Emmanuel Grégoire, after being inaugurated during the first session of the city council at the Hôtel de Ville, on March 29, 2026. JULIEN DE ROSA /AFP
"When it comes to housing, we will need to act quickly and decisively. Because it is the number-one concern for Parisians: finding a place to live and paying the rent." Immediately after being inaugurated on Sunday, March 29, as the successor to Anne Hidalgo, the new mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, made housing his top priority, as the capital continues to lose residents. As of January 1, 2023, the city counted 10,000 fewer inhabitants than the previous year, according to the latest INSEE statistics published in December 2025.
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Emmanuel Grégoire takes office as the new Paris mayor
In Paris, real estate prices have surpassed €9,500 per square meter. The shortage of rental properties has sent rents soaring. At the same time, nearly one in five homes remains unoccupied, either vacant or used as a second home. "People should still be able, when born anywhere in France, to dream of living in Paris," said the new mayor.
