The market for Farmland free of lease in Calvados serves farmers seeking to expand as well as project owners and investors: free of any tenancy, the land can be cultivated at once. Recorded sale prices, the SAFER scale, local productions and the legal rules — here is what to know before buying. Also see our Farmland free of lease for sale in France.
In 2025, 301 farmland sales were recorded in Calvados. The median price stands at €8,917/ha and the average at €9,368/ha, for an average plot of about 9.8 ha. 80% of sales close between €5,785/ha and €13,759/ha.
Year | Sales | Average price (€/ha) | Median price (€/ha) |
2020* | 144 | 8,621 | 8,638 |
2021 | 297 | 8,519 | 8,255 |
2022 | 310 | 9,558 | 8,999 |
2023 | 292 | 9,786 | 9,000 |
2024 | 284 | 9,792 | 8,907 |
2025 | 301 | 9,368 | 8,917 |
* 2020: second half-year only.
Year on year, the average price moved by -4.3% (+10.0% since 2021). The department sits above its regional average (€8,905/ha in Normandie) against a national average of €6,059/ha. All series are available in our farmland price observatory.
According to the SAFER/SSP statistics (official scale of farmland market values, 2025 figures published in August 2026), vacant land and meadows trade on average at €10,390/ha in Calvados in 2025, +2.8% year on year and +30.0% over ten years.
The detail by agricultural sub-region:
Agricultural sub-region | 2025 price (€/ha) | 1-year change | 10-year change |
Bessin | 9,220 | -0.9% | +37.8% |
Bocage | 8,230 | +4.6% | +20.1% |
Pays d'Auge Nord | 11,050 | +4.0% | +33.9% |
Plaine de Caen Nord | 11,540 | -15.1% | -1.5% |
Pays d'Auge Sud | 10,300 | +5.5% | +51.9% |
Plaine de Caen Sud | 11,820 | +1.4% | +27.8% |
Values range from €8,230/ha to €11,820/ha across sub-regions: soil quality, drainage, irrigation and plot consolidation strongly influence prices within a single area.
Calvados sets the Caen plain, a major cereal and beet zone, against the grassland Pays d'Auge, heart of the Normandy cheese AOPs (Camembert, Pont-l'Évêque) and horse breeding. The Bessin and Bocage complete this dairy and suckler landscape. Free of any tenancy, the land can be put to work from the first season. Also browse the farms and agricultural estates for sale in Calvados.
Before signing, three points to check: the SAFER's pre-emption right (cleared through notarised notification, two-month response), land-structure control (farming authorisation depending on area and situation) and transfer duties (about 5.8% of the price, before fees). After the purchase, farm directly or let under a rural lease: long-term leases carry, under conditions, IFI and inheritance advantages. Estimate your budget with our financial calculators.
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