Short-term rentals in Jard-sur-Mer: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers

Housing stock

2,937 second and occasional homes, i.e. 61% of 4,818 dwellings; 165 vacant dwellings.

Source: INSEE, population census 2022. An indicator of tourist pressure, not a count of holiday lets.

Commercial tourist accommodation

• 7 campsites (1,646 pitches)

Source: INSEE, tourist accommodation capacity by municipality 2026.

Nights booked on platforms

3,292,954 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the département (Vendée). +12.9% compared with 2024. 13.1% of these nights were booked by guests living abroad.

Source: Eurostat, experimental statistics on short-stay accommodation booked via the major online platforms (all types of accommodation offered, not only holiday homes).

Compare with long-term letting

Average advertised rent including charges: €14.0 per m² for a flat, €12.2 per m² for a house.

Estimate computed over a group of neighbouring municipalities (few listings in the municipality).

Source: rent map 2025, ANIL and French Ministry of Housing (unfurnished rental listings).

Property managers and hosts listed

The observatory does not publish a page for Jard-sur-Mer: fewer than 5 managers and hosts are listed there (statistical confidentiality).

Tourist tax

Unclassified furnished let: 4% of the nightly price per person (decision in force in 2026).

Classified furnished let: from €0.70 (1 star) to €2.00 (5 stars) per person per night.

Plus the additional département tax of 10%.

The tax is collected by the municipality.

Source: DGFiP, tourist tax decisions (DELTA database).

Housing zoning

Jard-sur-Mer is classified as a tourist and tight housing market: the vacant housing tax applies and the municipality may increase council tax on second homes.

Zone B1 of the ABC zoning (housing market pressure).

Increase in council tax on second homes voted: 20% (2026).

Sources: French Ministry of Housing (TLV zoning decree, ABC zoning order), DGFiP (second-home tax increase).

Change of use

Jard-sur-Mer is not automatically subject to change-of-use authorisation, but the municipality may have introduced it by local decision: check with the town hall.

Verified local rules

The observatory has not yet verified any local rules for Jard-sur-Mer. Check the town hall’s decisions.

What to compare

• The exact scope: listings and pricing, check-in or self check-in, cleaning, linen, small repairs.
• The commission and what it covers (cleaning and linen charged separately or not).
• The company: registration (SIREN) and professional liability insurance.
• Handling of the tourist tax and the registration number on your listings.
• The tools given to guests: welcome book, access codes, answers to frequent questions.

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