French rent reference index (IRL): all values

Every value of the French rent reference index (IRL) published by INSEE, with the year-on-year change. Latest value: Q2 2026 = 148.37. Updated automatically after each release.

Latest IRL (Q2 2026)148.37
Change over one year1.15%
Next releaseQ3 2026, mid-October 2026
QuarterIRLChange over one yearPublished in the Journal officiel
Q2 2026latest148.37 +1.15%12 Jul 2026
Q1 2026146.60 +0.78%16 Apr 2026
Q4 2025145.78 +0.79%16 Jan 2026
Q3 2025145.77 +0.87%17 Oct 2025
Q2 2025146.68 +1.04%13 Jul 2025
Q1 2025145.47 +1.40%16 Apr 2025
Q4 2024144.64 +1.82%16 Jan 2025
Q3 2024144.51 +2.47%16 Oct 2024
Q2 2024145.17 +3.26%18 Jul 2024
Q1 2024143.46 +3.50%1 Jun 2024
Q4 2023142.06 +3.50%18 Jan 2024
Q3 2023141.03 +3.49%14 Oct 2023
Q2 2023140.59 +3.50%16 Jul 2023
Q1 2023138.61 +3.49%16 Apr 2023
Q4 2022137.26 +3.50%31 Jan 2023
Q3 2022136.27 +3.49%15 Oct 2022
Q2 2022135.84 +3.60%14 Jul 2022
Q1 2022133.93 +2.48%16 Apr 2022
Q4 2021132.62 +1.61%15 Jan 2022
Q3 2021131.67 +0.83%16 Oct 2021
Q2 2021131.12 +0.42%16 Jul 2021
Q1 2021130.69 +0.09%17 Apr 2021
Q4 2020130.52 +0.20%17 Jan 2021
Q3 2020130.59 +0.46%16 Oct 2020
Q2 2020130.57 +0.66%17 Jul 2020
Q1 2020130.57 +0.92%25 Jun 2020
Q4 2019130.26 +0.95%16 Jan 2020
Q3 2019129.99 +1.20%16 Oct 2019
Q2 2019129.72 +1.53%17 Jul 2019
Q1 2019129.38 +1.70%12 Apr 2019
Q4 2018129.03 +1.74%16 Jan 2019
Q3 2018128.45 +1.57%28 Nov 2018
Q2 2018127.77 +1.25%13 Jul 2018
Q1 2018127.22 +1.05%13 Apr 2018
Q4 2017126.82 +1.05%13 Jan 2018
Q3 2017126.46 +0.90%13 Oct 2017
Q2 2017126.19 +0.75%16 Jul 2017
Q1 2017125.90 +0.51%14 Apr 2017
Q4 2016125.50 +0.18%14 Jan 2017
Q3 2016125.33 +0.06%13 Oct 2016
Q2 2016125.25 0.00%14 Jul 2016
Q1 2016125.26 +0.06%14 Apr 2016
Q4 2015125.28 -0.01%15 Jan 2016
Q3 2015125.26 +0.02%16 Oct 2015
Q2 2015125.25 +0.08%23 Jul 2015
Q1 2015125.19 +0.15%17 Apr 2015
Q4 2014125.29 +0.37%17 Jan 2015
Q3 2014125.24 +0.47%22 Oct 2014
Q2 2014125.15 +0.57%25 Jul 2014
Q1 2014125.00 +0.60%18 Apr 2014
Q4 2013124.83 +0.69%17 Jan 2014
Q3 2013124.66 +0.90%23 Oct 2013
Q2 2013124.44 +1.20%16 Jul 2013
Q1 2013124.25 +1.54%16 Apr 2013
Q4 2012123.97 +1.88%12 Jan 2013
Q3 2012123.55 +2.15%13 Oct 2012
Q2 2012122.96 +2.20%17 Jul 2012
Q1 2012122.37 +2.24%18 Apr 2012
Q4 2011121.68 +2.11%15 Jan 2012
Q3 2011120.95 +1.90%15 Oct 2011
Q2 2011120.31 +1.73%22 Jul 2011
Q1 2011119.69 +1.60%16 Apr 2011
Q4 2010119.17 +1.45%16 Jan 2011
Q3 2010118.70 +1.10%16 Oct 2010
Q2 2010118.26 +0.57%22 Jul 2010
Q1 2010117.81 +0.09%16 Apr 2010
Q4 2009117.47 -0.06%17 Jan 2010
Q3 2009117.41 +0.32%16 Oct 2009
Q2 2009117.59 +1.31%25 Jul 2009
Q1 2009117.70 +2.24%17 Apr 2009
Q4 2008117.54 +2.83%17 Jan 2009
Q3 2008117.03 +2.95%21 Nov 2008
Q2 2008116.07 +2.38%17 Jul 2008
Q1 2008115.12 +1.81%19 Apr 2008
Q4 2007114.30 +1.36%16 Feb 2008
Q3 2007113.68 +1.11%14 Feb 2008
Q2 2007113.37 +1.24%14 Feb 2008
Q1 2007113.07 +1.44%14 Feb 2008
Q4 2006112.77 +1.59%14 Feb 2008
Q3 2006112.43 +1.68%14 Feb 2008
Q2 2006111.98 +1.73%14 Feb 2008
Q1 2006111.47 +1.67%14 Feb 2008
Q4 2005111.01 +1.66%–
Q3 2005110.57 +1.70%–
Q2 2005110.08 +1.66%–
Q1 2005109.64 +1.71%–
Q4 2004109.20 +1.59%–
Q3 2004108.72 +1.55%–
Q2 2004108.28 +1.57%–
Q1 2004107.80 +1.54%–
Q4 2003107.49 +1.78%–
Q3 2003107.06 ––
Q2 2003106.61 ––
Q1 2003106.17 ––
Q4 2002105.61 ––

Source: INSEE, series 001515333 (base 100 in Q4 1998). Changes are rounded to the nearest hundredth of a point.

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How do you use the IRL to increase a rent?

A French residential lease states a reference quarter. Every year on the review date, you compare the IRL for that quarter with the IRL for the same quarter of the previous year: new rent = current rent × new IRL ÷ old IRL. The rent increase calculator does this for you.

Example: with Q3 as the reference, an increase requested at the end of October 2025 compares the IRL for Q3 2025 (145.77) with the IRL for Q3 2024 (144.51), i.e. an increase of 0.87%.

Good to know

  • The IRL is a cap: the landlord can apply a smaller increase, or none at all.
  • It only applies to homes let unfurnished or furnished as the tenant's main residence. Commercial premises use other indices (ILC, ILAT).
  • Rent for homes rated F or G on the energy performance certificate (DPE) can no longer be increased.

All the details are in our guide to rent increases.

Frequently asked questions

What is the IRL?

The rent reference index (indice de référence des loyers) is published every quarter by INSEE, the French statistics office. It reflects the average change in consumer prices, excluding tobacco and rent, over the last twelve months. It caps the yearly increase of residential rents in France.

When is the IRL published?

Every quarter, around the middle of the month after the quarter ends: mid-January for Q4, mid-April for Q1, mid-July for Q2 and mid-October for Q3.

Which quarter applies to my lease?

The one stated in the lease's rent review clause. Failing that, the reference is the latest IRL published on the date the lease was signed, and the same quarter is used in the following years.

Why are some IRL values from 2022 to 2024 capped?

The law of 16 August 2022, extended in 2023, capped the yearly change of the IRL at 3.5% in mainland France for the indices from Q3 2022 to Q1 2024 (the 'rent shield'). The values published by INSEE for that period already include this cap for mainland France; different caps applied in Corsica and overseas.

Updated 8 October 2026. This tool gives general information about French tenancy law and doesn't replace personal legal advice.

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