Property tax in Blois in 2026: one of the heaviest rates in the Loire valley

1. A municipal rate of 57,70 %, among the heaviest in the Loire valley

The property tax shown on your notice adds up several lines, but the bulk of it lies in the municipal share. In Blois, it reaches 57,70 %, a level that places the town at the top of the departmental and regional ranking.

The comparison speaks for itself : the Loir-et-Cher average sits at around 45 %, and many comparable mid-sized towns show clearly lower rates. It is that gap, more than the raw figure, that explains why property taxation has become a recurring political subject in Blois.

2. An own rate frozen for ten years, but a high level

Understanding that figure means breaking it down. The municipal rate of Blois itself, the one voted by the town council, is 33,30 %. It has been stable since the middle of the 2010s : the town has not raised it over the recent period, including in the run-up to the municipal elections.

In 2021, the abolition of the residence tax on main homes led to the transfer of the departmental share of property tax to the municipalities. The department rate, 24,40 %, was added to the municipal rate to form the current reference rate of 57,70 %. That operation was neutral : on its own, it did not raise your liability, it changed the display.

The local debate is therefore not about a recent increase, but about the level itself. The opposition points to comparisons with less heavily taxed towns and to tax revenue per resident above that of towns of similar size. The majority defends a reading based on the average tax cost per household and presents the tax as the funding of a level of services and investment.

3. How much you pay depending on your profile in Blois

These amounts apply to the municipal share alone, excluding the household waste collection tax. They show the effect of a high rate applied to moderate bases, in a town where the average price of an apartment stands at around 1 810 €/m² according to DVF data, a market clearly more affordable than the national average.

Four typical profiles in Blois

These orders of magnitude are indicative : only the cadastral rental value written on your notice allows an exact calculation. They assume a municipal share of 57,70 % applied to bases representative of each type of property.

4. Calculator : the extra cost of the Blois level against the department average

5. Why your notice climbs despite the frozen rate

This is the most common misunderstanding. A frozen rate does not mean a frozen liability. The property tax is the product of a rate, voted by the town, and a base, the cadastral rental value, revalued each year by the state.

That revaluation follows the harmonised index of consumer prices. Over recent years, it has been strong : +7,1 % in 2023, +3,9 % in 2024, +1,7 % in 2025, then +0,8 % in 2026 according to INSEE, the French national statistics institute. Applied to your base, it adds up year after year. In Blois, that rise in the base compounds an already high rate : the property tax revenue collected by the town rose by about 25 % between 2013 and 2023 according to the DGFiP, with no rise in the town's own municipal rate.

6. A debated level, a majority returned in March 2026

The tax debate shaped the campaign. The opposition made the level of the property tax one of its main arguments, comparing it with less heavily taxed towns and pointing to tax revenue per resident. The outgoing majority defended its record, stressing the stability of its own rate, the reduction of the debt and the funding of services and facilities.

On 22 March 2026, thanks to a merger of the left-wing and Green lists in the second round, Marc Gricourt won with 51,74 % of the vote. Re-elected for an unprecedented fourth term, he will steer the tax policy of the town over the period ahead.

7. What impact on the value of your property ?

Three effects are worth keeping in mind :

1. A real weight for investors. With a municipal rate of 57,70 %, the property tax eats into the net rental yield. For a landlord, that is a point to watch, even if the moderate purchase price, around 1 810 €/m² for an apartment, partly offsets that annual cost.

2. A secondary factor for a main home. For a buyer moving in, the property tax stays marginal next to the purchase price and the cost of the loan. An 85 m² apartment in Le Cabochon, at around 150 000 € at the average Blois price, carries a municipal share of around 1 480 € a year : real, but rarely decisive.

3. Appeal carried by the setting. Blois benefits from its château, its banks of the Loire, its UNESCO world heritage listing as part of the Loire valley and rail services towards Tours, Orléans and Paris. It is that setting, more than a level of property tax, that supports demand.