Short-term rentals · Loire-Atlantique (44)
Short-term rentals in La Bernerie-en-Retz: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers
La Bernerie-en-Retz at a glance: 2,249 second homes (54.6% of dwellings, INSEE 2022), a tourist tax of 5% for unclassified furnished lets and a “tourist and tight housing market” classification. This page brings together the public data useful for short-term letting, the applicable rules and a digital welcome book demo with real addresses around the town centre.
second homes
2,249
of dwellings are second homes
54.6%
tourist tax, unclassified let
5%
nights booked online in the département in 2025
2,774,088
Market
The short-term rental market in La Bernerie-en-Retz
Housing stock
2,249 second and occasional homes, i.e. 54.6% of 4,119 dwellings; 81 vacant dwellings.
Source: INSEE, population census 2022. An indicator of tourist pressure, not a count of holiday lets.
Commercial tourist accommodation
- 3 hotels (48 rooms)
- 4 campsites (591 pitches)
- 1 tourist residences (102 beds)
Source: INSEE, tourist accommodation capacity by municipality 2026.
Nights booked on platforms
2,774,088 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the département (Loire-Atlantique). +8.6% compared with 2024. 19.2% 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: €12.7 per m² for a flat, €11.4 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 La Bernerie-en-Retz: fewer than 5 managers and hosts are listed there (statistical confidentiality).
Observatory: Loire-AtlantiqueRegulation
Letting a holiday home in La Bernerie-en-Retz: the rules
Tourist tax
Unclassified furnished let: 5% of the nightly price per person (decision in force in 2026).
Classified furnished let: from €0.80 (1 star) to €3.60 (5 stars) per person per night.
Plus the additional département tax of 10%.
The tax is collected by the inter-municipal authority.
Source: DGFiP, tourist tax decisions (DELTA database).
Housing zoning
La Bernerie-en-Retz 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: 40% (2026).
Sources: French Ministry of Housing (TLV zoning decree, ABC zoning order), DGFiP (second-home tax increase).
Change of use
La Bernerie-en-Retz 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 La Bernerie-en-Retz. Check the town hall’s decisions.
National rules (France)
- Every furnished tourist let must be declared to the town hall. Once the national online registration service goes live (planned for Q4 2026), registration becomes mandatory in every municipality and the number must appear on every listing.
- Main residence: letting is capped at 120 days a year, which the municipality may lower to 90 days. A single guest may not stay more than 90 consecutive days a year.
- Energy performance: in mainland France the energy rating (DPE) must be between A and E; from 2034, between A and D (A to E overseas).
- Tax (micro-BIC, 2025 income): 30% allowance up to €15,000 of revenue for an unclassified let, 50% up to €77,700 for a classified let (€83,600 for 2026 income).
- Co-ownership: owners must inform the building manager (syndic) of the activity; new co-ownership rules must state explicitly whether furnished tourist lets are allowed or prohibited.
General information updated on 1 October 2026, not legal or tax advice. Local rules change: your municipality’s decision prevails. Official guidance on service-public.gouv.fr (in French)
Seasonality
Seasonality: when guests come to La Bernerie-en-Retz
% · share of the year’s nights
Busiest months: July and August. Quietest month: January. Average stay in the region: 3.2 nights.
Share of each month in nights booked via online platforms, Pays de la Loire region (average of the latest full years, up to 2025). Source: Eurostat, monthly nights booked via online platforms by region (NUTS 2), excluding 2020 and 2021.
Property management
Property management in La Bernerie-en-Retz: delegate or self-manage
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.
Are you a property manager in La Bernerie-en-Retz? Majordia brings together your welcome books, self check-in and add-on sales (cleaning, late checkout…) for all your properties.
Digital welcome book
A digital welcome book for a property in La Bernerie-en-Retz
Sample answers for central La Bernerie-en-Retz
- Station: Pornic, 5.8 km as the crow flies.
- Parking: Place Bellevue, 60 m · 1 min walk.
- Nearest pharmacy: Pharmacie de la Bernerie, 280 m · 4 min walk.
- Groceries: Carrefour Contact, 90 m · 1 min walk.
- Market: Les Halles (Fri 08:00-13:00 · Jun 15-Sep 15 Tue 08:00-13:00 · Jul-Aug Tue 08:00-13:00 · Jul-Aug Fri 08:00-13:00, 20:00-22:00).
- Tourist tax to remind guests of: 5% of the nightly price per person (unclassified let).
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Demo
Demo flat – La Bernerie-en-Retz centre
Demo — fictitious property
Closest to the demo flat
- Directions
Pornic
Railway station
5.8 km as the crow flies
- Directions
Pharmacie de la Bernerie
Pharmacy
280 m · 4 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Fri 09:00-12:30, Sat 09:00-13:00, Mon-Fri 14:00-19:15, Sat 14:00-17:00
- Directions
Carrefour Contact
Grocery, supermarket
90 m · 1 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Sat 07:00-21:00 · Sun 09:00-12:45
- Directions
Place Bellevue
Car park · free
60 m · 1 min walk
- Directions
Baguépi
Bakery
30 m · 1 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Sat 07:00-13:00, 15:30-19:30 · Wed closed · Sun 07:00-13:00, 16:00-19:00
- Directions
Hôtel de Nantes
Restaurant
50 m · 1 min walk
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Stop
- Car park
- Bakery
- Grocery, supermarket
- Pharmacy
- Restaurant
- Market
- Sight
- Park, garden
- Beach
- Tourist office
Approximate position of places around the demo flat (centre).
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need a registration number to let a holiday home in La Bernerie-en-Retz?
Every holiday let must be declared to the town hall. Once the national online registration service is live (planned for Q4 2026), registration becomes mandatory in every municipality, including La Bernerie-en-Retz: the number must appear on every listing. The municipality may have added its own rules: its decision prevails.
How much is the tourist tax in La Bernerie-en-Retz?
For an unclassified furnished let, the tourist tax in La Bernerie-en-Retz is 5% of the nightly price per person (decision in force in 2026). The tax is collected by the inter-municipal authority.
Is La Bernerie-en-Retz a tight housing market area?
Yes, La Bernerie-en-Retz is classified as “tourist and tight housing market” classification under the zoning decree in force.
Do I need a change-of-use authorisation in La Bernerie-en-Retz?
Not by law: La Bernerie-en-Retz is not automatically covered by article L631-7, but the municipality may have introduced it. Check with the town hall.
When is the high season for short-term rentals in La Bernerie-en-Retz?
In the Pays de la Loire region, nights booked online peak in July and August (Eurostat). That is when demand is highest in La Bernerie-en-Retz.
What should a welcome book include in La Bernerie-en-Retz?
The practical information guests ask for in La Bernerie-en-Retz: railway station (Pornic, 5.8 km), car park (Place Bellevue, 60 m), pharmacy (Pharmacie de la Bernerie, 280 m), grocery, supermarket (Carrefour Contact, 90 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.
Nearby
Other cities around La Bernerie-en-Retz
Method
Sources and method
Demo places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL licence); walking distances computed on the OpenStreetMap network (OSRM, FOSSGIS).
Public aggregates only, with the same statistical confidentiality thresholds as the Majordia observatory. No personal data, no real listing or host.
No platform listing data is used on this page.
Data updated on 10 October 2026.
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