In Annecy, the property tax rate is frozen in 2026 after the 14 % rise of 2024. But it still differs depending on your former municipality: from 32,31 % in Pringy to 35,44 % in Cran-Gevrier. Rates, history, profiles and a territorial simulator.
Illustration : Property tax in Annecy in 2026: a frozen and territorial rate.
In Annecy, the question is not whether your property tax rate moved in 2026, but rather where the amount you already pay comes from. The municipal rate has been frozen since the 14 % rise applied to the 2024 notices, but it remains different depending on your former municipality: Annecy, Annecy-le-Vieux, Cran-Gevrier, Meythet, Pringy and Seynod do not apply the same rate, eight years after their merger. Here is how to read your 2026 notice, profile by profile, and why your neighbour in the former municipality next door does not pay exactly what you do.
In 2026, the municipal property tax rate in Annecy does not rise: it has been frozen since the sharp increase applied to the 2024 notices. The only automatic change in your bill comes from the national revaluation of the cadastral tax bases, limited to +0,8 % this year according to INSEE, the French national statistics institute, the smallest rise in several years.
After the 14 % rise that marked the 2024 notices, the municipal administration led by François Astorg committed not to raise the municipal rate again until the end of the term. The 2025 rate was renewed unchanged, and the 2026 budget was built without any further increase in tax rates, against the backdrop of the campaign for the municipal elections of March 2026.
In practical terms, if your 2026 notice is higher than your 2025 one, the gap does not come from a decision by Annecy on the rate: it comes from the revaluation of the tax bases decided at national level. On a municipal share of 1 000 €, that represents about 8 € more over the year.
A frozen rate does not mean a fixed bill. The revaluation of the tax bases applies each year to every owner in France, whatever the municipality. It was +3,9 % in 2024 and +1,7 % in 2025, against +0,8 % in 2026: it is driven by inflation as measured by the harmonised index of consumer prices, not by the town hall.
The high level of your current property tax comes from a decision taken in 2024: the Annecy municipal council raised the municipal rate of the property tax on built properties from about 29,79 % to 34 %, a rise of 14,1 % applied to the autumn 2024 notices. That rise set the level you keep paying in 2026.
To understand your 2026 notice, you have to go back to the 2024 vote. The town of Annecy, which until then showed one of the lowest rates in its category of large cities, raised its municipal property tax share by more than 14 %. The majority justified the decision by the fall in state funding, the end of the residence tax on main homes and the rise in running costs.
The measure was strongly contested by owners and by the opposition. As orders of magnitude, the rise represented about 4 € more a month for a studio in Annecy, 8 € for a 4-room flat in Meythet and 16 € for a house in Pringy, according to the estimates reported by the local press at the time.
| Stage | Municipal built-property tax rate (Annecy reference) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 notice | ~ 29,79 % | - |
| 2024 vote, 2024 notice | ~ 34 % | +14,1 % |
| 2025 notice (rate renewed) | ~ 34 % | stable |
| 2026 notice (rate frozen) | ~ 34 % | stable (+0,8 % of tax bases) |
The exact rate for each year is published by the French public finances directorate. The values shown above are orders of magnitude for the Annecy territory; the detail by former municipality appears in the next section.
Annecy is a merged municipality, created in 2017 from the merger of Annecy, Annecy-le-Vieux, Cran-Gevrier, Meythet, Pringy and Seynod. Eight years later, the property tax rate remains territorial: each former municipality keeps its own rate, from 32,31 % in Pringy to 35,44 % in Cran-Gevrier. Two identical properties can therefore pay a different tax depending on their address.
This is the Annecy peculiarity that most often escapes owners. When municipalities merge, the harmonisation of tax rates can be spread over a long period, or even kept in place indefinitely. In Annecy, each of the six former municipalities keeps its own municipal rate, applied only to the matching territory. Your address therefore determines the rate that appears on your notice.
| Former municipality | Municipal built-property tax rate | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Cran-Gevrier | 35,44 % | the highest |
| Meythet | 34,34 % | - |
| Annecy | 34,24 % | - |
| Annecy-le-Vieux | 33,73 % | - |
| Seynod | 32,98 % | - |
| Pringy | 32,31 % | the lowest |
The gap between the highest rate (Cran-Gevrier) and the lowest (Pringy) reaches more than 3 points, close to 10 % of difference on the municipal share. For the same cadastral base, a property in Cran-Gevrier therefore carries an appreciably heavier property tax than an equivalent property in Pringy. It is a point worth knowing if you are comparing two properties to buy within Annecy.
This difference in rates does not show up in property listings and is almost never mentioned by sellers. At a comparable rental value, it can represent several tens of euros of annual difference between two neighbouring districts of Annecy. It is worth checking on the property tax notices before buying, in the same way as the amount of the service charges.
The property tax is calculated by multiplying the cadastral rental value of your property, reduced by an allowance of 50 %, by the rates voted (municipality, inter-municipal authority, household waste collection tax). In Annecy, only the municipal rate varies with the former municipality; the base itself depends on the floor area, the amenities and the location of your home.
The mechanism is the same everywhere in France: the taxable base is the cadastral rental value, an administrative estimate of the theoretical annual rent of the property. This value is reduced by a flat-rate allowance of 50 % for built property, then multiplied by the sum of the rates voted by the local authorities.
Each year, this base is revalued at national level according to the harmonised index of consumer prices for November of the previous year. For 2026, the coefficient is set at +0,8 % according to INSEE data, against +1,7 % in 2025 and +3,9 % in 2024. It is the only component of your tax that rises mechanically this year, since the Annecy municipal rate is frozen.
Your notice has several lines: the municipal share (the one Annecy acts on, and the one that is territorial), the inter-municipal share of the Grand Annecy authority, the household waste collection tax and management fees. The revaluation of the tax bases applies to the whole.
In Annecy, where the average property price is close to 5 250 €/m² in early 2026, the municipal share of the property tax runs, as an order of magnitude, from about 450 € for a studio to nearly 1 900 € for a house. The exact amount depends on the cadastral rental value of your property and on the former municipality it belongs to.
The benchmarks below are orders of magnitude, anchored on real profiles from the Annecy area and on the average price per m² of the city. They do not replace the amount shown on your notice, which depends on the rental value specific to each home.
| Profile | Municipal property tax share 2025 (order of magnitude) | Tax base effect 2026 (+0,8 %) |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 30 m², Old Town | ~ 450 € | ~ +4 € |
| 3-room flat 65 m², Annecy-le-Vieux | ~ 950 € | ~ +8 € |
| Flat 90 m², lakeside | ~ 1 500 € | ~ +12 € |
| House 130 m², Seynod | ~ 1 900 € | ~ +15 € |
These amounts concern the municipal share alone. The inter-municipal share of the Grand Annecy authority and the household waste collection tax are added to it on your notice. At a frozen rate, the difference from one year to the next in 2026 is limited to the revaluation of the tax bases, a few euros for most profiles.
Enter the municipal share of your 2025 property tax and your former municipality. The simulator estimates your 2026 municipal share (with the +0,8 % revaluation of the tax bases) and shows what the same base would give in the cheapest former municipality (Pringy) and the most expensive one (Cran-Gevrier) of Annecy.
Freezing the rate after the 2024 rise stabilises the annual cost of holding a property in Annecy, which is a reassuring signal for buyers. But the property tax remains a secondary factor in the value of a property: in Annecy, it is above all the scarcity of land, the closeness of the lake and energy performance that make the price.
Annecy remains one of the tightest markets in France outside the Paris region and the French Riviera, with an average price of around 5 250 €/m² in early 2026 and clearly higher peaks by the lake and in the Old Town. In that context, local taxation plays at the margin.
1. A stabilised holding cost. Freezing the municipal rate until the end of the term gives visibility to owners and buyers. After the 2024 rise, knowing that the municipal share will no longer rise mechanically is a reassuring argument, in particular for second homes, whose annual holding cost is a decision criterion.
2. The rate gap between former municipalities, a detail to factor in. For the same budget, a property in Pringy or Seynod carries a slightly lighter property tax than an equivalent property in Cran-Gevrier. The effect on resale value stays small, but the point is worth checking when working out the total cost of ownership.
3. The real drivers of value. In Annecy, the lake view, access to the pedestrian centre, energy performance and the scarcity of supply remain by far the first determinants of price. A difference of a few tens of euros in property tax does not weigh against those criteria. To place your property, an up-to-date valuation remains the best starting point.
No. The municipal property tax rate in Annecy is frozen in 2026, after the sharp rise applied to the 2024 notices. The municipal administration has committed not to raise the rate again until the end of the term. The only automatic change in your bill comes from the national revaluation of the cadastral tax bases, set at +0,8 % for 2026 according to INSEE, the French national statistics institute, that is about 8 euros more for a municipal share of 1 000 euros.
Because Annecy is a merged municipality, created in 2017 from the merger of Annecy, Annecy-le-Vieux, Cran-Gevrier, Meythet, Pringy and Seynod. Eight years later, the municipal rate remains territorial: each former municipality keeps its own rate, applied to its territory. It ranges from about 32,31 % in Pringy to 35,44 % in Cran-Gevrier. Two identical properties can therefore pay a different tax depending on their address.
The municipal rate of the property tax on built properties depends on the former municipality: about 34,24 % in Annecy, 33,73 % in Annecy-le-Vieux, 35,44 % in Cran-Gevrier, 34,34 % in Meythet, 32,31 % in Pringy and 32,98 % in Seynod. The average is around 34 %. To these municipal rates are added the inter-municipal share of the Grand Annecy authority and the household waste collection tax (taxe d'enlèvement des ordures ménagères).
The municipal council raised the municipal rate of the property tax on built properties from about 29,79 % to 34 % for the Annecy territory, a rise of about 14,1 % applied to the autumn 2024 notices. As orders of magnitude, that represented about 4 euros more a month for a studio, 8 euros for a 4-room flat in Meythet and 16 euros for a house in Pringy. That rise set the level you keep paying in 2026.
As an order of magnitude, the municipal share runs from about 450 euros for a studio to nearly 1 900 euros for a house, with an average property price of around 5 250 euros per square metre in early 2026. The exact amount depends on the cadastral rental value of your property and on the former municipality it belongs to. The inter-municipal share and the household waste collection tax are added to that amount on your notice.
The 2026 property tax notice is sent by the French public finances directorate between the end of August and the beginning of October 2026, by post and in your personal area at impots.gouv.fr. The payment deadline is generally set at 15 October for taxpayers paying monthly or 20 October for direct payment. No action is needed, the calculation is automatic.
Freezing the rate stabilises the annual cost of ownership, which is a reassuring signal for buyers after the 2024 rise. But the effect on prices remains secondary. In Annecy, a very tight market at around 5 250 euros per square metre, the value of a property depends first on the scarcity of land, the closeness of the lake, access to the pedestrian centre and energy performance, well before local taxation.
At a comparable rental value, a property in the former municipality of Pringy (32,31 %) carries a lighter municipal share than an equivalent property in Cran-Gevrier (35,44 %), a gap of close to 10 %. The effect remains secondary against the purchase price and the location, but it is worth checking on the property tax notices before buying, in the same way as the service charges.
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