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Short-term rentals in Merville-Franceville-Plage: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers

Merville-Franceville-Plage at a glance: 1,710 second homes (58.1% 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.

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second homes

1,710

of dwellings are second homes

58.1%

tourist tax, unclassified let

nights booked online in the département in 2025

4,026,498

Market

The short-term rental market in Merville-Franceville-Plage

Housing stock

1,710 second and occasional homes, i.e. 58.1% of 2,943 dwellings; 112 vacant dwellings.

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

Commercial tourist accommodation

4 hotels (137 rooms)
7 campsites (837 pitches)

Source: INSEE, tourist accommodation capacity by municipality 2026.

Nights booked on platforms

4,026,498 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the département (Calvados). +8.6% compared with 2024. 35.9% 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: €14.2 per m² for a flat, €11.4 per m² for a house.

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 Merville-Franceville-Plage: fewer than 5 managers and hosts are listed there (statistical confidentiality).

Observatory: Calvados

Regulation

Letting a holiday home in Merville-Franceville-Plage: the rules

Tourist tax

Unclassified furnished let: 5% of the nightly price per person (decision in force in 2025).

Classified furnished let: from €0.80 (1 star) to €3.50 (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

Merville-Franceville-Plage 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: 10% (2026).

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

Change of use

Merville-Franceville-Plage 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 Merville-Franceville-Plage. 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 Merville-Franceville-Plage

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec

% · share of the year’s nights

Busiest months: July and August. Quietest month: January. Average stay in the region: 3.1 nights.

Share of each month in nights booked via online platforms, Normandie 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 Merville-Franceville-Plage: delegate or self-manage

A property manager (“conciergerie”) handles all or part of the work (listings, check-in, cleaning, linen, messages) for a commission. Before choosing one in Merville-Franceville-Plage, compare exactly what is included.

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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Digital welcome book

A digital welcome book for a property in Merville-Franceville-Plage

Guests always ask the same questions: where to park, where to shop, how to get to the station. In Merville-Franceville-Plage, a digital welcome book answers them before they even arrive.

Sample answers for central Merville-Franceville-Plage

Station: Dives - Cabourg, 7 km as the crow flies.
Nearest pharmacy: Pharmacie de la Plage, 690 m · 9 min walk.
Groceries: Em'Ma Normandie, 490 m · 6 min walk.
Tourist tax to remind guests of: 5% of the nightly price per person (unclassified let).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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Demo

Demo flat – Merville-Franceville-Plage centre

A complete welcome book for a fictitious flat in central Merville-Franceville-Plage: shops, transport and services are real (OpenStreetMap); the host, address and codes are fictitious.

Demo — fictitious property

Closest to the demo flat

Dives - Cabourg
Railway station
7 km as the crow flies
Directions
Pharmacie de la Plage
Pharmacy
690 m · 9 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Fri 09:00-12:30, 14:30-19:30 · Sat 09:00-12:30, 14:30-19:00
Directions
Em'Ma Normandie
Grocery, supermarket
490 m · 6 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Sat 10:00-12:30, 14:30-18:30 · Sun 10:00-12:30
Directions
Boulangerie Clatot
Bakery
350 m · 4 min walk
Opening hours : Fri-Tue 07:00-19:30 · Wed, Thu closed
Directions
Brasserie du Village
Restaurant · French
260 m · 3 min walk
Opening hours : Tue-Thu 07:30-20:30 · Fri-Sat 07:30-23:00 · Sun 08:00-16:00
Directions

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Stop
Bakery
Grocery, supermarket
Pharmacy
Restaurant
Sight
Tourist office
Launderette

Approximate position of places around the demo flat (centre).

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a registration number to let a holiday home in Merville-Franceville-Plage?

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 Merville-Franceville-Plage: 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 Merville-Franceville-Plage?

For an unclassified furnished let, the tourist tax in Merville-Franceville-Plage is 5% of the nightly price per person (decision in force in 2025). The tax is collected by the inter-municipal authority.

Is Merville-Franceville-Plage a tight housing market area?

Yes, Merville-Franceville-Plage is classified as “tourist and tight housing market” classification under the zoning decree in force.

Do I need a change-of-use authorisation in Merville-Franceville-Plage?

Not by law: Merville-Franceville-Plage 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 Merville-Franceville-Plage?

In the Normandie region, nights booked online peak in July and August (Eurostat). That is when demand is highest in Merville-Franceville-Plage.

What should a welcome book include in Merville-Franceville-Plage?

The practical information guests ask for in Merville-Franceville-Plage: railway station (Dives - Cabourg, 7 km), pharmacy (Pharmacie de la Plage, 690 m), grocery, supermarket (Em'Ma Normandie, 490 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.

Nearby

Other cities around Merville-Franceville-Plage

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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