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[phlip phlop]

A bit of advice for a potential simpleton please. A while ago we got a "taxes foncieres" bill, which we assumed was our pole tax, and so paid. Now we have a "taxe d'habitation" bill, which i now assume is the pole tax. Is the foncieres a land tax? or what is it?. They are both around the 800 eruo mark, I know this must vary area to area but does this seem par for the course?.

[dmu]

[quote="phlip phlop"]A bit of advice for a potential simpleton please. A while ago we got a "taxes foncieres" bill, which we assumed was our pole tax, and so paid. Now we have a "taxe d'habitation" bill, which i now assume is the pole tax. Is the foncieres a land tax? or what is it?. They are both around the 800 eruo mark, I know this must vary area to area but does this seem par for the course?.[/quote]

Hi,
The taxe foncière is the land tax on the property you own.
The taxe d'habitation is levied on occupiers (owners or tenants).
So owners occupying their own homes pay both taxes.

We pay more than 800 € for each - it really depends on where you live and what sort of property it is.

[opas]

And Tax Hab also depends on your income.
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[66to11]

Normally when you are looking at properties (via an agency) the agent should mention the taxe fonçière "average" amount as part of the sales presentation! Many agency websites include these figures as part of the property descriptions.

This may not help you too much, as you're already "in it", but it may help others thinking of buying through an agency. In fact, when we were buying, the choice of agent was to some extent determined by whether they included the taxe fonçière!) in their individual descriptions.

As Opas says, the taxe d'habitation is dependant on your income, and, as I may add, your age - as the media (TV/Radio) tax is now included as an "add-on" and retirees over a certain age may qualify for a deduction or even annulment of that part of the tax.

See also http://the-languedoc-page.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4209 on the issue of taxe d'habitation

[phlip phlop]

Thanks for all the info everyone, do we still pay the full taxe d'habitation if we only use the place as a holiday home and don't rent it out?

[Kathy]

Most definitely. Ours is a holiday home and we don't rent either. The first year we paid what the original owners paid which was a third of what we pay now. They were retired and living in France so had concessions.

[phlip phlop]

Many thanks, finally got it!!