Setting out to find a dog kennel for sale in Bas-Rhin means targeting one of the strongest markets in eastern France: a large population on the plain, a European capital city and, all around it, villages where space for kennels is growing scarce. What changes hands is often a long-established business on the edge of a forest or of a village boundary, sometimes a converted farm on the foothill slopes, sometimes a dog breeding business sold with its breeding stock and registered litters. Managers handing over, rural agencies and Alsatian notaries present them with the licensed headcount, the buildings and the contents of the goodwill. These listings sit alongside the dog kennels and boarding businesses for sale published elsewhere in France.
This page brings together what you need to choose between two files: value benchmarks for rural property in Bas-Rhin, a map of boarding demand, construction points to verify on site and the regulatory papers to insist on. Anyone preparing a start-up will find legal structures, funding and formalities covered in our white paper « Créer une exploitation agricole » (in French).
In most sales the dwelling house is the largest single item, ahead of the kennel buildings and the goodwill. Transaction data is not published for this department (Alsace-Moselle land register), so the figures below are those of the Grand Est region. According to our country house observatory, the median price of a house in a rural commune in the region stood at €150,000 in 2025 (+4.2% year on year), or €1,400/m² of living space, across 7,885 recorded sales. The national median is €189,200.
Where building land trades dear, the value of a business is measured above all by what is already permitted and built: declared capacity, the quality of the boxes and their runs, the area of exercise paddocks, a treatment room, an isolation kennel, accommodation for whoever stays on site. The goodwill does the rest, through loyal customers, the booking records and the reputation attached to the name. Place the property share with our country house price observatory and set the price against your borrowing capacity in our financial calculators.
The first examination covers hygiene and noise: a poured floor without cracks, a clear fall to a channel linked to a collection system, washable walls and no corners that cannot be reached. Boxes are checked on the strength of the grilles, on partitions solid to full resting height, on raised bedding, on heating and on ventilation. A private run off each box saves repeated handling; exercise paddocks need drainage, high fencing and shade. A laundry, a feed store, a treatment room and a quarantine area are what separate a professional set-up from a makeshift one.
Sales usually cover a whole package: dwelling house, boarding buildings, land and goodwill. Obtain a written split across those items, because the lender, the notary and the tax authorities each read them differently. A cattery attached to the dog side is valued separately, with its own rooms, secure access and booking patterns. Vehicles, crates, grooming equipment and the online booking tool round out the inventory.
The Strasbourg metropolitan area is the main source of bookings, extended by the communes of the Kochersberg, the Ried and the Rhine belt. Haguenau, Sélestat, Obernai, Molsheim and Saverne relay that demand across their own catchments. The vineyard foothills and the Bruche valley combine resident population with tourism that lengthens stays in summer. Further west, the Alsace Bossue and the north of the department towards the northern Vosges offer larger properties and cheaper land, with customers to be drawn from a wider radius.
Because sites compatible with the activity are scarce, many buyers prefer premises already permitted, even at a higher price: starting a kennel from nothing often runs into neighbours and communal planning rules. Check with the seller where bookings originate and how weekday boarding and school holiday stays weigh against each other.
Bas-Rhin applies Alsatian local law: rights over property are entered in the livre foncier, the regional land register, which alters both the preliminary checks and the timetable of a sale. On the trading side, ask for the declaration registered with the departmental veterinary and consumer protection service and the manager's ACACED certificate of competence. Once numbers pass nine weaned dogs the premises enter the classified installations list, by declaration or authorisation depending on size: obtain the order, read its operating requirements and start the notification of the change of operator as soon as the preliminary contract is signed.
On a densely settled plain, distance from housing and noise are under constant scrutiny. Ask for the history of complaints, study the planning zone and any easements, and look at whether banks or hedges already shield third parties. Legally, a takeover is done either by sale of the business or by buying the shares of the operating company: have both routes analysed, along with the warranties given and the position of employment contracts.
Owners selling for themselves, agencies specialising in rural property and notaries' offices supply the listings on this page. Set the filters on capacity, budget and area, then switch on an alert: in a sought-after department, premises available for boarding do not stay online long. You can also consult dog kennels for sale in Grand Est.
