Property tax in Colombes in 2026: paying more in the Hauts-de-Seine

1. The 2026 municipal rate in Colombes: 28,16 %

The share of property tax voted by the town of Colombes stands at 28,16 % on built property. That rate was not raised for 2026: the outgoing council, led by Patrick Chaimovitch (union of the left), had made the stability of the municipal rate a commitment, put forward on the town website.

Take care not to confuse the figures. The municipal rate (28,16 %) is the only share the municipality votes and controls. The overall rate applied to your property is higher: it adds together the municipal share, the contributions linked to the inter-municipal authority and to the Métropole du Grand Paris, and the special equipment taxes of the Île-de-France region. Comparing the municipal rate of one town with the overall rate of another therefore makes no sense.

2. The Hauts-de-Seine paradox: taxing more in a wealthy department

The wealth of the Hauts-de-Seine is heavily concentrated. The municipalities that host the office towers of La Défense (Courbevoie, Puteaux, Nanterre) and the most sought-after residential towns benefit from economic revenue that eases the pressure on households. Colombes, a more mixed and more working-class municipality, has narrower margins: its municipal property tax rate comes out above the average of the Hauts-de-Seine.

The contrast is clear when you look at property prices. Colombes is more affordable than its immediate neighbours, even though its property tax rate is higher:

For an owner, the equation is paradoxical: buying in Colombes costs less per square metre than in the neighbouring municipalities, but the annual cost of ownership, property tax included, is proportionally heavier there. That is a point to build into any rental yield calculation.

3. Frozen rate, rising notice: the role of the bases and of Greater Paris

The first driver is national. Property tax is the product of a rate and a base: in Colombes, only the base moves. The cadastral rental values are revalued every year by the state, in line with inflation: +7,1 % in 2023, +3,9 % in 2024, +1,7 % in 2025 and +0,8 % in 2026, that is around +14 % cumulated since 2022. With the municipal rate unchanged, the bill follows that progression.

The second driver is regional. Owners in the Greater Paris area carry special equipment taxes that fund public bodies (development, transport, the Société du Grand Paris). Those contributions, separate from the municipal rate, have risen appreciably in recent years, which pushes the notice up without the town of Colombes having voted anything at all. The outgoing council also pointed out that the increase felt by residents came for the most part from decisions taken at other tiers.

4. Simulator: what the bases have added since 2022

5. How much do you pay in Colombes according to your profile?

The amounts below are orders of magnitude for the municipal share alone, given for guidance. The exact amount appears on your notice and depends on the rental value specific to your home (size, comfort, address), not on the market price per m².

To those amounts the notice adds the special equipment taxes and the shares linked to Greater Paris, which push the total beyond the municipal share alone.

6. The change of majority in March 2026: which path ahead for property tax?

The swing is clear. Joakim Giacomoni, heading the Les Républicains list, won in the first round with 54,48 % of the votes cast, against 45,52 % for the union of the left list of Patrick Chaimovitch. The new majority holds 41 of the 53 seats on the municipal council.

For owners, the central question is the path of the municipal rate. The new council only has a hand on the Colombes share (28,16 %): it can act neither on the national revaluation of the bases, nor on the special equipment taxes linked to Greater Paris, which will keep applying. The first budget of the term, and the vote on the rates that goes with it (before 15 April), will say whether the new team holds, lowers or raises the municipal share.

7. What impact on the value of your property?

Colombes keeps a real value argument: a few minutes from La Défense and from Paris, it remains more affordable than Bois-Colombes, La Garenne-Colombes or Courbevoie. That price gap draws first-time buyers and families who find larger homes for the same budget. The transport links (tram, Transilien suburban rail, coming line extensions) support demand.

Property tax, higher than elsewhere in the department, is a point to know for an investor working on net yield, but it does not make the price of a property. Value depends first of all on the location within the town, the size, the condition and the DPE, the French energy performance rating. To place your property in the Colombes market and know its value, a valuation calibrated on the real transactions of your neighbourhood remains the best starting point.