ONE of the things you may want to find out before buying a property are the local property tax rates for the area.
Thanks to the internet there is a useful tool at the taxe.com website which allows you to see the different rates.
The website is simple enough to use allowing you to either type in the name of the commune you are interested in or go through the region, then the department and on to the village itself.
There are two main taxes in France; the first is residential tax, or taxe d’habitation, which is for the provision of local services.
The other type is property tax, or taxe foncière, which is paid by the owners of a property if it is deemed furnished and habitable.
The tax is split into two parts: tax on buildings (taxe foncière bâtie) and a tax on the land (taxe foncière non bâtie).
Tax levels are based on the rateable value of the property, which are available from the mairie.