Registration number: what changed for every host on 20 May 2026
The Le Meur law made registration mandatory across France, main residences included. How to get the number, where to show it, what you risk without it.
Before, only some towns required it
Until 2026 the 13-digit registration number existed only in towns that had voted the procedure: Paris, Nice, Lyon, Bordeaux and a few hundred others. Elsewhere a plain town-hall declaration (Cerfa 14004) was enough, and a main residence was exempt.
Law 2024-1039 of 19 November 2024, known as the Le Meur law, generalised the scheme. Since 20 May 2026, every furnished tourist rental, whatever the town and even if it is your main residence, must be declared with registration by the host in person.
How to get the number
The declaration is made on the national teleservice set up by the State, which forwards it to the town. You give the address, the type of dwelling, whether it is your main residence, and attach proof of residence for a main residence and, in a tense zone, the DPE. The number is issued immediately.
If your town had already issued you a number, it remains valid: the town hall finds it in the teleservice. Just check it appears on every listing.
In practice I have seen several hosts in Nice discover they had never declared anything because the platform had « accepted » the listing without a number. Since 2026 platforms must remove those listings: do not rely on their silence.
Show it on every listing
The number must appear on every listing: Airbnb (« regulation » field), Booking (extranet, compliance section), Vrbo, your own site. Platforms pass it to the town, which matches listings against its register.
A false number or one belonging to another dwelling is treated as a missing number, with a heavier fine for an inaccurate declaration.
What you risk
Letting without registration: civil fine up to €10,000. Inaccurate declaration or another dwelling's number: up to €20,000. Number missing from the listing: up to €5,000 per listing, and removal by the platform. Towns that inspect (Paris, Nice, Lyon, Bordeaux, Annecy) start by cross-checking listings.
The checker tells you in two minutes whether this point is settled for your property and what remains to do next.
In short
Is my main residence concerned?
Yes, since 20 May 2026, everywhere in France.
Is my old town-issued number still valid?
Yes. It is carried over into the national teleservice; make sure it appears on every listing.
And for your property?
Ten questions, two minutes: what is done, what remains, deadlines and what you risk. Free, no account.
Check my rentalGeneral information at the date of publication; texts and local decisions change. Not legal or tax advice.