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As France's leading agricultural region by utilized agricultural area (nearly 3.8 million hectares of UAA), Nouvelle-Aquitaine presents a unique mosaic of terroirs: field crops in Poitou, suckler cattle breeding in Limousin, mixed farming-livestock in Charentes, irrigated maize cultivation in the Landes and the South-West, and foothill meadows in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. This diversity explains the considerable range of prices observed on its land market, which ranks first nationally in terms of transaction volume.
The region is also home to world-renowned vineyards (Bordeaux, Cognac, Bergerac, Jurançon, Madiran), but this article totally excludes vines and wine AOCs from its scope of analysis. To learn more about the price of vineyards, consult our vineyard price observatory as well as our regional articles on vineyard prices in France. The figures presented only relate to "classic" agricultural land: field crops, meadows, arable land, and livestock land.
This analysis is based on DVF (Demandes de Valeurs Foncières) data processed by ma-propriete.fr and supplemented by official SAFER statistics published by the Ministry of Agriculture. The year 2025 only covers the first half: its figures are highlighted as a priority but must be read with caution and compared to 2024, the last full reference year.
Over the entire first half of 2025, 834 transactions of agricultural land excluding vineyards were identified in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The average price stands at €5,236/ha and the median price at €4,572/ha (partial data for the 1st half of 2025, to be interpreted with caution). Over the year 2024, the last full year, there were 2,131 transactions for an average price of €5,276/ha and a median price of €4,551/ha.
The gap between the average price and the median price — around €700/ha — reflects a classic asymmetry of the land market: a small number of very high-value transactions pull the average up, while the median better reflects the "market price" actually practiced for half of the sales. The P10 (€2,500/ha in 2024) and the P90 (€8,712/ha) mark the corridor in which 80% of transactions take place, and reveal a gap of more than 3.5 times between the most accessible and the most expensive land in the region.
Over the 2020-2024 period, the average price in Nouvelle-Aquitaine progressed very slightly (+0.4% cumulative), a near-stability that contrasts with the upward dynamics of the field crop regions in the North. The region thus ranks 8th nationally in terms of average price, behind Brittany but well ahead of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté or Pays de la Loire.
| Year | No. sales | Average price (€/ha) | Median price (€/ha) | P10 (€/ha) | P90 (€/ha) | Avg. Area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020* | 1,077 | 5,254 | 4,500 | 2,479 | 9,108 | 10.6 |
| 2021 | 2,192 | 5,160 | 4,498 | 2,426 | 8,804 | 10.4 |
| 2022 | 2,278 | 5,074 | 4,321 | 2,411 | 8,880 | 10.8 |
| 2023 | 2,275 | 5,167 | 4,500 | 2,495 | 8,735 | 11.0 |
| 2024 | 2,131 | 5,276 | 4,551 | 2,500 | 8,712 | 10.9 |
| 2025* | 834 | 5,236 | 4,572 | 2,500 | 8,900 | 10.4 |
* 2020: second half only. * 2025: 1st half only, partial data to be interpreted with caution. Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
Chart 1 — Evolution of the average and median price of agricultural land in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (DVF, 2020-2025). Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
The statistics published each year by the Ministry of Agriculture, based on data collected by the SAFERs, distinguish between two very different markets: free land (sold without a lease, immediately available to the buyer) and leased land (sold occupied by an established farmer, which weighs on its value). In Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the structural gap between these two markets is significant and reveals the weight of farm tenancy in the region.
| Year | Free land (€/ha) | Leased land (€/ha) | Rental discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5,530 | 3,290 | -40.5% |
| 2016 | 5,370 | 3,420 | -36.3% |
| 2018 | 5,170 | 3,480 | -32.7% |
| 2020 | 5,240 | 3,620 | -30.9% |
| 2022 | 5,470 | 3,720 | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 5,440 | 3,670 | -32.5% |
| 2024 | 5,470 | 3,770 | -31.1% |
Source: SAFER, Ministry of Agriculture.
Chart 2 — Comparative evolution of the prices of free and leased land and meadows in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 2011-2024. Source: SAFER, Ministry of Agriculture.
Over the long period, free land in Nouvelle-Aquitaine progressed by +10.3% between 2011 and 2024 (from €4,960 to €5,470/ha), a moderate and slow increase compared to regions like Brittany (+30.9%) or Normandy (+34.6%) over the same period. Leased land followed a more dynamic trajectory: +26.1% between 2012 and 2024, a sign of a progressive revaluation of land under rural lease, undoubtedly linked to the security provided by the presence of an established farmer for the buyer-investor.
The gap between free land and leased land remains stable around 31 to 32% on average over recent years. This discount corresponds to the valuation of the right to immediately exploit the land: a buyer who wishes to set up their project cannot do so on a leased plot as long as the rural lease has not reached its term, which justifies them agreeing to pay more for a free plot. The gap has been narrowing since 2014 (when it reached -40%), reflecting sustained demand from wealth investors for whom the rural lease is not an obstacle.
Finally, it is appropriate to highlight a methodological difference: the SAFER figures (€5,470/ha in 2024 for free land) are higher than the DVF data (€5,276/ha in 2024). This difference is explained by the scope and collection methods: the SAFER processes all notifications of intent to alienate and applies its own surface thresholds, while DVF gathers all transfers recorded in the real estate file, including very small properties. The two sources are complementary, and their order of magnitude convergence confirms the reliability of the analysis.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine is composed of twelve departments with very different agricultural profiles. We present them here in numerical order with, for each, the key DVF figures for 2024 and 2025, as well as an insight into local specificities (excluding vineyards).
In 2025, Charente recorded 87 transactions for an average price of €4,733/ha and a median price of €4,534/ha (partial data for the 1st half of 2025, to be interpreted with caution). In 2024, there were 176 sales, an average price of €4,923/ha and a median of €4,566/ha. Charente is marked by a mixed farming-livestock system typical of the northern Aquitaine Basin, with a strong presence of field crops (cereals, oilseeds and protein crops) on the plateaus. The department is also the birthplace of Cognac, but this vineyard is excluded from the analysis presented here.
Charente — DVF evolution 2020-2025. Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
Charente-Maritime is one of the most active markets in the region. The 1st half of 2025 shows 123 sales, an average price of €4,932/ha and a median of €5,000/ha (partial data, to be interpreted with caution). In 2024, 346 transactions were identified with an average price of €5,323/ha and a median of €5,184/ha. Cereal crops largely dominate, particularly on the plains of Aunis and Saintonge, which explains the stability and depth of this market.
Charente-Maritime — DVF evolution 2020-2025. Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
A very narrow and therefore volatile market: only 9 transactions in the 1st half of 2025, for an average price of €3,720/ha and a median of €3,747/ha (partial data to be handled with great caution given the very low number of sales). In 2024, the department had 32 sales, an average price of €3,685/ha and a median of €3,579/ha. Corrèze is dominated by beef cattle breeding (Limousin breed) on permanent mid-mountain meadows, which keeps prices at a moderate level.
Corrèze — DVF evolution 2020-2025. Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
Creuse is the cheapest department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and is among the most accessible in France. In the 1st half of 2025: 70 sales, average price €2,743/ha, median €2,534/ha (partial data for the 1st half of 2025, to be interpreted with caution). In 2024, 163 transactions, average price €2,896/ha. This level is explained by an agricultural orientation almost exclusively turned towards extensive suckler cattle breeding, with large grassy areas and limited agronomic potential.
Creuse — DVF evolution 2020-2025. Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
In the 1st half of 2025, 37 sales for an average price of €4,437/ha and a median of €4,244/ha (partial data, to be interpreted with caution). In 2024, 95 transactions with an average price of €4,832/ha. Dordogne combines mixed farming-livestock and specialized productions (walnuts, strawberries, tobacco), with a strong meadow component in the east of the department. The Bergerac vineyard is excluded from this analysis.
Dordogne — DVF evolution 2020-2025. Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
Gironde is a special case: its non-vineyard agricultural market remains narrow due to the overwhelming predominance of the Bordeaux vineyard (which is not part of this analysis). The 1st half of 2025 recorded 35 sales, an average price of €6,211/ha and a median of €5,643/ha (partial data, to be interpreted with caution). In 2024, 83 transactions, average price of €5,708/ha. The land concerned essentially corresponds to irrigated maize in the south of the department and meadows in the Médoc tip.
Gironde — DVF evolution 2020-2025. Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
The Landes displays one of the highest prices in the region. In the 1st half of 2025: 55 sales, average price €8,598/ha, median €8,521/ha (partial data, to be interpreted with caution). In 2024, 144 transactions, average price of €9,242/ha. This valuation is explained by intensive irrigated maize cultivation, duck and fat palmiped breeding, and the relative scarcity of agricultural land in the face of forestry pressure (Landes de Gascogne massif).
Landes — DVF evolution 2020-2025. Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
Lot-et-Garonne is the most expensive department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in 2024. In the 1st half of 2025: 68 sales, average price €8,983/ha, median €8,000/ha (partial data, to be interpreted with caution). In 2024, 159 transactions, average price of €9,166/ha. This level is driven by specialized agriculture with very high added value: fruit growing, market gardening, seeds, label productions, on alluvial soils of the Garonne and Lot valleys.
Lot-et-Garonne — DVF evolution 2020-2025. Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
In the 1st half of 2025: 42 sales, average price €8,887/ha, median €8,822/ha (partial data, to be interpreted with caution). In 2024, 109 transactions, average price of €8,664/ha. The department combines irrigated maize cultivation in Béarn, dairy and sheep farming in the Pyrenean foothills, and AOP productions (Ossau-Iraty in particular). The high land value reflects both the agronomic quality of the land and the pressure of a dynamic agriculture.
Pyrénées-Atlantiques — DVF evolution 2020-2025. Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
Deux-Sèvres constitute one of the deepest markets in the region. In the 1st half of 2025: 142 sales, average price €3,543/ha, median €3,394/ha (partial data, to be interpreted with caution). In 2024, 398 transactions, average price of €3,365/ha. The department is dominated by cattle breeding (dairy and beef) and mixed farming, with a strong cooperative tradition. The moderate prices reflect the predominance of meadows and the weight of livestock in the crop rotation.
Deux-Sèvres — DVF evolution 2020-2025. Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
In the 1st half of 2025: 107 sales, average price €5,378/ha, median €5,179/ha (partial data, to be interpreted with caution). In 2024, 260 transactions, average price of €5,255/ha. Vienne is a land of field crops (cereals, rapeseed, sunflower) on the Poitou plateaus, with a significant presence of goat farming (the Chabichou du Poitou AOP is an emblem of it). Prices are within the regional average.
Vienne — DVF evolution 2020-2025. Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
In the 1st half of 2025: 59 sales, average price €3,496/ha, median €3,147/ha (partial data, to be interpreted with caution). In 2024, 166 transactions, average price of €3,462/ha. Like neighboring Corrèze and Creuse, Haute-Vienne is dominated by Limousin suckler cattle breeding on permanent meadows. The price remains contained, reflecting the agronomic context and the predominance of grass.
Haute-Vienne — DVF evolution 2020-2025. Source: DVF, processing ma-propriete.fr.
The statistics presented are derived from the processing by ma-propriete.fr of the DVF (Demandes de Valeurs Foncières) database, published in open data by the General Directorate of Public Finances. This database identifies all transfers for consideration recorded in the real estate file. For this article, only transactions involving "dry" agricultural land (arable land, meadows, moors) were retained, with the explicit exclusion of plots classified as vines, isolated farm buildings, mixed properties (farmhouses), and transactions below a consistency threshold (aberrant €/ha). Sales are consolidated by commune, department, and region, then statistically processed to calculate average price, median price, P10 and P90 percentiles, average surface area, and number of sales.
Several limits must be kept in mind. First, Alsace-Moselle (departments 57, 67, 68) is excluded from the national DVF system for historical reasons of local law — this does not affect Nouvelle-Aquitaine, but the precision is useful for inter-regional comparisons. Second, some family-type transfers (donations, partitions) do not reflect a true market price. Third, mixed properties mixing land and residential buildings can introduce noise despite the filters applied. Last and most importantly, the year 2025 only covers the 1st half: the figures presented are therefore partial and their representativeness will only be consolidated with the publication of the second half. Similarly, the strict exclusion of vines mentioned throughout the article is a methodological decision: for departments with a strong wine component (Gironde, Charente, Dordogne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques), the market analyzed here represents only a part of the overall land market.
SAFER statistics, published each year by the Ministry of Agriculture, are based on notifications of intent to alienate addressed to SAFERs by notaries. They distinguish finely between free land and leased land, and apply their own filtering and weighting rules. SAFER figures constitute the historical reference of the French land market for several decades, but they are published with a delay and according to their own nomenclature. The gaps observed between DVF and SAFER (of the order of a few hundred euros per hectare) do not reflect a contradiction but rather a difference in scope and method. The complementarity of the two sources allows for cross-analyses and increased robustness.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine confirms in 2024 and in the 1st half of 2025 its unique profile: a vast and deep market (the first in France by volume), but with moderate and stable prices, torn between departments with high added value (Lot-et-Garonne, Landes, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) and vast areas of extensive livestock farming where the hectare is traded for under €3,000 (Creuse, Corrèze, Haute-Vienne). This diversity makes land in Nouvelle-Aquitaine a field of opportunities for agricultural project leaders, while imposing a detailed analysis, department by department. The 2025 figures confirm the stability observed for several years — subject to their consolidation upon publication of the second half data.
