What is the average price of business domiciliation?

The base subscription generally runs between €10 and €70 excluding VAT per month on the French market, depending on the provider and the city. The regions are usually cheaper than Paris, where a prestige address pushes the rate up. These amounts are quoted excluding VAT: add the 20% VAT if you cannot reclaim it.

Why be wary of domiciliation at €1 a month?

It is almost always a launch rate, limited in time, that does not reflect the standard price. A domiciliation company must hold an approval, real premises and comply with monitoring obligations, which has a cost. At a rock-bottom price, check above all what is genuinely included: very often, mail handling is billed on top.

Are domiciliation prices shown excluding or including VAT?

Almost always excluding VAT. Domiciliation is subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%. A subscription advertised at €19 therefore comes to nearly €22.80 including VAT for anyone who cannot reclaim VAT, such as a micro-entrepreneur under the VAT exemption scheme. Always ask for a quote including VAT.

How much does domiciliation at Domisiège cost?

The subscription starts at €24 a month. It includes the Tours address, receiving and scanning your mail, the domiciliation certificate, support with formalities, a meeting room on booking and a monitoring tool, with a chartered accountant from Épiphyse Conseil behind the address. Forwarding depends on the plan, and the detail appears in the quote.

Business domiciliation cost in 2026

In short

On the French market, the base subscription for a commercial domiciliation (a registered business address) generally runs between €10 and €70 excluding VAT per month, lower in the regions than in Paris. But the advertised price does not tell the whole story: receiving your mail is part of the legal core, whereas forwarding it, scanning it or a phone answering service are options billed on top. Add to that often discreet fees (forwarding at cost, set-up charges, a deposit, notice periods) and the trap of prices shown excluding VAT. This article untangles what you really pay, how to read an offer without nasty surprises, and what alternatives such as home-based domiciliation cost.

'Domiciliation from just a few euros a month': the pitch is everywhere. But between the advertised price and the actual bill, the gap can be wide. It all depends on what is genuinely included, what shifts into an option, and the extra charges slipped into the contract. Here, backed by figures and legal texts, is what business domiciliation really costs in 2026 and how to read an offer without nasty surprises.

The base price: often €10 to €70 a month

On the French market, the base subscription for a commercial domiciliation generally runs between €10 and €70 excluding VAT per month, depending on the provider, the city and the services included. The address accounts for much of the gap: in the regions, the floor is often around €12 to €25 ex. VAT, while in Paris a prestige address pushes the rate up. In Bordeaux, for example, the first domiciliation offers start at around €24 ex. VAT per month. These figures remain orders of magnitude, not a universal price: only the quote is binding.

First reading reflex: check whether the price is quoted excluding or including VAT. Almost all market prices are shown excluding VAT, yet domiciliation is subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%. A subscription advertised at '€19' therefore comes to nearly €22.80 including VAT for a business that cannot reclaim VAT, such as a micro-entrepreneur under the VAT exemption scheme.

What you pay for: a legal core, not just a mailbox

The base price does not pay for an address alone. It covers a core framed by law: provision of an address in approved premises, a written domiciliation agreement that serves as proof for registration, receipt of your mail and a series of monitoring obligations borne by the domiciliation provider.

Because a domiciliation company cannot be improvised. It must hold a prefectoral approval, granted for six years, operate from real premises (never mere living accommodation) and keep an up-to-date file for every domiciled business. Operating without approval is an offence, punishable by six months' imprisonment and a €7,500 fine.

New in 2026: since a law of June 2026, approval also requires having completed training in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, under terms to be set by decree. In other words, a domiciliation provider's reliability has a cost, and that is precisely what the base subscription funds. An address sold for next to nothing inevitably raises the question of what lies behind it.

What is optional (and pushes up the bill)

The law clearly distinguishes the core from 'à la carte' services. Receiving your mail is part of domiciliation; forwarding it, scanning it or running a phone answering service are options billed on top. So before comparing two prices, look at what each one actually puts in the package.

Service	Core or option	Price range
Address, agreement and mail reception	Core	included in the subscription
Mail forwarding	Option	often €10 to €20 ex. VAT/month (sometimes at cost, see below)
Mail scanning / digitisation	Option	depending on the plan
Phone answering or switchboard service	Option	€30 to €150 ex. VAT/month
Meeting room, offices	Option	depending on use
Legal formalities (articles of association, registration)	One-off	around €350 to €600 ex. VAT, once

Two offers with the same headline price can therefore end up as very different bills once mail and services are added.

The hidden fees to hunt down before signing

Forwarding at cost. This is the most common hidden item. Every forwarded letter is re-stamped, and this second postage, often accompanied by handling fees, can be re-billed on top of the subscription. Ask whether mail handling is a fixed price or billed at cost.
Set-up fees and the security deposit. Activation charges, a deposit sometimes running to several hundred euros: these amounts are purely commercial, are not framed by law, and often appear in small print.
The commitment and the notice period. The contract lasts at least three months and renews automatically unless notice is given. Check the length of the notice period and whether there are termination fees: the subscription cannot be cancelled overnight. We review the clauses to watch in our article on the domiciliation agreement.
The misleading loss-leader price. An offer at '€1 a month for three months' is a launch rate, not the real cost. At a rock-bottom price, look above all at what is genuinely included: very often, mail handling is an option.

The remedy is simple: insist on an 'all-inclusive' quote, including VAT, listing the subscription, the options ticked and any entry and exit fees. It is the only way to compare offers on an equal footing.

And the alternatives, what do they really cost?

Working from home: 'free', but not without a downside

Setting the registered office at your home costs nothing on the face of it. But your personal address ends up on the register, visible to all. Since 2025, company directors can ask for their address to be kept confidential on the register, an option not open to sole traders. And for a company, if the lease, the co-ownership rules or a planning rule prohibits domiciliation, it cannot exceed five years. The sole trader, for their part, has no time limit.

Another point often forgotten: even without premises, the business property contribution (CFE) is still due, at the place of domiciliation. Its minimum amount is set by each municipality within a national scale, and therefore varies from one city to another. Domiciling elsewhere does not remove it (we detail CFE and domiciliation in a dedicated article).

Coworking and business incubators: a different product

A coworking space or a business incubator can provide an address, but what you pay for first there is a workstation, far more expensive than a simple domiciliation. An incubator, moreover, limits hosting to forty-eight months. For anyone looking only for a registered office address and mail handling, it is oversized.

Domisiège: a commitment to transparency

At Domisiège, the subscription starts at €24 a month, and the website states clearly what it contains. The offer includes the Tours address, receiving, sorting and scanning your mail, the domiciliation certificate, support with your formalities, a meeting room on booking and a tool to monitor your business, with forwarding depending on the plan chosen. Above all, a chartered accountant from Épiphyse Conseil stands behind the address. The contract follows the legal minimum of three months, and the detail, the net amount payable, appears in the quote.

So the right question is not just 'how much does it cost', but 'what is included for that price'. Compare like for like, read the extra fees, ask for a clear quote: a legible domiciliation is worth more than a loss-leader price that swells once mail is added.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average price of business domiciliation?: The base subscription generally runs between €10 and €70 excluding VAT per month on the French market, depending on the provider and the city. The regions are usually cheaper than Paris, where a prestige address pushes the rate up. These amounts are quoted excluding VAT: add the 20% VAT if you cannot reclaim it.
Why be wary of domiciliation at €1 a month?: It is almost always a launch rate, limited in time, that does not reflect the standard price. A domiciliation company must hold an approval, real premises and comply with monitoring obligations, which has a cost. At a rock-bottom price, check above all what is genuinely included: very often, mail handling is billed on top.
Is mail forwarding included in domiciliation?: No. Receiving mail is part of the legal core of domiciliation, but forwarding it, scanning it or a phone answering service are options billed on top. Forwarding is also sometimes billed at cost, with postage added: check this in the contract.
Are domiciliation prices shown excluding or including VAT?: Almost always excluding VAT. Domiciliation is subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%. A subscription advertised at €19 therefore comes to nearly €22.80 including VAT for anyone who cannot reclaim VAT, such as a micro-entrepreneur under the VAT exemption scheme. Always ask for a quote including VAT.
How much does domiciliation at Domisiège cost?: The subscription starts at €24 a month. It includes the Tours address, receiving and scanning your mail, the domiciliation certificate, support with formalities, a meeting room on booking and a monitoring tool, with a chartered accountant from Épiphyse Conseil behind the address. Forwarding depends on the plan, and the detail appears in the quote.

Sources as at 7 October 2026: service-public.fr (« Domicilier une société et son activité », fact sheet F37412, à la carte services); French commercial code, articles L123-11-2, L123-11-3 (approval; anti-money-laundering training condition added by the law of 25 June 2026), L123-11-8 (penalty), R123-166-1 and R123-166-3 (approval, six-year term), R123-167 and R123-168 (domiciliation agreement, minimum three-month term) and L123-11-1 (home domiciliation); service-public.fr (CFE, fact sheet F23547). Price ranges observed from public market sources (Le Coin des Entrepreneurs, LegalPlace, Legalstart) for indication only; only a quote is binding. This article gives general guidance and does not replace a review of your situation. Domisiège, business domiciliation in Tours, backed by the firm Épiphyse Conseil.

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