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French Livret A Posts First January Decline in a Decade as Savers Pull €1.87 Billion

The drop follows successive rate cuts that have pushed households toward higher-yield life-insurance funds.

Overview

  • Official CDC data for January 2026 show net withdrawals of €1.87 billion from Livret A, leaving €447.8 billion outstanding.
  • It was the worst January reading since 2009, marking a break with the usual start-of-year inflows.
  • The Livret A rate is 1.5% from 1 February 2026 after stepdowns from 3% in early 2025 as inflation eased.
  • LDDS accounts registered €400 million in net outflows in January, while LEP balances were essentially stable around €83.8 billion.
  • Life-insurance contracts drew record net inflows in 2025 of over €50 billion, with euro-fund returns averaging about 2.7% and some offers near 3.5%, according to industry figures and analyst Philippe Crevel.