Property tax in Dijon in 2026: a frozen municipal rate, but a rising bill

1. What the city council voted for 2026

The 2026 budget is the first voted by the majority led by Nathalie Koenders, who became in November 2024 the first woman mayor of Dijon after the departure of François Rebsamen for the government, then was confirmed at the municipal elections of March 2026. Her budget line is explicit: reduce the municipal debt without pulling the lever of the municipal property tax.

2. Ten years of a municipal freeze: the line of the town council

The stability of the municipal rate is a recurring political argument in Dijon. It was carried by François Rebsamen throughout his terms, then taken up by Nathalie Koenders, who presents holding the municipal share as the counterpart of prudent management. The budget orientations for 2026 confirm that line: no rise in municipal taxation, priority given to cutting the debt of the town.

That said, 50,28 % is a high municipal rate in absolute terms. Since the reform of 2021, which transferred to the municipalities the former departmental share of the property tax, the municipal rates displayed have risen mechanically everywhere: they now include a share that previously went to the department. Comparing the 50,28 % of Dijon with rates from before 2021 therefore makes no sense. The right reading is the trend since then: in Dijon, it is flat on the municipal side.

3. The rise that does not say its name: the Dijon Métropole share

The property tax you pay is not voted by a single authority. The municipality sets its share, but the inter-municipal body, here Dijon Métropole, can set its own. By raising its rate from 0,612 % to 1,41 %, the metropolitan authority has more than doubled its contribution to the tax on built property. On a property whose municipal share comes close to 1 300 €, that metropolitan move translates into a few tens of euros more per year.

The mechanism is instructive for any owner: the freeze displayed by a town does not guarantee the stability of the total amount. A taxpayer who read only "municipal rate unchanged" could be surprised to see the property tax rise all the same. In Dijon in 2026, the increase comes from two combined sources, the metropolitan share and the revaluation of the bases, not from the municipal share.

4. How much do you pay depending on your profile?

The cadastral rental value depends on the floor area, the address, the standing and the condition of the home. The orders of magnitude below are indicative; your exact amount is shown on your notice. The "2026 rise" column reflects only the national revaluation of the bases (+0,8 %), the municipal rate being unchanged; the metropolitan share adds a few euros on top.

The lesson of this table is twofold: the freeze of the municipal rate makes the annual rise small and predictable on the town side, but the starting level stays high. An owner in Dijon pays, for a comparable property value, more than an owner in a municipality with a more moderate municipal rate. The point to watch for 2026 is not a shock, it is the discreet addition of the metropolitan share and of the revaluation of the bases.

5. Simulator: your 2026 property tax

6. The revaluation of the bases, the other driver of the rise

Property tax is calculated by multiplying a rate (voted locally) by a base (the cadastral rental value, set by the administration). The municipality controls only the rate. The base is revalued each 1 January by the state, according to the trend of the harmonised consumer price index recorded in November of the previous year.

The cumulative figure speaks for itself: between 2023 and 2026, an owner in Dijon saw the tax base climb by close to 14 % through the sole effect of the national revaluation, without a single cent of municipal rate increase being voted. The good news for 2026 is that the coefficient of +0,8 % is the lowest since 2021, inflation having clearly slowed.

7. Property tax and the value of your property in Dijon

Local taxation enters the calculation of the annual cost of owning a property. For a buyer hesitating between Dijon and a neighbouring municipality of the metropolitan area with a lower rate, the property tax gap is an argument, rarely a decisive one: it weighs a few hundred euros a year against a purchase price of several hundred thousand euros. The real drivers of value remain the neighbourhood (the historic centre and the Darcy area trade above the outskirts), the quality of the building and the energy performance.

Before any decision to sell or to buy, the starting point remains the real value of your property, calibrated on the transactions signed in your neighbourhood. You can estimate it free of charge below, from the market data of Dijon.