According to a report in Monday's Le Figaro, French mortgage interest rates were at their lowest - 3.30% - since 1945 during September 2010. The previous record low occurred towards the end of 2005 when rates were at 3.36% (excluding insurance). The number of mortgages granted by lenders was up 17% in the same month, compared with autumn 2009.
Source - Observatoire Crédit Logement/CSA.