Looking for Farmland free of lease for sale in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes? Free of any rural lease, this land comes with vacant possession and can be farmed immediately — ideal for setting up, expanding or diversifying a farm. Below are the benchmark prices from recorded sales and the official SAFER scale, the local market's characteristics, and the legal and tax framework of your purchase. Also browse all our Farmland free of lease for sale in France.
In 2025, 1,230 farmland sales were recorded in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The median price stands at €3,887/ha and the average at €4,786/ha; 80% of sales close between €2,161 and €8,738/ha, against a national average of €6,059/ha.
Year | Sales | Average price (€/ha) | Median price (€/ha) |
2020* | 508 | 4,501 | 3,617 |
2021 | 1,097 | 4,378 | 3,545 |
2022 | 1,174 | 4,629 | 3,773 |
2023 | 1,248 | 4,667 | 3,666 |
2024 | 1,156 | 4,602 | 3,781 |
2025 | 1,230 | 4,786 | 3,887 |
* 2020: second half-year only.
Year on year, the average price moved by +4.0% (+9.3% since 2021). Departments ranked by 2025 DVF average: Drôme (€8,181/ha) · Ardèche (€7,860/ha) · Haute-Savoie (€7,821/ha) · Cantal (€7,166/ha) · Savoie (€4,986/ha) · Puy-de-Dôme (€4,808/ha) · Isère (€4,555/ha) · Rhône (€4,254/ha) · Allier (€4,174/ha) · Haute-Loire (€4,009/ha) · Loire (€3,474/ha) · Ain (€3,187/ha). All series are 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 €5,100/ha in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in 2025, +4.9% year on year and +3.7% over ten years, against a national average of €6,460/ha.
The detail by department:
Department | 2025 price (€/ha) | 1-year change |
Ain | 4,200 | +3.7% |
Allier | 4,220 | +1.2% |
Ardèche | 5,140 | +4.5% |
Cantal | 6,440 | -2.9% |
Drôme | 7,190 | +5.9% |
Isère | 4,950 | -0.2% |
Loire | 3,730 | +1.6% |
Haute-Loire | 4,380 | +2.1% |
Puy-de-Dôme | 4,150 | -2.8% |
Rhône | 4,630 | -6.3% |
Savoie | 5,100 | -9.3% |
Haute-Savoie | 9,680 | +2.0% |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is France's leading cattle region by herd size, from the pastures of Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme to the Savoy alpine meadows, with an unmatched roster of AOP cheeses (Saint-Nectaire, Cantal, Reblochon, Beaufort). The Limagne, Forez, Ain and Rhône valley plains add field crops, seed production and orchards, while Drôme is France's leading organic department. This diversity explains wide price gaps between mountain areas and irrigated valleys. Buying vacant land means choosing your production freely and generating value from the first season. Also browse the farms and agricultural estates for sale in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Every farmland sale is notified to the SAFER, which holds a pre-emption right (two-month response). Depending on the area and your situation, farming the land may require a farming authorisation under land-structure control rules. Transfer duties amount to roughly 5.8% of the price, plus notary fees. Once you own the land, you may farm it yourself or let it under a rural lease (statut du fermage, 9-year minimum): rents are taxed as property income, and long-term leases qualify, under conditions, for partial wealth-tax (IFI) exemptions and inheritance allowances. Cost out your project with our financial calculators (financing plan, notary fees, loan repayments).
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