Buying Farmland free of lease in Charente-Maritime means acquiring land free of any rural lease, ready to farm from day one — a decisive advantage for a new farm, an expansion or a diversification project. Here are the benchmark prices, local farming profile and legal framework, along with all our Farmland free of lease for sale in France.
In 2025, 328 farmland sales were recorded in Charente-Maritime. The median price stands at €5,347/ha and the average at €5,256/ha, for an average plot of about 12.3 ha. 80% of sales close between €2,974/ha and €7,165/ha.
Year | Sales | Average price (€/ha) | Median price (€/ha) |
2020* | 168 | 4,900 | 4,990 |
2021 | 355 | 5,029 | 5,000 |
2022 | 330 | 5,369 | 5,000 |
2023 | 349 | 5,260 | 5,050 |
2024 | 346 | 5,323 | 5,184 |
2025 | 328 | 5,256 | 5,347 |
* 2020: second half-year only.
Year on year, the average price moved by -1.3% (+4.5% since 2021). The department sits in line with its regional average (€5,135/ha in Nouvelle-Aquitaine) 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 €5,760/ha in Charente-Maritime in 2025, +0.2% year on year and +19.0% over ten years.
The detail by agricultural sub-region:
Agricultural sub-region | 2025 price (€/ha) | 1-year change | 10-year change |
Marais | 3,160 | +1.9% | -7.9% |
Aunis | 5,200 | +1.0% | +6.1% |
Saintonge Agricole | 6,070 | +2.5% | +12.0% |
Saintonge Viticole | 6,280 | -2.2% | +32.5% |
Double Saintongeaise | 5,010 | +5.7% | +41.5% |
Values range from €3,160/ha to €6,280/ha across sub-regions: soil quality, drainage, irrigation and plot consolidation strongly influence prices within a single area.
Charente-Maritime combines the cereal and wine-growing Saintonge (cognac, pineau), coastal grazing and shellfish marshes, and the irrigated arable Aunis plain. Marshland offers more affordable values than the cereal groies. Land free of any lease lets you launch the cropping project of your choice immediately. Also browse the farms and agricultural estates for sale in Charente-Maritime.
The framework is the same across France: notification of the sale to the SAFER (pre-emption right, two months), a possible farming authorisation under structure-control rules, transfer duties of about 5.8% plus notary fees. The buyer can then farm directly or grant a rural lease under the statut du fermage; long-term leases open, under conditions, partial IFI exemptions and inheritance allowances. Our financial calculators help you budget the project.
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