Table: Rural house price changes across France in 2024 – see how your department fares
Uneven shifts see falls of up to 19% and rises of nearly 12%
The least populated departments continue to offer the lowest prices.
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Rural house sale prices in France continued to fluctuate unevenly in 2024, with sharp rises in some areas and steep falls in others, according to official figures.
While average (non new-build) property prices nationwide dipped by 3.4%, the department of Pyrénées-Orientales bucked the trend with an 11.9% rise for rural houses, bringing the average price there to €263,000 according to figures from Safer, an official agency responsible for monitoring rural land sales.
At the other end of the scale, Meuse saw the sharpest fall - down 19.3% to an average of €88,000.
This marks the second consecutive year of modest national declines, following a prolonged post-Covid surge that peaked in 2021.
Prices remain highest along the Mediterranean coast and in the Paris commuter belt, while some of the least populated central and north-eastern departments continue to offer the lowest prices.
Rural house price falls
| Rank | Department | Price change 2023–2024 | Average price 2024 | Number of transactions |
| 1 | Meuse (55) | −19.3% | €88,000 | 294 |
| 2 | Hérault (34) | −16.1% | €245,000 | 354 |
| 3 | Haute-Marne (52) | −14.3% | €66,000 | 260 |
| 4 | Essonne (91) | −13.5% | €300,000 | 231 |
| 5 | Yvelines (78) | −13.1% | €405,000 | 290 |
| 6 | Marne (51) | −10.3% | €122,000 | 159 |
| 7 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) | −10.2% | €239,000 | 300 |
| 8 | Aube (10) | −9.9% | €118,000 | 190 |
| 9 | Rhône (69) | −9.8% | €312,000 | 805 |
| 10 | Finistère (29) | −9.4% | €192,000 | 2,009 |
| 11 | Vaucluse (84) | −7.8% | €412,000 | 796 |
| 12 | Gironde (33) | −7.7% | €217,000 | 1,436 |
| 13 | Cher (18) | −7.5% | €86,000 | 751 |
| 14 | Haute-Loire (43) | −7.5% | €124,000 | 508 |
| 15 | Hautes-Alpes (05) | −7.4% | €251,000 | 238 |
| 16 | Eure (27) | −7.3% | €190,000 | 1,099 |
| 17 | Pas-de-Calais (62) | −7.2% | €167,000 | 1,098 |
| 18 | Seine-Maritime (76) | −7.2% | €193,000 | 891 |
| 19 | Morbihan (56) | −6.8% | €192,000 | 2,479 |
| 20 | Gard (30) | −6.5% | €245,000 | 864 |
| 21 | Seine-et-Marne (77) | −6.2% | €258,000 | 632 |
| 22 | Landes (40) | −6.2% | €229,000 | 873 |
| 23 | Indre (36) | −6.1% | €77,000 | 842 |
| 24 | Aveyron (12) | −6.1% | €124,000 | 751 |
| 25 | Tarn-et-Garonne (82) | −6.0% | €189,000 | 609 |
| 26 | Nord (59) | −5.2% | €202,000 | 1,290 |
| 27 | Somme (80) | −5.2% | €129,000 | 556 |
| 28 | Haute-Saône (70) | −4.6% | €103,000 | 438 |
| 29 | Manche (50) | −4.6% | €147,000 | 2,076 |
| 30 | Bas-Rhin (67) | −4.4% | €215,000 | 392 |
| 31 | Lozère (48) | −4.4% | €131,000 | 186 |
| 32 | Loir-et-Cher (41) | −4.4% | €132,000 | 901 |
| 33 | Var (83) | −4.2% | €430,000 | 1,505 |
| 34 | Loiret (45) | −4.1% | €165,000 | 760 |
| 35 | Ariège (09) | −3.7% | €131,000 | 456 |
| 36 | Charente (16) | −3.5% | €139,000 | 1,080 |
| 37 | Haut-Rhin (68) | −3.3% | €237,000 | 226 |
| 38 | Calvados (14) | −3.2% | €215,000 | 1,273 |
| 39 | Bouches-du-Rhône (13) | −3.1% | €557,000 | 976 |
| 40 | Haute-Garonne (31) | −3.0% | €226,000 | 894 |
| 41 | Haute-Savoie (74) | −3.0% | €455,000 | 928 |
| 42 | Alpes-Maritimes (06) | −2.0% | €432,000 | 694 |
| 43 | Isère (38) | −1.9% | €265,000 | 1,243 |
| 44 | Tarn (81) | −1.7% | €172,000 | 761 |
| 45 | Corrèze (19) | −1.6% | €126,000 | 723 |
| 46 | Deux-Sèvres (79) | −1.5% | €128,000 | 921 |
| 47 | Yonne (89) | −1.5% | €131,000 | 546 |
| 48 | Creuse (23) | −1.3% | €75,000 | 868 |
| 49 | Vendée (85) | −1.2% | €166,000 | 1,634 |
| 50 | Indre-et-Loire (37) | −1.1% | €173,000 | 1,129 |
| 51 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) | −1.1% | €280,000 | 794 |
| 52 | Oise (60) | −1.0% | €201,000 | 544 |
| 53 | La Réunion (974) | −1.0% | €204,000 | 323 |
| 54 | Aisne (02) | −0.8% | €120,000 | 532 |
| 55 | Vosges (88) | −0.7% | €138,000 | 623 |
| 56 | Lot (46) | −0.6% | €171,000 | 784 |
| 57 | Moselle (57) | −0.6% | €178,000 | 649 |
| 58 | Loire-Atlantique (44) | −0.5% | €205,000 | 2,406 |
| 59 | Val-d'Oise (95) | −0.3% | €357,000 | 205 |
Rural house price rises
| Rank | Department | Price change 2023–2024 | Average price 2024 | Number of transactions |
| 1 | Pyrénées-Orientales (66) | +11.9% | €263,000 | 170 |
| 2 | Doubs (25) | +11.7% | €162,000 | 226 |
| 3 | Côte-d'Or (21) | +10.8% | €144,000 | 281 |
| 4 | Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) | +9.6% | €171,000 | 523 |
| 5 | Cantal (15) | +9.6% | €103,000 | 407 |
| 6 | Sarthe (72) | +8.6% | €127,000 | 1,340 |
| 7 | Aude (11) | +7.6% | €155,000 | 295 |
| 8 | Haute-Vienne (87) | +6.5% | €115,000 | 964 |
| 9 | Drôme (26) | +6.2% | €292,000 | 765 |
| 10 | Mayenne (53) | +5.3% | €120,000 | 773 |
| 11 | Vienne (86) | +5.0% | €127,000 | 991 |
| 12 | Gers (32) | +4.7% | €199,000 | 581 |
| 13 | Ardennes (08) | +4.6% | €115,000 | 293 |
| 14 | Eure-et-Loir (28) | +3.1% | €164,000 | 617 |
| 15 | Ardèche (07) | +2.6% | €200,000 | 929 |
| 16 | Ain (01) | +2.1% | €246,000 | 876 |
| 17 | Jura (39) | +1.9% | €164,000 | 347 |
| 18 | Hautes-Pyrénées (65) | +1.8% | €168,000 | 400 |
| 19 | Puy-de-Dôme (63) | +1.8% | €113,000 | 979 |
| 20 | Orne (61) | +1.6% | €128,000 | 1,126 |
| 21 | Haute-Corse (2B) | +1.4% | €213,000 | 78 |
| 22 | Savoie (73) | +1.1% | €267,000 | 718 |
| 23 | Dordogne (24) | +1.1% | €179,000 | 1,868 |
| 24 | Loire (42) | +1.1% | €182,000 | 1,067 |
| 25 | Nièvre (58) | +1.1% | €95,000 | 553 |
| 26 | Allier (03) | +1.0% | €100,000 | 910 |
| 27 | Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | +0.5% | €185,000 | 2,038 |
| 28 | Charente-Maritime (17) | ±0.0% | €193,000 | 1,059 |
| 28 | Côtes-d'Armor (22) | ±0.0% | €166,000 | 2,161 |
| 28 | Lot-et-Garonne (47) | ±0.0% | €194,000 | 951 |
| 28 | Maine-et-Loire (49) | ±0.0% | €175,000 | 1,519 |
| 28 | Saône-et-Loire (71) | ±0.0% | €147,000 | 1,311 |
