Only 42% of French people have planned to put their property on a tourist rental platform, according to a survey carried out by the real estate network Orpi. “I tripled the price of the night during the Olympics”, these owners who took the plunge tell us.

‘In July-August, there is no one in Lille. It is a time when the people of Lille take their vacation,’ says Joëlle, 66, who rents out her brick house.