The sale price of farmland in Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur

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Agricultural land prices in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: what the DVF data says

The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region has a very distinct agricultural personality. Between the alpine plateaus of the north, the cereal and vegetable plains of the Crau, the orchards of the Rhône valley, and the lavender of the Valensole plateau, the land market presents a level of heterogeneity rarely reached elsewhere in France. With approximately 640,000 hectares of utilized agricultural area, PACA remains one of the least agricultural regions of mainland France in terms of its total area, as urban and tourist pressure is particularly strong along the coast.

This article presents the evolution of agricultural land prices in PACA based on DVF (Demandes de valeurs foncières) data published by the DGFiP, processed by ma-propriete.fr for its new statistical database from March 2026. We supplement this analysis with the SAFER series published by the Ministry of Agriculture, which allow for a multi-year perspective.

Important Scope: all statistics presented below concern exclusively agricultural land excluding vineyards (arable crops, meadows, arable land, orchards, olive groves, lavender fields, open-field market gardening). The PACA region does, however, have prestigious vineyards — Côtes de Provence, Bandol, Cassis, Bellet, Palette, Côtes du Rhône in Vaucluse — but these viticultural terroirs are systematically excluded from the analysis, in accordance with the DVF methodology applied. Furthermore, the 2025 data only covers the first half of the year and must be interpreted with caution.

To place these figures in a broader context, you can consult our national land price observatory, as well as all agricultural listings and resources on ma-propriete.fr.

Land prices in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

ma-propriete.fr statistics (source: DVF)

The DVF data processed by ma-propriete.fr isolates non-gratuitous transfers involving only agricultural plots excluding vineyards and mixed properties. For the first half of 2025, 27 transactions were selected in PACA, for a median price of €14,939/ha and an average price of €15,807/ha (partial data for H1 2025, to be interpreted with caution). This rebound, if confirmed for the full year, would mark a return to levels observed before the 2021-2023 decline.

The year 2024, more robust with 77 transfers, settled at a median price of €13,340/ha and an average price of €13,007/ha. The Provençal agricultural land market remains by far the most expensive of the French mainland regions: for comparison, the 2024 national DVF median price is around €5,284/ha, representing a differential of over 150%.

The dispersion of prices is also very marked. In 2024, the cheapest 10% of transactions (decile P10) were exchanged at €5,518/ha, while the most expensive 10% (P90) exceeded €20,400/ha. This gap reflects the coexistence, within a limited territory, of low-value mountain pastures and high-value-added irrigable plots (market gardening, orchards, AOP lavender).

Evolution of average and median agricultural land prices in PACA (excluding vineyards) — Source: DVF, processing by ma-propriete.fr. 2020 and 2025: partial periods.

The table below summarizes the main DVF indicators for the region over the covered period.

* 2020: 2nd half only; 2025: 1st half only. Source: DVF, processing by ma-propriete.fr.

Ministry of Agriculture statistics (source: SAFER)

The SAFER series, published annually by the Ministry of Agriculture, usefully supplement DVF data. They cover a longer period and relate exclusively to unleased land and meadows of more than 70 ares, according to a different nomenclature from that of DVF.

An important methodological point must be noted for PACA: SAFER data concerning leased land and meadows are not published for the region, due to an insufficient number of transactions to establish reliable statistics. The market for leased land, subject to farm tenancy, remains much more confidential there than in large livestock or cereal regions. This lack of data is in itself information about the nature of the Provençal land market: the majority of significant agricultural transactions here involve land free of occupation.

In 2024, the SAFER price for unleased land in PACA was €11,930/ha, an increase of 13.6% compared to 2023 (€10,500/ha). This level is much higher than the French average (€6,400/ha). The table below traces the evolution over the last decade.

SAFER price for unleased land and meadows: PACA compared to the French average (2011-2024) — Source: SAFER / Ministry of Agriculture, processing by ma-propriete.fr.

The SAFER series highlights two characteristics of the Provençal market. On the one hand, prices are structurally high, oscillating between €9,500 and €12,300/ha for about ten years, which is nearly double the mainland average. On the other hand, annual variations are significant: -22% between 2020 and 2021, +26% between 2021 and 2022. These fluctuations are primarily due to the low number of transactions, which makes the series sensitive to the market composition each year.

It should be noted that the 2024 SAFER figures (€11,930/ha) remain slightly lower than the 2024 DVF figures (median price €13,340/ha). These two sources are based on distinct methods and scopes (see the Methodology section). They should therefore be read as two complementary perspectives rather than a single measurement.

Agricultural land prices by department

The PACA region has six departments with strongly differing land dynamics. Two of them — Alpes-Maritimes and, to a lesser extent, Var — show a DVF transaction volume that is too small to establish truly robust statistics, due to the rarity of non-viticultural agricultural sales in their territory.

Median price of agricultural land excluding vineyards by PACA department in 2024 — Source: DVF, processing by ma-propriete.fr.

Sale price of agricultural land in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is one of the most contrasted departments in the region. It includes the lavender and lavandin plateaus of Valensole, the cereal and seed crops of the Durance valley, and the vast mountain pastoral routes dedicated to transhumant sheep farming.

In the first half of 2025, only 3 DVF transfers were recorded, for a median price of €9,500/ha (partial data for H1 2025, to be interpreted with caution). In 2024, the reference year, the department showed a median price of €7,121/ha for an average price of €6,579/ha, based on 12 transactions. DVF prices in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence are thus well below the regional median price, but above the alpine departments more specialized in extensive livestock farming.

The SAFER series for unleased land (€7,300/ha in 2024) aligns well with DVF orders of magnitude and confirms a relatively active market in this department, driven notably by the added value of lavender fields and irrigable plots.

Median price of agricultural land in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (excluding vineyards) — Source: DVF, processing by ma-propriete.fr.

Sale price of agricultural land in Hautes-Alpes (05)

Hautes-Alpes is dominated by extensive livestock farming (sheep, beef cattle) and permanent meadows in medium and high mountain areas. Fruit growing (apples, pears) occupies a smaller but economically significant place in the Buëch and Durance valleys.

No transactions were selected for the first half of 2025 in our DVF data. In 2024, the median price was €5,540/ha for 9 transfers, a level comparable to the French median and significantly lower than the PACA regional average. The department illustrates the duality of the Provençal market: pastoral land and high-altitude meadows are traded at prices close to standard French agricultural land, far from irrigated Mediterranean values.

The 2024 SAFER data (€9,890/ha) appears significantly higher than the DVF median. This gap is likely explained by the composition of SAFER sales, which include more plots valued as orchards than the transfers selected in DVF.

Median price of agricultural land in Hautes-Alpes (excluding vineyards) — Source: DVF, processing by ma-propriete.fr.

Sale price of agricultural land in Alpes-Maritimes (06)

Alpes-Maritimes is a special case. The department has a very small utilized agricultural area, strong urban and tourist pressure, and a historical specialization in horticulture, olive growing, and flower production — often on very small plots.

Over the entire study period, only three DVF transactions were selected for the department (one in 2022, one in 2023, one in 2025). The figures therefore do not allow for any significant statistical analysis. SAFER, for its part, does not publish any price data (mention "NS" or "ND") for Alpes-Maritimes, confirming the extreme rarity of the non-viticultural agricultural land market.

For project holders interested in this department, detailed market knowledge can only be based on a direct plot-by-plot approach, in connection with notaries and the local SAFER.

Sale price of agricultural land in Bouches-du-Rhône (13)

Bouches-du-Rhône forms the heart of the Provençal agricultural land market, with a dense agricultural fabric driven by the Crau plain (AOP hay, sheep farming), the orchards and olive groves of the Alpilles, the market gardening and fruit growing of the Rhône valley, and the rice fields of Camargue.

In the first half of 2025, 15 transfers were selected for a median price of €20,131/ha and an average price of €18,741/ha (partial data for H1 2025, to be interpreted with caution). The full, more representative year of 2024 showed a median price of €15,000/ha based on 37 transactions — the highest number of transfers in the region.

Bouches-du-Rhône alone accounts for nearly half of the DVF transactions selected in PACA. This density is explained by intensive high-value-added agriculture and a relatively active market, driven notably by irrigable plots and peri-urban market gardening farms. The 2024 SAFER series (€17,450/ha) confirms this premium positioning.

Median price of agricultural land in Bouches-du-Rhône (excluding vineyards) — Source: DVF, processing by ma-propriete.fr.

Sale price of agricultural land in Var (83)

Var is a department with a strong viticultural dominance (Côtes de Provence, Bandol, Cassis), which significantly limits the volume of non-vineyard transactions usable by DVF. Non-viticultural production is concentrated on olive growing, fruit growing, horticulture, and a few market gardening areas in the plains.

Over the entire period, the number of selected DVF transfers remains very low (17 transactions in six years). Under these conditions, the average prices displayed — €24,000/ha in 2024 based on a single transaction, €29,120/ha in 2021 also based on a single transaction — cannot be considered representative of the Var land market.

Nonetheless, they remain consistent with SAFER indicators, which placed unleased land in Var at €10,380/ha in 2024, down significantly from 2020 (€13,310/ha). This SAFER decline suggests a softening of the market in non-viticultural segments, to be confirmed by longer series.

Median price of agricultural land in Var (excluding vineyards) — Source: DVF, processing by ma-propriete.fr. Very low sample sizes limit representativeness.

Sale price of agricultural land in Vaucluse (84)

Vaucluse combines a very strong viticultural component (Côtes du Rhône, Ventoux, Luberon — excluded from the scope) and remarkable specialized agriculture: fruit growing (cherry, peach, apricot, table grapes), early market gardening, perfume, aromatic, and medicinal plants. It is also a department where land pressure from second homes and tourism is very present.

In the first half of 2025, 8 transfers were selected for a median price of €14,687/ha (partial data for H1 2025, to be interpreted with caution). The full year of 2024 showed a median price of €12,687/ha for 18 transactions. Vaucluse, along with Bouches-du-Rhône, constitutes the other structural pole of the regional land market.

DVF and SAFER values converge quite well for this department: the SAFER series for unleased land has oscillated around €14,000-€15,000/ha since 2019, confirming a dynamic and homogeneous market, driven by the agronomic quality and irrigation capacity of the plots.

Median price of agricultural land in Vaucluse (excluding vineyards) — Source: DVF, processing by ma-propriete.fr.

Analysis methods and statistical limits

DVF transaction analysis method used

The statistics presented in this article are derived from the processing of the DVF (Demandes de valeurs foncières) database, published by the Direction générale des finances publiques. This database lists all non-gratuitous transfers recorded by the land registry services.

The ma-propriete.fr processing selects only transfers involving strictly agricultural plots, excluding vineyards and mixed properties (i.e., excluding sales simultaneously including buildings, vineyards, woods, or other types of property). This method provides a measure as close as possible to the market price of arable land, meadows, and specialized crops excluding viticulture. Prices are expressed in current euros per hectare.

Limits of DVF data

Several limits should be noted. First, the departments of Alsace-Moselle (57, 67, 68) are excluded from DVF due to their specific land registration system (Livre foncier); they therefore do not appear in any DVF statistics, regardless of the region.

Second, the year 2020 only covers the second half and the year 2025 only covers the first half. These two partial periods are therefore marked with an asterisk and must be interpreted with the necessary caution: the small sample size and the seasonality of transactions may skew year-on-year comparisons.

Finally, the strict exclusion of vineyards and mixed properties implies that a significant part of the PACA land market — especially in Var, Vaucluse, and Bouches-du-Rhône — is not covered by these statistics. This limit is particularly sensitive in departments where the viticultural component structures the agricultural landscape.

Differences with SAFER statistics

SAFER series are based on a different method: they aggregate sale notifications sent to SAFER, only retain unleased land and meadows of more than 70 ares, and apply their own representativeness filters. The scope is therefore narrower but more homogeneous than DVF. The resulting values can diverge, sometimes significantly, from DVF figures, as observed for Hautes-Alpes.

Furthermore, for the PACA region, SAFER does not publish a series on leased land, due to an insufficient number of transactions. This absence is in itself information about the very particular structure of the Provençal land market, where farm tenancy plays a more limited role than in large-scale crop or intensive livestock regions.

These two sources should therefore be read in complement to each other: DVF offers finer departmental granularity for cultivated land excluding vineyards; SAFER offers a consistent long-term series and allows for inter-regional comparison.

Conclusion

The agricultural land market in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur remains, even when excluding vineyards, one of the most expensive and heterogeneous in mainland France. The 2024 DVF median price settled at €13,340/ha, which is more than double the national median, with marked differences between the alpine departments (€5,000 to €7,000/ha) and the irrigable Mediterranean departments (€15,000 to €20,000/ha). The rebound observed in the first half of 2025 remains to be confirmed over a full period. For those considering starting a farm or investing in the region, cross-referencing DVF and SAFER data, supplemented by a field-based plot approach, remains the only reliable method for determining a price. You can also directly consult the agricultural property listings in PACA published on ma-propriete.fr.

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