France Sets Record With 30,500 Court-Ordered Evictions in 2025

Overview

• CNCJ data show 30,500 households evicted after court decisions, a 27% rise year over year, alongside 175,000 formal payment orders to tenants.
• Requests for evictions with police assistance reached 63,700, a level broadly in line with the previous year.
• Analysts point to stricter judicial practice following the Kasbarian‑Bergé reform, with fewer suspensions and more systematic enforcement.
• The CNCJ reports increasing use of the April 2025 narcotrafic law that lets prefects ask a judge to evict individuals for public‑order disturbances.
• Although the legal minimum to eviction is eight months, cases often stretch to about two years due to court delays, prompting CNCJ proposals to streamline recovery and eviction steps.