Property tax in Antibes in 2026: rate frozen, second-home surcharge at 50 %

1. What is the property tax rate in Antibes ?

The structure of the Antibes notice is simple, simpler than in many towns. The bulk lies in the municipal share, at 28,07 %, voted by the city council. The inter-municipal line, for its part, is at zero on built property : the urban community does not levy this tax.

Since 2021, this 28,07 % rate has included the former departmental share, transferred to towns to offset the removal of the residence tax on main homes. It is a change of presentation more than a tax rise, and it explains the visual jump between pre- and post-2021 rates.

One point is worth noting, because it goes against what is seen elsewhere : the household waste collection tax has fallen slightly in Antibes, from 8,80 % in 2021-2022 to 8,65 % in 2023 then 8,55 % since 2024. Set against Nice's 10,46 % or Cannes's 12,25 %, it is a relatively contained line.

2. How is your property tax calculated ?

You start from the cadastral rental value of your property, meant to represent a theoretical annual rent. A flat 50 % allowance is applied to it to obtain the tax base, then this base is multiplied by the sum of the voted rates.

This base is revalued each year at national level : +0,2 % in 2021, +3,4 % in 2022, +7,1 % in 2023, +3,9 % in 2024, +1,7 % in 2025 and +0,8 % for 2026. That is what pushes the Antibes notice up, independently of any municipal decision.

3. How much do you pay depending on your property ?

The amount depends on the rental value of your home, so on its size, address and condition. Here are indicative orders of magnitude on the municipal share alone, for profiles representative of the Antibes districts and their 2026 prices per square metre.

These estimates apply to the municipal share, excluding the household waste collection tax and excluding the second-home surcharge, which is the subject of the next section. They should be set against an Antibes market at 5 585 €/m² on average for a flat in 2026, over about 1 824 transactions a year, up 17 % over five years (DVF, Immover processing).

4. What has really risen since 2021 ?

Since the removal of the residence tax on main homes, two taxes still weigh on non-resident owners. First the property tax, owed by every owner. Then the residence tax on second homes, kept for these dwellings, which towns located in a high-demand area (zone tendue) can surcharge by 5 to 60 % by resolution.

Antibes has used this lever gradually, where the property tax rate stayed frozen.

This choice has a broad base. According to INSEE (2023 census), Antibes has 21 945 second homes and occasional dwellings, that is 33,5 % of its 65 414 homes, against 40 003 main residences (61,2 %). One home in three in Antibes is therefore subject to the surcharge.

5. Simulator : what the surcharge adds on a second home

6. Will Antibes go to 60 % like its neighbours ?

Placing Antibes among its neighbours sheds light on the trade-off. The department has both towns at the cap, intermediate towns, and towns that never introduced a surcharge.

The case of Cannes is worth highlighting, because it contradicts the idea that a tourist town mechanically surcharges its second homes : the town applies no surcharge, even though its municipal property tax rate (27,12 %) is close to that of Antibes. Two neighbouring towns, two opposite tax doctrines on the same subject.

On the calendar side, the rule is set by the general tax code and recalled by service-public.fr : a resolution introducing or changing the surcharge must be adopted before 1 October of a year to take effect the following year. A decision taken in autumn 2026 would therefore only show on your notice in autumn 2027.

The political context is one of continuity. Jean Leonetti, the outgoing mayor, was re-elected in the first round of the March 2026 municipal elections, with 66,64 % of votes cast for a turnout of 50,27 %. The tax trajectory of the last five years, a frozen property tax rate and a surcharge raised in steps, is therefore the most reasonable working assumption, without any decision being announced at this stage.

7. What impact on the value of your property ?

Three effects can be distinguished.

1. A point of attention for the second-home buyer. A buyer comparing Antibes with Cannes or Cagnes-sur-Mer now factors in a real surcharge gap : 50 % here, 20 % in Cagnes, none in Cannes. On a pied-a-terre occupied a few weeks a year, this is part of the equation, without ever outweighing the quality of the location.

2. A marginal factor for the main residence. For a household coming to live in Antibes year-round, the surcharge does not apply, and the property tax stays modest against the purchase price. A three-room 65 m² flat in the centre, around 337 000 € at the district's average price, bears a municipal share of about 1 050 € a year.

3. A value driven by coastal scarcity. Between Cap d'Antibes (8 312 €/m²), the Old Town (7 363 €/m²) and Juan-les-Pins (6 020 €/m²), the hierarchy of Antibes prices is first of all a geography of the sea. To situate the value of your property from the real transactions in your district, see our page property prices per m² in Antibes, or estimate it for free below.