🏙 Property in Fort-de-France (97200)
Fort-de-France has a population of 75,506, a density of about 1,715 inhabitants per km². Flats sell there at a median price of €2,746/m² (2025) and are advertised for rent at around €15.9/m² per month, an indicative gross yield of about 7.0%. Between 2022 and 2025, advertised rents are up by 11.3%. The overall property tax rate on buildings (taxe foncière) is 51.66% in 2025. Of the energy performance certificates (DPE) issued for flats in 2024, 0.9% are rated F or G. Fort-de-France has had 11 natural disaster declarations since 1982, 6 of them for floods or mudslides. The national register lists 164 registered co-ownerships (6,064 units).
📰 Fort-de-France at a glance
Département: Martinique (972) · Region: Martinique
Size and profile
Fort-de-France has a population of 75,506, placing it among the most populated municipalities in its département (the median is 6,537 inhabitants). With 1,715 inhabitants per km², it has a dense urban profile.
Rents and prices
The advertised rent (€15.9/m² per month) is above the median of the municipalities in its département (€15.0/m²). Between 2022 and 2025, the advertised rent has risen by 11.3%, faster than the median of the municipalities in its département (9.0%). The median price of flats sold is €2,746/m² (2025).
Incomes and taxation
The overall property tax rate (51.66%) is close to the département median (51.34%).
Hazards and energy
Fort-de-France has had 11 natural disaster declarations since 1982, i.e. more than the median of the municipalities in its département (10). They mainly concern floods and mudslides (6 declarations). A natural risk prevention plan is in force in the municipality. Of the energy performance certificates issued for flats in 2024, 0.9% are rated F or G (median of the municipalities in France: 3.1%).
Co-ownerships
The national register lists 164 co-ownerships (6,064 units), or about 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Points to watch before buying or renting
- Flood risk is listed: check the risk statement for the property and, if there is one, the prevention plan attached to the local urban plan.
- Before buying into a co-ownership: ask for the minutes of the last three general meetings, the maintenance log, the amount of the works fund and the state of unpaid charges.
Summary written automatically from the figures on this page, comparing the municipality with the median of the municipalities in its département (or of France when the département has too few municipalities with data).
💶 Prices and rents: how they have changed
Median price of flats (€/m²)
Between 2024 and 2025: +9.1%
Advertised rent for flats (€/m²/month)
Between 2022 and 2025: +11.3%
| Advertised rent 2025 | €/m² per month |
|---|---|
| Flat, 1 to 2 rooms | 18.2 |
| Flat (all) | 15.9 |
| Flat, 3 rooms or more | 14.7 |
| House | 15.2 |
4,361 listings observed. These are advertised rents, service charges included: they are higher than the rents of existing leases. The estimation method was revised in 2022: only the 2022 and later editions, which are comparable with each other, are shown. The gross yield compares the annualised rent with the median sale price of flats; it takes no account of service charges, property tax or vacancy.
🌡 Energy performance of homes (DPE)
DPE rated F or G, “thermal sieves” (%)
Between 2022 and 2024: −0.6 point
DPE rated A or B, high-performing homes (%)
Between 2022 and 2024: +6.0 points
Calculated on the DPEs issued for flats each year (114 in 2024), on sales or lettings: they do not cover the whole housing stock and reflect homes that change occupant. The years 2021 (second half only) and the current year, being incomplete, are not shown. The DPE calculation method changed (July 2021 reform), which limits comparison with earlier years. Under France’s Climate and Resilience Act, homes rated G have been banned from letting since 1 January 2025, followed by those rated F from 2028 and E from 2034.
🌊 Natural hazards
Hazards listed for the municipality:
Natural disaster declarations per year (since 1982)
11 declarations in total, 2 of them in the last ten years
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| “floods and mudslides” declarations | 6 |
| “ground movements” declarations | 4 |
| Natural risk prevention plans in force | 1 |
| Radon potential (class 2 of 3) | Low, with geological factors that may help radon move into buildings |
A declaration recognises a state of natural disaster for a given event; it triggers the “natural disasters” cover of home insurance policies and of the building’s insurance. “Drought” declarations relate to the shrinking and swelling of clay soils, a frequent cause of cracks in buildings. A risk statement (état des risques) must in particular be attached to a sale or lease when the property lies in an area covered by a prevention plan, in seismic zone 2 to 5, or with a class 3 radon potential. This page presents municipal data: it does not replace the risk statement drawn up for the property’s address.
🧾 Property tax and local taxation
Overall property tax rate (buildings, %)
Between 2021 and 2025: −0.1 point
Household waste collection tax rate (%)
Between 2021 and 2025: +0.0 point
The overall rate adds the municipal share and the inter-municipal share. The tax due by an owner equals this rate applied to half of the home’s cadastral rental value, reduced where applicable by exemptions.
🏢 The co-ownerships of Fort-de-France
Registered co-ownerships
Between 2022 and 2025: +36.7%
Median annual budget per unit (€)
Between 2022 and 2023: +1.1%
Median arrears rate (%)
Between 2022 and 2023: −1.8 point
Budget and arrears are declared by the managing agents to the register; outliers are discarded and the median is used. They are only available for the years in which the register publishes them.
🧑💼 The main professional managing agents
| Firm | Co-ownerships in Fort-de-France | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Martinique Gestion & Syndic | 12 | 773 |
| Idi Syndic | 9 | 324 |
| Antilles Conseils & Syndic | 9 | 591 |
| Modus Immobilier | 9 | 428 |
| Martinique Patrimoine Immobilier | 8 | 528 |
| Icc Syndic | 7 | 176 |
| Just One Syndic | 5 | 174 |
| ADB 972 IMMOBILIER | 4 | 164 |
❓ Frequently asked questions
What is the price per m² in Fort-de-France?
According to recorded actual sales (DVF), the median price of flats is €2,746/m² in 2025, compared with €2,516/m² in 2024. This price covers the streets where the register lists co-ownerships.
What is the average rent per m² in Fort-de-France?
The rent map shows an advertised rent of about €15.9/m² per month for a flat in 2025, with a prediction interval of €11.6 to €21.9/m². Advertised rents include service charges.
What is the property tax rate in Fort-de-France?
The overall property tax rate on buildings (municipality and inter-municipal authority) is 51.66% in 2025. The amount due depends on this rate and on the property’s cadastral rental value.
What share of energy-inefficient homes is there in Fort-de-France?
Of the DPEs issued for flats in 2024, 0.9% are rated F or G. These DPEs are carried out on sales or lettings: they do not cover the whole housing stock. France’s Climate and Resilience Act provides for banning the letting of homes rated G, then F, then E.
What are the natural hazards in Fort-de-France?
The hazards listed for the municipality are: flood, ground movement, earthquake, industrial risk. 11 natural disaster declarations have been published since 1982 (2 of them in the last ten years). Source: GASPAR database (Géorisques).
How does Fort-de-France compare with neighbouring municipalities?
Advertised rent: 15.9 €/m²/month, rank 3 of 9 municipalities compared, from highest to lowest (neighbours’ median: 15.0 €/m²/month). Property tax rate: 51.66 %, rank 3 of 9 municipalities compared, from highest to lowest (neighbours’ median: 43.07 %).
How many co-ownerships are there in Fort-de-France?
164 co-ownerships are registered in the national register there, for 6,064 units.
📊 Fort-de-France compared with neighbouring municipalities
- Advertised rent: 15.9 €/m²/month, rank 3 of 9 municipalities compared, from highest to lowest (neighbours’ median: 15.0 €/m²/month).
- Property tax rate: 51.66 %, rank 3 of 9 municipalities compared, from highest to lowest (neighbours’ median: 43.07 %).
| Municipality | Distance | Inhabitants | Rent (€/m²/month) | Median price (€/m²) | Average income | Property tax | DPE F or G | Disaster decl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort-de-France | — | 75,506 | 15.9 | 2,746 | — | 51.66% | 0.9% | 11 |
| Schœlcher | 3.4 km | 19,478 | 17.1 | 3,309 | — | 37.51% | — | 11 |
| Saint-Joseph | 4.9 km | 16,258 | 15.0 | — | — | 42.24% | — | 8 |
| Case-Pilote | 6.7 km | 4,537 | 15.0 | — | — | 68.35% | — | 13 |
| Gros-Morne | 7.8 km | 9,610 | 13.7 | — | — | 52.33% | — | 11 |
| Le Lamentin | 8.7 km | 39,400 | 16.0 | 3,014 | — | 43.89% | — | 15 |
| Bellefontaine | 8.8 km | 1,746 | 15.0 | — | — | 45.57% | — | 7 |
| Le Morne-Vert | 9.5 km | 1,718 | 15.0 | — | — | 38.76% | — | 4 |
| Fonds-Saint-Denis | 9.9 km | 640 | 13.0 | — | — | 36.04% | — | 4 |
The 8 nearest municipalities (as the crow flies, from the centre). Latest values available; “—”: data not published or too few sales. Rents are estimated for groups of municipalities: neighbours may share the same estimate. The rank compares the municipality with these neighbours, not with the whole of France.
📚 Sources and method
Each indicator comes from an open dataset that is kept over time: when a source is updated or corrected, the old value stays on record, which makes it possible to follow changes from one year to the next.
- Ministère de la Transition écologique, base GASPAR (Géorisques) — Licence Ouverte 2.0. Retrieved in October 2026.
- ADEME, base des DPE des logements existants — Licence Ouverte 2.0. Retrieved in October 2026.
- Demandes de valeurs foncières © DGFiP / Etalab — Licence Ouverte 2.0. Retrieved in October 2026.
- Carte des loyers © Ministère de la Transition écologique / ANIL — Licence Ouverte 2.0. Retrieved in October 2026.
- INSEE, API Géo (Etalab) — Licence Ouverte 2.0. Retrieved in October 2026.
- ASN / IRSN, potentiel radon des communes — Licence Ouverte 2.0. Retrieved in October 2026.
- Registre national d'immatriculation des copropriétés (ANAH) — Licence Ouverte 2.0. Retrieved in October 2026.
- DGFiP, fiscalité locale des particuliers — Licence Ouverte 2.0. Retrieved in October 2026.
- Sale prices: single-property sales (flats) in the streets where the register lists co-ownerships; median calculated from 10 sales or more.