
An unprecedented study reveals that more than a quarter of French municipalities have experienced a significant drop in their income at constant euros between 2019 and 2024, up to almost -10%, particularly affecting the middle classes and no region being spared despite cumulative inflation of 15% over the period.
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The study compares the evolution of tax household income between 2019 (declared in 2020) and 2024 (declared in 2025), taking into account cumulative inflation of 15% over this 5-year period.
Our compatriots who observe a decline in their purchasing power year after year are not wrong. We wanted to concretely measure the fall in the income of the French at constant euros as close as possible to their homes, city by city. In this unprecedented study, we compared the evolution of tax household income between 2019 (declared in 2020) and 2024 (declared in 2025), taking into account cumulative inflation of 15% over this 5-year period. The observation is bitter. More than a quarter of municipalities in France show a significant drop in income at constant euros, up to almost -10%. No region is spared, and contrary to popular belief, it is not the poorest areas that are most affected. Middle-class France is the first to toast. Check the results for your city.
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