | 452 / 21 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 97 | Rennes | 3.2% | €221,191 | €592/mo | 1,867 / 695 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 98 | Pessac | 3.2% | €229,980 | €606/mo | 204 / 78 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 99 | Bayonne/Bayona/Baiona | 3.1% | €268,066 | €694/mo | 406 / 11 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 100 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | 3.0% | €499,511 | €1,265/mo | 541 / 94 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
Methodology
Data combines asking prices from Spanish real-estate portals (Fotocasa, Pisos.com, Idealista etc.), official government transactions (MIVAU), INE price index (IPV), INE Padrón demographics, and INE Atlas income statistics. Ranks cover cities with ≥30 active apartment listings. Rankings refreshed daily.