Find a rural property in France for less than €100,000
See country houses for sale within this budget
The average price for a country house in 2023 was €202,000 but prices in rural areas of central France are generally less expensive
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Did you know that the dream of settling down in a rural French cottage could be achieved for less than €100,000?
While the average cost of a country house in 2023 was €202,000, rural property prices in the centre of France are generally less expensive than in coastal departments.
Information provided by the Société d'Aménagement Foncier et d'Etablissement Rural (Safer) in a recent publication showed the average price of country houses in 2023. The results are displayed in , including the 97 departments of mainland France and Corsica.
Safer’s data shows that you can buy a country house for under €100,000 in Allier (€99,000), Nièvre (€94,000), Cantal (€94,000) and Cher (€93,000).
Three departments fall below the €90,000 mark: Indre (€82,000), Haute-Marne (€77,000) and Creuse (€76,000).
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Safer defines a country house as “a well-built property used as a residence (principal or secondary) sold with agricultural or natural land of less than 5 ha, free of lease, purchased by non-farmers.”
It states that the average price of a country house in 2023 decreased by 4.1% compared with 2022. The number of property purchases (90,750) also declined by almost a quarter.
However, the property market is showing signs of recovery, with rural houses again leading the way.
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Rural properties for under €100,000
At the time of writing, the following country houses were available to buy:
Creuse
This country house in the peaceful Saint-Sulpice-le-Guéretois is on the market for €55,000.
The property has a spacious living room, modern kitchen, two bedrooms and a practical bathroom.
It comes with 1,469m² of land, a garage and barn.
Allier
This traditional house in the heart of Haut Bocage is on the market for €58,500.
It has one attic bedroom and a large 57m² living room with a period fireplace and exposed beams. As well as a kitchen and shower room, it also comes with a traditional bread oven and a small 30m² garden.
The property has wood and electric heating.
Cher
This detached property in Santranges is ready to move into and on the market for €94,000.
The house has a living room, kitchen, two bedrooms and a toilet/shower room on the ground floor. There is a third bedroom and second bathroom on the first floor. The property also includes a large attic and cellar.
The house is surrounded by wooded grounds of 1,218 m² with a well and fruit trees.
Cantal
This house, located in the mountains of Pailherols, dates from 1811. It is on the market for €99,000.
This property features a kitchen and dining room with a wood-burning stove in its original fireplace. It also has a living room, two bedrooms and shower room, and comes with 638m² of land.
Most expensive rural property areas
Safer also found that in 2023, the most expensive departments for buying a country house were:
Val-d'Oise (€358,000)
Alpes-Maritimes (€441,000)
Vaucluse (€447,000)
Var (€449,000)
Yvelines (€466,000)
Haute-Savoie (€469,000)
Bouches-du-Rhône (€575,000)
Property prices are generally highest in areas surrounding Paris or in the South of France and also Haute-Savoie which borders Switzerland in the east.
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