Short-term rentals · Vendée (85)
Short-term rentals in Longeville-sur-Mer: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers
Longeville-sur-Mer at a glance: 2,417 second homes (63.4% 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
2,417
of dwellings are second homes
63.4%
tourist tax, unclassified let
5%
nights booked online in the département in 2025
3,292,954
Market
The short-term rental market in Longeville-sur-Mer
Housing stock
2,417 second and occasional homes, i.e. 63.4% of 3,811 dwellings; 122 vacant dwellings.
Source: INSEE, population census 2022. An indicator of tourist pressure, not a count of holiday lets.
Commercial tourist accommodation
- 12 campsites (1,970 pitches)
- 1 tourist residences (386 beds)
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, €9.5 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 Longeville-sur-Mer: fewer than 5 managers and hosts are listed there (statistical confidentiality).
Observatory: VendéeRegulation
Letting a holiday home in Longeville-sur-Mer: 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 municipality.
Source: DGFiP, tourist tax decisions (DELTA database).
Housing zoning
Longeville-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: 30% (2026).
Sources: French Ministry of Housing (TLV zoning decree, ABC zoning order), DGFiP (second-home tax increase).
Change of use
Longeville-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 Longeville-sur-Mer. 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 Longeville-sur-Mer
% · 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 Longeville-sur-Mer: 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 Longeville-sur-Mer? 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 Longeville-sur-Mer
Sample answers for central Longeville-sur-Mer
- Parking: Place Tony Barbot, 290 m · 4 min walk.
- Nearest pharmacy: Pharmacie Guerin, 170 m · 2 min walk.
- Groceries: À la Bonne Vitamine, 210 m · 3 min walk.
- Tourist tax to remind guests of: 5% of the nightly price per person (unclassified let).
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Demo
Demo flat – Longeville-sur-Mer centre
Demo — fictitious property
Closest to the demo flat
- Directions
Pharmacie Guerin
Pharmacy
170 m · 2 min walk
- Directions
À la Bonne Vitamine
Grocery, supermarket
210 m · 3 min walk
Opening hours : Wed-Sat 09:00-12:30, 15:30-19:00 · Mon 09:00-12:30, 16:00-19:00 · Sun 12:30+
- Directions
Place Tony Barbot
Car park
290 m · 4 min walk
- Directions
Les Petits Pains - Maison Vertadier
Bakery
410 m · 5 min walk
- Directions
Les Sports
Restaurant · French
170 m · 2 min walk
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Stop
- Car park
- Bakery
- Grocery, supermarket
- Pharmacy
- Restaurant
- Sight
- Tourist office
- Launderette
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 Longeville-sur-Mer?
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 Longeville-sur-Mer: 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 Longeville-sur-Mer?
For an unclassified furnished let, the tourist tax in Longeville-sur-Mer is 5% of the nightly price per person (decision in force in 2026). The tax is collected by the municipality.
Is Longeville-sur-Mer a tight housing market area?
Yes, Longeville-sur-Mer is classified as “tourist and tight housing market” classification under the zoning decree in force.
Do I need a change-of-use authorisation in Longeville-sur-Mer?
Not by law: Longeville-sur-Mer 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 Longeville-sur-Mer?
In the Pays de la Loire region, nights booked online peak in July and August (Eurostat). That is when demand is highest in Longeville-sur-Mer.
What should a welcome book include in Longeville-sur-Mer?
The practical information guests ask for in Longeville-sur-Mer: car park (Place Tony Barbot, 290 m), pharmacy (Pharmacie Guerin, 170 m), grocery, supermarket (À la Bonne Vitamine, 210 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.
Nearby
Other cities around Longeville-sur-Mer
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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