# Paris Housing Data AI Agent Connect > Paris Housing: Rent Caps & Social Housing provides direct access to the official Paris open-data platform. Your AI client can pull specific rent-control ceilings by room count and zone, track social-housing program delivery from 2001 to 2024, and check waiting-list counts for every arrondissement. ## Overview - **Category:** government-public-data - **Price:** Free - **Endpoint:** https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_P6QYL27k5m4VIohKXoaslvO9SEciL64Jhd64HP6m/ai-agent-connect - **Tags:** paris, france, housing, rent-caps, social-housing, waiting-list, keyless ## Description You can pull real-time housing data straight from the Paris open-data platform without manual searching. This MCP gives your agent the ability to navigate the complex rules of the city's rent-control system. You can look up the exact maximum and minimum rent per square meter based on the number of rooms, the specific zone, the building era, and whether the unit is furnished. Beyond rent caps, you can track the progress of social-housing programs, seeing exactly how many units were delivered through new construction or acquisitions in any arrondissement. If you need to analyze neighborhood pressure, you can pull the waiting-list counts for different household types, such as solo applicants or couples with children, across the various districts. It turns raw municipal data into actionable answers for anyone navigating the Parisian real estate market. ## Tools ### count_social_housing This tool provides a quick total count of social-housing program entries. Use it to compare program volumes between different years or arrondissements. ### list_rent_caps This tool retrieves the official rent-control ceilings for Paris. It returns the max and min price per square meter based on room count, zone, building era, and furnishing status for the 2019 to 2025 period. ### list_social_housing This tool lists social-housing program details from 2001 to 2024. It includes delivery modes like new construction or rehabilitation and specific dwelling counts per arrondissement. ### rent_cap_lookup This tool looks up specific rent caps for a single quartier. It provides the price per square meter for different room counts and furnishing types within that neighborhood. ### count_housing_beneficiaries This tool returns a fast total count of housing waiting-list entries. It helps your agent quickly gauge the scale of applicants in a specific area. ### count_rent_caps This tool calculates the total number of rent-cap rows available. It is useful for determining how much data your agent needs to page through for a specific query. ### list_housing_beneficiaries This tool pulls the waiting-list beneficiary counts for the Paris housing office. It breaks down applicants by household type, such as solo individuals or couples, per arrondissement. ## Prompt Examples **Prompt:** ``` What is the rent cap for a 3-room unfurnished flat in zone 11 in 2024? ``` **Response:** ``` The rent cap for a 3-room unfurnished flat in zone 11 for 2024 is determined by the max and min €/m² values provided in the list_rent_caps data. ``` **Prompt:** ``` How many social-housing units did Paris deliver in arrondissement 11 last year? ``` **Response:** ``` To find this, I will use list_social_housing for the year 2024 in arrondissement 11 and sum the total dwelling counts. ``` **Prompt:** ``` Which arrondissements have the biggest housing waiting lists in 2024? ``` **Response:** ``` I will check the list_housing_beneficiaries for the 2024 exercise and compare the total counts across all arrondissements. ``` ## Capabilities ### Rent Cap Verification Your agent checks legal rent ceilings per square meter for specific apartments. ### Social Housing Tracking The AI monitors the delivery of social-housing units by year and district. ### Waiting List Analysis Your agent pulls applicant counts broken down by household type and arrondissement. ### Data Aggregation The MCP counts specific rows to help your agent summarize large datasets quickly. ## Use Cases ### Compliance Checking A landlord asks the agent to confirm if a 2-room furnished rental in a specific zone exceeds the legal cap. ### Market Research An analyst uses the agent to compare social housing delivery rates between different arrondissements over the last decade. ### Demand Assessment A researcher queries the agent to find which districts have the highest number of solo applicants on the housing waiting list. ### Budget Planning A developer uses the rent cap data to estimate potential rental income within specific Paris zones. ## Benefits - Accesses official Paris open-data without manual web scraping. - Provides specific rent ceilings based on building era and furnishing status. - Breaks down waiting list numbers by household composition. - Allows for quick comparisons of housing delivery across different years. ## How It Works Connect your client to the Vinkius-hosted MCP to start querying Paris housing data immediately. 1. Connect your preferred MCP-compatible client to Vinkius. 2. Ask your agent a specific question about Paris rent caps or social housing. 3. The agent selects the appropriate tool from the MCP to fetch the data. 4. The agent processes the raw municipal data and gives you a direct answer. ## Frequently Asked Questions **Does this MCP cover furnished apartments?** Yes, the rent cap tools include specific data for both furnished (meublé) and unfurnished (non meublé) rentals. **How recent is the social housing data?** The MCP provides access to social-housing program data covering the years 2001 through 2024. **Can I see rent caps for specific neighborhoods?** Yes, you can use the rent_cap_lookup tool to find the ceilings for a specific quartier. **What information is included in the rent cap results?** The results include the maximum and minimum price per square meter for a given room count, zone, and building era. **How is the waiting list data categorized?** The waiting list data is broken down by arrondissement and household type, including solo individuals and various types of couples. **Do I need an API key?** No. opendata.paris.fr serves all city datasets anonymously over its Opendatasoft REST API. This MCP defines no credentials and needs nothing configured. **What do the cap values mean?** Each row holds the legal ceiling (max) and floor (min) rent in € per square meter for that room count, building era and furnishing status. The city publishes one reference per year — the 2025 vintage is the most recent. **Why can I not filter the social housing by the text "2024"?** The social-housing annee and the waiting-list exercice columns are date-typed: a plain text equality is rejected by the platform. The tools convert your 4-digit year into a whole-year window automatically. **Which years are covered?** Rent caps: 2019–2025 (text year). Social-housing programs: 2001–2024. Waiting-list beneficiaries: 2013–2025 (fiscal years).