Loire has a long tradition of farm-reared poultry, and the poultry farms for sale in Loire reflect it: chickens and guinea fowl raised with outdoor range, turkey units, and laying-hen buildings supplying towns across the department. The holdings shown here are entrusted to us by farmers organising a handover, by rural estate agencies and by notaries; each listing sets out the type of buildings, the production system chosen and the organisation that collects the batches. They complete the national picture of poultry farms for sale.
Whether you have a broiler farm or an egg farm in mind, this page goes further than the listings: it gives farmland prices in the department, the areas where handovers are most frequent, the parts of the building to inspect closely and the checks specific to poultry keeping. If you are setting up rather than expanding, our white paper « Créer une exploitation agricole » (in French) covers every stage, from the legal structure to the funding.
Land remains the largest item when buying a poultry farm. According to sales recorded by the French tax administration (DVF, vineyards excluded), the median price of agricultural land in Loire (42) stood at €3,400/ha in 2025, with an average of €3,474/ha across 107 sales; 80% of transactions fall between €2,000 and €5,313/ha, against a national median of €5,307/ha.
The SAFER benchmark of land values (2025 figures) puts vacant land and pasture at €3,730/ha (+1.6% year on year, +9.4% over ten years), against a national average of €6,460/ha; land already let sells around 17% lower.
What really makes a holding here worth what is asked lies elsewhere than in the acreage: the usable length and insulation of the houses, the quality of the ventilation and heating, the silos and the biosecurity entry room, but also the standing of a label rouge farm-reared line and the regularity of collections. An on-farm processing workshop or a market customer base adds goodwill that is appraised separately. To get your bearings, open our land price observatory and our financial calculators.
Holdings in Loire range from long standard broiler houses to small farm buildings opening onto grass range, by way of laying-hen units on litter. A visit covers the frame and roof, the insulation, the ventilation method, the heating appliances and the energy they run on, the silos, the feed and water lines, and finally the floor and the surroundings. Hard-surfaced access for collection lorries, a washing area and easy handling of the empty period between batches all feed into the valuation. For a comparable floor area, the gap in asking price nearly always comes down to the year of construction and how far the upgrading work has gone.
A chicken farm for sale tied to an integration contract is not judged like an independent unit: in the first case the producer group provides the chicks and the feed and guarantees the outlet, and the remaining term of the contract weighs on the deal. In the second, everything rests on short supply chains, on-farm slaughter where it is approved, and a loyal customer base. If land and a dwelling house come with the production tool, insist on a split of the price between farm buildings, land and house.
The Forez plain, between Feurs, Montbrison and Boën, holds the largest share of units: the land is workable, farm buildings are plentiful and holdings are often mixed, with cereals and cattle. The Monts du Lyonnais, to the north-east, combine poultry with dairying on fragmented parcels. The Roanne area and the country around Charlieu regularly offer complete sets, sometimes with a house, at more moderate prices. In the Monts du Forez and the Pilat, relief and altitude point towards small farm-scale production rather than large indoor units.
Being close to the Saint-Étienne, Roanne and Lyon conurbations is a genuine commercial advantage for selling eggs and poultry direct, but it also tightens the land market on the urban fringe. Buyers looking to take over a holding find more on offer in the west and north of the department. Check too how far the downstream facilities are, as several of them sit in neighbouring departments.
The classified installations regime applies as soon as flock size passes the thresholds: declaration, registration or authorisation, with the change of operator notified to the prefecture. Ask for the order in force and the list of conditions attached to it, particularly those on distances, odours and effluent storage. The buyer also examines the spreading plan, the flock register, the biosecurity plan and the avian influenza measures, which impose strict rules on ranges, entry rooms and vehicle movements. In a department where rural housing is filling in, the distance to third parties governs any later extension.
Land calls for the same care. Rented parcels remain under a rural lease, which continues with the incoming farmer with the landlord's agreement, and the transaction goes through the structures control, the French authorisation regime for taking over farmland, and through SAFER. A separate valuation of buildings, equipment and land guards against a poorly justified overall figure. For a supported set-up, file your application before signature: the timetable is agreed with the seller, often months ahead.
The listings gathered here are placed by private sellers, agencies specialising in rural property and notaries. Filter by building area, by budget or by the production you are after, from free-range poultry to table-egg units, then set up an alert to follow each new listing. You can also extend your search to every poultry farm for sale in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
