The Jura draws buyers for a simple reason: isolated properties with land and outbuildings can still be found there at contained prices. A dog kennel for sale in Jura is therefore often a former farm whose buildings have been converted into boxes, sometimes a site designed for boarding from the outset. Sales are announced by the operators themselves, by rural agencies or by notaries in Lons-le-Saunier, Dole or Champagnole, with the licensed headcount, the built area and a breakdown of the goodwill. They complete the national selection of dog kennels and boarding businesses for sale.
This page goes further than the listings: it places rural property values in the department, describes where pet owners live, lists what to inspect in the buildings and recalls the licences to verify before signing. If your business is still to be built, our white paper « Créer une exploitation agricole » (in French) maps the administrative steps and the financing.
In most sales the dwelling house is the largest single item, ahead of the kennel buildings and the goodwill. According to our country house observatory, the median price of a house in a rural commune in Jura (39) stood at €186,000 in 2025 (+3.3% year on year), or €1,733/m² of living space, across 1,139 recorded sales. By way of reference, the figure is €189,200 nationally and €157,000 across Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Two properties of similar size are not worth the same: everything turns on the number of places genuinely licensed, how well the boxes and their runs have held up, how large the exercise paddocks are, and whether a treatment room and a quarantine box exist. The goodwill then tips the balance, with its customer file, its occupancy through the year and the standing of the business with local vets. Compare those elements using our country house price observatory and gauge your borrowing capacity with our financial calculators.
Many Jura kennels occupy former farm buildings: the conversion can be excellent or rough, and only a detailed viewing settles the question. Look at the floor, its fall and the way wash water is carried off, the soundness of the roof, the insulation of the sleeping areas, the heating and the ventilation, which matters especially in old volumes. Partitions, grilles, closing systems and the state of the runs tell you how well the place has been maintained. Outside, the height and anchoring of the paddock fencing decide whether animals are secure. A treatment room, a laundry and a separate feed store complete a workable set-up.
Where the sale covers a package of house, land and trade, splitting the price becomes the heart of the negotiation: ask for a written allocation between dwelling, working buildings, land and goodwill. If the premises also run a cattery, examine it on its own, since it calls for quiet rooms ventilated independently. The transport vehicle, grooming equipment and booking software are costed separately.
Demand is spread across several distinct poles. Lons-le-Saunier and the surrounding plateau form the administrative and residential heart of the department; Dole and the lower Doubs valley, more populous, also look towards Besançon and Burgundy. The high Jura, from Saint-Claude to Morez and Les Rousses, lives partly on jobs across the border in the Geneva basin, which sustains weekday boarding. The lakes district and Champagnole add summer tourists and second-home owners. The Bresse plain and the Revermont offer affordable property to owners willing to drive.
A Jura business rarely relies on one type of customer: it mixes local regulars, holiday stays and, depending on where it sits, boarding linked to work travel. Ask the seller how the three sources divide up and how occupancy moves through the year. A site easily reached from a main route more than makes up for looking far from any large town.
Any boarding or breeding activity must be declared to the department's veterinary services, and the person responsible for the animals must hold the ACACED certificate of competence. Once the headcount passes nine weaned dogs, the premises come within the classified installations framework: depending on scale, a declaration or an authorisation is required, with conditions on distances, noise, effluent and the layout of the rooms. Ask for those papers, check they match the capacity advertised and allow for the change-of-operator formality.
Then look at the immediate surroundings: how far the nearest houses are, how the buildings face, whether a planted screen exists, and any record of noise complaints. The commune's planning rules will show whether an extension remains possible. Legally, arrange the takeover with a professional adviser: transferred contracts, the fate of bookings already paid, commitments to any employees and a non-compete clause from the seller.
The listings gathered on this page originate with private sellers, rural estate agencies and Jura notaries. Select what suits you by budget, number of places or commune, then save an alert to follow every new business as it is published. The choice widens further with dog kennels for sale in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
