French notary fees by département in 2026: the rate and the cost, for all 101

All 101 départements as of 1 June 2026

How to read the table

The “rate voted” column shows the départemental rate from the DGFiP table. The “overall rate” adds the municipal surcharge of 1.20 % and the State collection fee, equal to 2.37 % of the départemental tax: it is the percentage actually charged on the price. The fees on €250,000 add this tax, the notary’s emoluments, the flat formalities fee, the land registry contribution and €500 of estimated disbursements. The last column shows the effect of the first-time buyer exemption in 5% départements.

The five overseas départements have their own emolument scale and different VAT, which is why their fees differ from mainland ones at the same rate. The overseas guide covers them. Three départements have voted special schemes, flagged in the calculator: Savoie, Calvados and Hautes-Pyrénées.

What the table does not show

It ignores exemptions reserved for certain buyers, such as social housing bodies or semi-public companies, which each département chooses to apply or not. It does not single out the two overseas municipalities that cut their surcharge, Lamentin and Tsingoni. And it assumes a resale purchase: on a new build the reduced tax is the same everywhere, and the département changes nothing.