france-property-mcp-server

MCP server for French real-estate intelligence, built entirely on open French government data:

• Base Adresse Nationale (BAN) — address geocoding → coordinates + INSEE code.

• DVF (Demandes de Valeurs Foncières) — recorded property sale transactions since 2010.

It turns raw open data into agent-usable tools: geocoding, sale history, comparable-based price estimation, and commune market statistics with a year-over-year trend. This is the sellable v1 of the AgentIA Off-Market Property Radar MCP; the pure off-market lead layer (successions, saisies, ventes notariales) is a premium roadmap item — see Roadmap.

Tools

All tools are read-only, support response_format: "markdown" | "json", and return both text and structuredContent.

Related MCP server: FairePlace Public MCP Server

Quickstart

npm install
npm run build

# Local (stdio) — for Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.
npm start

# Remote (HTTP) — for hosted deployment
TRANSPORT=http PORT=3000 npm start

Connect to a local MCP client (stdio)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "france-property": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/france-property-mcp-server/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Test the HTTP transport

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3000/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2024-11-05","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"c","version":"1.0.0"}}}'

Note on networking: the tools call api-adresse.data.gouv.fr (BAN) and the DVF API. These are public and work from any normal host. In restricted sandboxes with egress filtering you may see Error: upstream API returned status 403 — that is the sandbox, not the server.

Configuration (env)

Deploying it to sell

An MCP is sold as a hosted service whose tool-calls are billed — not as a downloadable file.

1. MCPize (recommended) — publish the server; the platform handles hosting, SSL, Stripe checkout, license keys, analytics (≈85/15 revenue share). Set TRANSPORT=http and, if you gate access yourself, SERVER_API_KEY.

2. Apify — first-class MCP hosting with usage events (≈80% net). Wrap dist/index.js as the actor entry.

3. Visibility (no payment): list on Glama, mcp.so, PulseMCP, Smithery for discovery/SEO.

A /health endpoint and an optional x-api-key gate are included for hosting platforms.

Suggested pricing

• Freemium: geocode + a few transaction lookups free.

• Pro subscription: €19–39/mo for unlimited price_estimate + market_stats (the value tools).

• Per-call: for API/agent buyers who prefer usage-based billing.

⚠️ Production reliability — data sourcing (the key risk)

The default DVF_API_BASE (api.cquest.org/dvf) is a community proof-of-concept with no availability guarantee. Before selling, do one of:

• Self-host the micro-API from https://github.com/cquest/dvf_as_api and point DVF_API_BASE at it (cheap, removes the dependency), or

• Point DVF_API_BASE at a DVF+ provider (Cerema/SOGEFI "API données foncières" on data.gouv.fr).

The DVF client normalizes several field-name variants, so most providers work by swapping the base URL. Data is under the Licence Ouverte / Etalab (attribution required).

Roadmap (premium "off-market" layer)

• Ventes notariales / successions / saisies feeds (higher willingness-to-pay).

• Cadastre parcel lookup (apicarto.ign.fr) and DPE energy label (ADEME) enrichment.

• Rental-yield estimation (combine sale €/m² with rent references).

• Alerting webhook (new matching sale in a saved zone).

Disclaimer

fr_property_price_estimate returns a statistical estimate from public comparable sales — it is not a certified valuation (expertise immobilière). Verify before any transaction decision.