Can a foreigner buy property in Paris?

Currently, there are no restrictions for foreigners buying property in France. However, if you decided, for example, to buy apartment in Paris directly from the owner, you may face encumbrances, difficulties in proper registration and an inflated cost (sometimes the price is twice the price that can be offered to a French citizen).

How long does it take to buy a property in Paris?

From the moment the pre-contract has been signed, it takes on average 2,5 months for the whole purchasing property in Paris process to be completed.

Are there property taxes in France?

Property tax in France is an annual tax, and the tax service calculates it separately for a specific owner. There is no single tax value as a percentage. For example, owners of a 2-room apartment on the French Riviera pay property tax on average about 1200 euros per year.

How to get French citizenship?

One ot methods to become a French citizen is through naturalization. You need to obtain a residence permit in France , live here for five consecutive years (the term can be up to 10 years — at the discretion of local authorities), sign the Reception and Integration Contract (CAI), submit your application, complete any requested interviews and additional paperwork.

Do you have to pay taxes in France?

If you are a resident of France (live here for more than 6 months a year) or earn income/rent your house in Paris , you will need to pay taxes.

Is it easy to get French citizenship?

You can apply for French citizenship if either of your parents are French citizen, if you were born in France or have lived there for long enough to fulfil the residency requirements. Alternatively, you may be eligible for citizenship through your marriage to a French citizen, or through some other exceptional circumstance.

Can you have dual citizenship in France?

French nationality law allows dual citizenship of France to be acquired by birth if a child is born to a French parent, filiation and naturalization. Many people who live in France have dual citizenship.

Paris Real Estate for Sale, Buy Property from 260,000 €

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Luxury apartments with a parking in the heart of Saint-Cloud, a suburb of Paris, France for From 392,000 €

1 week ago

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Luxury apartments with a parking in the heart of Saint-Cloud, a suburb of Paris, France

Saint-Cloud, Ile-de-France, France

From 392,000 €

Total 18 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2029.II

1 bedroom from 392,000 €

2 bedrooms from 623,000 €

3 bedrooms from 869,000 €

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Apartments in Paris's VIII Arrondissement near Parc Monceau, France

Avenue des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement of Paris (Élysée), Paris, Ile-de-France, France

From 1,920,000 €

Total 9 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2026.IV

3 bedrooms from 1,920,000 €

1 week ago

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New residential complex with parking near the Parc Barbusse in Issy-les-Moulineaux, a suburb of Paris, France

Issy-les-Moulineaux, Ile-de-France, France

From 323,000 €

Total 35 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2027.IV

Studios from 323,000 €

1 bedroom from 392,000 €

2 bedrooms from 560,000 €

3 bedrooms from 733,000 €

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First class apartments in a renovated building with a parking, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France

Boulogne-Billancourt, Ile-de-France, France

From 748,000 €

Total 9 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2026.IV

2 bedrooms from 748,000 €

3 bedrooms from 1,445,000 €

Exclusive apartments in a historic complex, 14th arrondissement of Paris, Ile-de-France, France for From 395,000 €

1 month ago

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Exclusive apartments in a historic complex, 14th arrondissement of Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Monparnasse, Paris 14ème, 14th arrondissement of Paris (Observatoire), Paris, Ile-de-France, France

From 395,000 €

Total 173 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2029.I

Studios from 395,000 €

1 bedroom from 820,000 €

2 bedrooms from 1,046,000 €

3 bedrooms from 1,380,000 €

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Exclusive residential complex with garden and parking in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Ile-de-France, France

Neuilly-sur-Seine, Ile-de-France, France

From 530,000 €

Total 70 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2028.II

Studios from 530,000 €

1 bedroom from 680,000 €

2 bedrooms from 965,000 €

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2 months ago

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New residential complex near a school, a shopping center and a metro station, 13th arrondissement of Paris, France

13th arrondissement of Paris (Gobelins), Paris, Ile-de-France, France

From 479,000 €

Total 13 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2027.III

1 bedroom from 479,000 €

New apartments near the metro and a park in the Batignolles (17th arrondissement), Paris, France for From 362,000 €

3 weeks ago

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New apartments near the metro and a park in the Batignolles (17th arrondissement), Paris, France

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

From 362,000 €

Total 16 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2028.IV

Studios from 362,000 €

1 bedroom from 454,000 €

2 bedrooms from 826,000 €

3 bedrooms from 1,060,000 €

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Modern residential complex with a parking in Issy-les-Moulineaux, suburb of Paris, France

Issy-les-Moulineaux, Ile-de-France, France

From 325,000 €

Total 12 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2027.III

Studios from 325,000 €

2 bedrooms from 629,000 €

4 bedrooms from 1,350,000 €

Prestigious apartments steps from the Eiffel Tower in XV arrondissement of Paris, France for From 750,000 €

3 weeks ago

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Prestigious apartments steps from the Eiffel Tower in XV arrondissement of Paris, France

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

From 750,000 €

Total 13 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2029.II

1 bedroom from 750,000 €

2 bedrooms from 1,140,000 €

Prestigious apartments near the Luxembourg Gardens in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, XIV arrondissement, Paris, France for From 470,000 €

3 weeks ago

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Prestigious apartments near the Luxembourg Gardens in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, XIV arrondissement, Paris, France

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

From 470,000 €

Total 82 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2028.IV

Studios from 470,000 €

1 bedroom from 470,000 €

2 bedrooms from 950,000 €

3 bedrooms from 1,345,000 €

4 bedrooms from 1,425,000 €

1 month ago

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New residential complex on the main street of the ХVI arrondissement of Paris, France

Avenue Foch, 16th arrondissement of Paris (Passy), Paris, Ile-de-France, France

From 740,000 €

Total 31 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2028.IV

1 bedroom from 740,000 €

2 bedrooms from 1,365,000 €

3 bedrooms from 1,295,000 €

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New residential complex near the Seine promenade in Suresnes, suburb of Paris, France

Suresnes, Ile-de-France, France

From 275,000 €

Total 17 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2027.III

Studios from 275,000 €

2 bedrooms from 468,000 €

3 bedrooms from 810,000 €

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Modern residential complex with a parking in the suburbs of Paris, Suresnes, France

Suresnes, Ile-de-France, France

From 362,000 €

Total 14 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2027.IV

1 bedroom from 362,000 €

2 bedrooms from 598,000 €

3 bedrooms from 840,000 €

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Apartments in a new eco-project just 300 meters from the Seine promenade, ХIII arrondissement of Paris, France

13th arrondissement of Paris (Gobelins), Paris, Ile-de-France, France

From 629,000 €

Total 305 units available from the developer

Built in 2025

1 bedroom from 629,000 €

2 bedrooms from 777,000 €

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Exquisite apartment with views of the Seine in a complex with a garden and parking, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France

Boulogne-Billancourt, Ile-de-France, France

From 333,000 €

Total 162 units available from the developer

Completion in: 2029.II

Studios from 333,000 €

1 bedroom from 623,000 €

2 bedrooms from 828,000 €

3 bedrooms from 1,054,000 €

New two-bedroom apartment in Boulogne-Billancourt, Ile-de-France, France

Boulogne-Billancourt, Ile-de-France, France

937,000 €

Total area 75 m² · 2 bedrooms · 1 bathroom

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New residential complex in the center of Garches, Ile-de-France, France

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

From 569,000 €

Total 54 units available from the developer

Built in 2023

2 bedrooms from 569,000 €

3 bedrooms from 810,000 €

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New exclusive residential complex in Le Plessis-Robinson, Ile-de-France, France

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

From 364,000 €

Total 108 units available from the developer

Built in 2024

1 bedroom from 364,000 €

2 bedrooms from 473,000 €

3 bedrooms from 545,000 €

4 bedrooms from 669,000 €

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New cozy residential complex in Brie-sur-Marne, Ile-de-France, France

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

From 323,000 €

Total 8 units available from the developer

Built in 2025

1 bedroom from 323,000 €

3 bedrooms from 598,000 €

4 bedrooms from 858,000 €

New one-bedroom apartment in the XV arrondissement of Paris, Ile-de-France, France

15th arrondissement of Paris (Vaugirard), Paris, Ile-de-France, France

656,000 €

Total area 48 m² · 1 bedroom · 1 bathroom

New one-bedroom apartment in the XII arrondissement of Paris, Ile-de-France, France

12th arrondissement of Paris (Reuilly), Paris, Ile-de-France, France

484,000 €

Total area 37 m² · 1 bedroom · 1 bathroom

New apartment in a first-class complex, ХV district of Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

656,000 €

Total area 48 m²

New two-bedroom apartment in the ХII district of Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

752,000 €

Total area 61 m² · 2 bedrooms · 1 bathroom

2 months ago

Exclusive apartment with a unique view of the Eiffel Tower, 7th arrondissement of Paris, France

Quai d'Orsay, 7th arrondissement of Paris (Palais-Bourbon), Paris, Ile-de-France, France

4,150,000 €

2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

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