Looking for Farmland free of lease for sale in Corsica? 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, 19 farmland sales were recorded in Corsica. The median price stands at €5,012/ha and the average at €5,445/ha; 80% of sales close between €1,980 and €10,317/ha, against a national average of €6,059/ha. Transaction volumes are limited: read these figures with caution.
Year | Sales | Average price (€/ha) | Median price (€/ha) |
2020* | 12 | 4,988 | 4,223 |
2021 | 18 | 9,111 | 7,649 |
2022 | 21 | 5,823 | 4,493 |
2023 | 21 | 5,358 | 4,957 |
2024 | 29 | 6,260 | 5,366 |
2025 | 19 | 5,445 | 5,012 |
* 2020: second half-year only.
Year on year, the average price moved by -13.0% (-40.2% since 2021). Departments ranked by 2025 DVF average: Corse-du-Sud (€7,019/ha) · Haute-Corse (€4,719/ha). All series are in our farmland price observatory.
The official scale of farmland values (2025 figures, decision of 10 August 2026) publishes the following references for vacant land in Corsica:
Agricultural sub-region | Prevailing 2025 price (€/ha) | 2025 range (€/ha) |
Corse-du-Sud — Littoral corse | 6,460 | 1,810 – 21,050 |
Corse-du-Sud — Coteaux corses | 7,870 | 1,300 – 36,690 |
Corse-du-Sud — Montagne corse | n.a. | n.a. |
Haute-Corse — Littoral corse | 6,610 | 1,120 – 28,620 |
Haute-Corse — Coteaux corses | 7,520 | 1,170 – 25,240 |
Haute-Corse — Montagne corse | 3,460 | 430 – 20,710 |
The Corsican market remains narrow and fragmented; refine these values case by case with the SAFER Corse.
Corsican farming combines pastoral livestock (pigs, ewes, goats — AOP Brocciu) under chestnut groves and maquis with the Mediterranean productions of the eastern plain: citrus (IGP Corsican clementine), AOC vines, kiwis and olives. Workable land is scarce, fragmented, often in joint ownership, and competing with coastal tourist development: the market stays narrow and statistical references limited. 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 Corsica.
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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