Notary fees on a €200,000 purchase in France (2026), line by line
The price of the official example: a way to check every line of the calculation.
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€200,000 is the price service-public.fr and Notaires de France use to explain the emolument scale, which makes it the best case for checking a calculation. The notary’s proportional emoluments come to €1,995 excluding VAT, matching the official example to the cent, or €2,394 including VAT. In a 5% département, transfer tax adds €12,637, the land registry contribution €200, the flat formalities fee €408 incl. VAT and estimated disbursements €500. Total: €16,139, or 8.07 % of the price. On a new build the fees are €4,932; for a first-time buyer on a resale, €15,115. The sections below redo the calculation bracket by bracket, so you can compare it with your notary’s estimate. If the estimate differs, the gap almost always lies in the disbursements, which depend on the documents your file needs.
Estimated notary fees · Paris
€16,139
8.07 % of the price · Overall transfer tax rate 6.319 %
| Transfer tax · 5.00 %, rate raised to 5% (2025-2028 increase) | €12,637 |
| Notary emoluments (incl. VAT) | €2,394 |
| Formalities (incl. VAT) | €408 |
| Land registry contribution (CSI) · 0.10 % | €200 |
| Disbursements | €500 |
| Total | €16,139 |
First-time buyer: €1,024 less transfer tax.
The scale applied to €200,000
The four brackets give €252 on the first €6,500, €168 from €6,500 to €17,000, €458 from €17,000 to €60,000 and €1,119 on the remaining €140,000. The sum, €1,995 excl. VAT, is the figure on the official service-public.fr page; our automated tests check this example every time the engine changes.
The transfer tax, broken down
Of the €12,637 of transfer tax, €10,000 goes to the département, €2,400 to the municipality and €237 to the State as a collection fee. All three change with the département: at 4.50% the total falls to €11,613, in Indre to €10,180. The emoluments do not move by a single euro.
Fees on €200,000 by département and situation
| Département | Resale | First-time buyer | New build | Share of price (resale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris (5%) | €16,139 | €15,115 | €4,932 | 8.07 % |
| Alpes-Maritimes (4.50%) | €15,115 | €15,115 | €4,932 | 7.56 % |
| Indre (3.80%) | €13,682 | €13,682 | €4,932 | 6.84 % |
| Réunion (5%, overseas scale) | €16,650 | €15,627 | €5,443 | 8.33 % |
Other prices: €100,000 purchase · €150,000 purchase · €250,000 purchase · €300,000 purchase · €400,000 purchase · €500,000 purchase · €1,000,000 purchase.