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Notary fees: the breakdown by département
What people call “notary fees” is four amounts: transfer duties (for the département, the commune and the State), the notary’s remuneration, the land registry contribution and disbursements. The calculation shows each one separately, at your département’s rate.
Example
€20,319.95
Existing home at €250,000.00 in Gironde, not a first purchase: €15,796.25 of transfer duties, €2,873.70 of notary’s fees, €250.00 of contribution and €1,400.00 of estimated disbursements. Total: €20,319.95, that is 8.13% of the price.
Rules applied
- Département rates: 5.00% everywhere except Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardèche, Charente, Drôme, Lozère, Oise, Hautes-Pyrénées, Saône-et-Loire, Guadeloupe and Mayotte (4.50%) and Indre (3.80%), according to the DGFiP table “taux applicables au 1er juin 2026”.
- Increase to 5.00%: for deeds signed from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028 (art. 116 of the 2025 Finance Act). It does not apply to a person buying their main residence who has not owned their main residence in the previous two years; for a joint purchase, the rule applies to each buyer’s share.
- Notary’s fees: 3.870% up to €6,500, 1.596% from €6,500 to €17,000, 1.064% from €17,000 to €60,000, 0.799% above, plus 20% VAT (art. A444-91 of the Commercial Code). The notary may grant a discount of up to 20% on the part calculated above €100,000; the calculation does not include it.
- Land registry contribution: 0.10% of the price, at least €15. Disbursements and formality fees: estimated at €1,400; the notary settles the exact account after the sale.
- Not included: locally voted allowances and reduced rates (for example Calvados, Savoie, Hautes-Pyrénées), the reduced communal tax in Lamentin and Tsingoni, building plots, business premises, loan and guarantee costs. For new property, the calculation uses the price entered, whereas the tax is based on the price excluding VAT: the amount shown is therefore slightly higher.
Indicative calculation, based on the figures entered and the rules cited on this page. It is not legal, tax or financial advice, nor a recommendation to buy, sell or take any action.
Sources: DGFiP, registration duty rates applicable on 1 June 2026; art. 1594 D, 1584 and 1647 V of the French Tax Code; art. 116 of Law no. 2025-127; BOFiP BOI-ENR-DMTOI-10-20; art. A444-91 of the Commercial Code. Rates checked on 6 October 2026.