Housing
DPE
Letter by letterOfficialB2Meaning
diagnostic de performance énergétique
The grade, from A to G, saying whether a home uses a lot of energy. It is compulsory on every advert, and a G-rated home can no longer be rented out since 2025; F will follow in 2028.
How it is said
dé-pé-eu
Gender and article
le DPE · masculine
Where you meet it
A property advert, a lease, a sales file.
Example
T2 de 42 m², DPE classe C, chauffage individuel au gaz.
Two-room flat (T2) of 42 m², energy rating (DPE) C, individual gas heating.
In the DELF
reading B2
Watch out
Masculine: le DPE. On an advert, look for the letter: A is best, G is worst, and the heating bill follows.