The market for Farmland free of lease in Manche 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, 411 farmland sales were recorded in Manche. The median price stands at €7,735/ha and the average at €7,788/ha, for an average plot of about 7.6 ha. 80% of sales close between €4,957/ha and €10,831/ha.
Year | Sales | Average price (€/ha) | Median price (€/ha) |
2020* | 241 | 7,417 | 7,069 |
2021 | 430 | 7,357 | 7,131 |
2022 | 400 | 7,518 | 7,184 |
2023 | 416 | 7,642 | 7,342 |
2024 | 456 | 7,809 | 7,677 |
2025 | 411 | 7,788 | 7,735 |
* 2020: second half-year only.
Year on year, the average price moved by -0.3% (+5.9% since 2021). The department sits below 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 €8,150/ha in Manche in 2025, +1.0% year on year and +16.4% over ten years.
The detail by agricultural sub-region:
Agricultural sub-region | 2025 price (€/ha) | 1-year change | 10-year change |
La Hague - Bocage de Valognes | 6,490 | -0.2% | +18.2% |
Val de Saire | 6,250 | -9.7% | +5.8% |
Cotentin | 7,670 | +4.2% | +28.5% |
Bocage de Coutance et de Saint-Lo | 7,790 | -2.3% | +11.6% |
Avranchin | 9,610 | +1.5% | +13.7% |
Le Mortainais | 8,980 | +7.3% | +24.4% |
Values range from €6,250/ha to €9,610/ha across sub-regions: soil quality, drainage, irrigation and plot consolidation strongly influence prices within a single area.
Manche is a major dairy and vegetable department: Norman bocage pastures (AOP Isigny butter and cream near the southern Cotentin), carrots and leeks on the Créances sands, and salt-meadow lamb in the Mont-Saint-Michel bay. Grass largely dominates the farmland. 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 Manche.
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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