Short-term rentals · Charente-Maritime (17)
Short-term rentals in Les Mathes: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers
Les Mathes at a glance: 4,049 second homes (77.7% 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
4,049
of dwellings are second homes
77.7%
tourist tax, unclassified let
5%
nights booked online in the département in 2025
4,271,925
Market
The short-term rental market in Les Mathes
Housing stock
4,049 second and occasional homes, i.e. 77.7% of 5,211 dwellings; 13 vacant dwellings.
Source: INSEE, population census 2022. An indicator of tourist pressure, not a count of holiday lets.
Commercial tourist accommodation
- 4 hotels (100 rooms)
- 19 campsites (7,091 pitches)
- 1 tourist residences (42 beds)
Source: INSEE, tourist accommodation capacity by municipality 2026.
Nights booked on platforms
4,271,925 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the département (Charente-Maritime). +8.8% compared with 2024. 19% 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: €13.7 per m² for a flat, €11.2 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 Les Mathes: fewer than 5 managers and hosts are listed there (statistical confidentiality).
Observatory: Charente-MaritimeRegulation
Letting a holiday home in Les Mathes: the rules
Tourist tax
Unclassified furnished let: 5% of the nightly price per person (decision in force in 2026).
Classified furnished let: from €0.77 (1 star) to €1.50 (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
Les Mathes 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).
Sources: French Ministry of Housing (TLV zoning decree, ABC zoning order), DGFiP (second-home tax increase).
Change of use
Les Mathes 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 Les Mathes. 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 Les Mathes
% · share of the year’s nights
Busiest months: July and August. Quietest month: January. Average stay in the region: 3.7 nights.
Share of each month in nights booked via online platforms, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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 Les Mathes: 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 Les Mathes? 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 Les Mathes
Sample answers for central Les Mathes
- Parking: Parking Henri Erable, 570 m · 7 min walk.
- Groceries: Utile, 910 m · 11 min walk.
- Market: Les Halles.
- Tourist tax to remind guests of: 5% of the nightly price per person (unclassified let).
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Demo
Demo flat – Les Mathes centre
Demo — fictitious property
Closest to the demo flat
- Directions
Utile
Grocery, supermarket
910 m · 11 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Sat 09:00-19:30 · Sun 09:00-13:00
- Directions
Parking Henri Erable
Car park · free
570 m · 7 min walk
- Directions
Maison Bonnaillie
Bakery
480 m · 6 min walk
- Directions
Restaurant Océan & Forêt
Restaurant
720 m · 9 min walk
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Stop
- Car park
- Bakery
- Grocery, supermarket
- Restaurant
- Market
- Sight
- Park, garden
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 Les Mathes?
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 Les Mathes: 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 Les Mathes?
For an unclassified furnished let, the tourist tax in Les Mathes is 5% of the nightly price per person (decision in force in 2026). The tax is collected by the inter-municipal authority.
Is Les Mathes a tight housing market area?
Yes, Les Mathes is classified as “tourist and tight housing market” classification under the zoning decree in force.
Do I need a change-of-use authorisation in Les Mathes?
Not by law: Les Mathes 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 Les Mathes?
In the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, nights booked online peak in July and August (Eurostat). That is when demand is highest in Les Mathes.
What should a welcome book include in Les Mathes?
The practical information guests ask for in Les Mathes: car park (Parking Henri Erable, 570 m), grocery, supermarket (Utile, 910 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.
Nearby
Other cities around Les Mathes
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 9 October 2026.
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