The sale price of farmland in Pays de la Loire

Updated April 14, 2026: Find the most recent data on our Farmland Price Observatory (DVF data 2020-2025) which presents average and median prices, as well as transaction ranges for your region and each department.

Agricultural land prices in Pays de la Loire

The Pays de la Loire is among the very top French agricultural regions. With a Utilized Agricultural Area (UAA) of approximately 2.1 million hectares, representing nearly two-thirds of the regional territory, agriculture structures the landscape and the economy of the Loire region. The region is distinguished by the predominant role of livestock (dairy cattle, beef cattle, Loué poultry, pigs) and by a preserved hedgerow landscape (bocage), particularly in Mayenne and northern Loire-Atlantique. Field crops and market gardening in the Nantes area complete a very diversified agricultural profile.

The region also includes a world-renowned vineyard, the Loire Valley, which extends across Maine-et-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, and part of Sarthe. In accordance with the scope of this article, vines and viticultural land are excluded from the numerical analyses: only agricultural land excluding vineyards (meadows, arable land, field crops, market gardening) is taken into account.

This article is based on DVF data (Demandes de Valeurs Foncières), processed by ma-propriete.fr, to provide an overview of agricultural land prices in Pays de la Loire. Figures for the first half of 2025 are highlighted but remain partial: they must be interpreted with caution, and we use 2024 as a robust reference year. Find all of our data on our farmland price observatory.

ma-propriete.fr statistics (DVF source)

In 2024, the full reference year, the DVF database recorded 1,846 transactions of agricultural land excluding vineyards in Pays de la Loire, with an average surface area per sale of 10.8 hectares. The regional average price stood at €3,715/ha and the median price at €3,044/ha. These values are significantly lower than the national average (France 2024 median: €5,284/ha), reflecting the weight of meadows and grass-based livestock systems, which are structurally valued lower than the field crop lands of the Paris Basin or Hauts-de-France.

For the first half of 2025 (partial data, to be interpreted with caution), 803 sales were recorded in the region, with an average price of €3,619/ha and a median price of €3,000/ha. These figures reflect a relative stability of the Loire market, without a break in trend compared to 2024. The apparent decline in the average price (-2.6%) should be viewed with reservation: over a semester, the composition of sales (departmental mix, lot size) weighs heavily on the averages.

The price dispersion is significant: in 2024, 10% of transactions were negotiated below €1,900/ha (P10) and 10% above €6,283/ha (P90). This gap of a factor greater than 3 illustrates the diversity of the Loire's terroirs, ranging from humid hedgerows to the cereal plateaus of Sarthe and the Vendée polders.

Educational Reminder. The median price corresponds to the value that splits transactions into two: half of the sales occur below it, the other half above. It reflects the current market better than the average price, which can be pulled upwards by a few large, atypical transactions. The P10 and P90 indicators measure dispersion by isolating the cheapest 10% of sales and the most expensive 10%.

* 1st half of 2025 – partial data to be interpreted with caution.

Graph 1 — Evolution of agricultural land prices in Pays de la Loire. Source: DVF, ma-propriete.fr processing.

Ministry of Agriculture statistics (SAFER source)

The data published annually by the Ministry of Agriculture based on SAFER reports distinguish free land (sold without an ongoing lease) from leased land (burdened by a rural lease). This distinction is essential: a leased plot is mechanically worth less than a free plot, as the buyer takes over a contract protecting the farmer with a minimum duration of 9 renewable years.

In Pays de la Loire, the average price of a hectare of free land and meadows reached €4,040/ha in 2024 according to SAFER, compared to €3,340/ha for leased land. The gap, approximately €700/ha (representing a 17% discount for leased land), is generally stable over time. Over 13 years, the price of free land has increased by 22% (€3,300/ha in 2011) and that of leased land by 21% (€2,620/ha in 2012), representing an average annual increase of less than 2%. In constant euros, the progression remains moderate: the Loire land market is a mature and low-speculation market.

Graph 2 — Evolution of SAFER prices for free and leased land in Pays de la Loire. Source: SAFER, Ministry of Agriculture.

There is a structural gap between the SAFER figures (€4,040/ha in 2024 for free land) and the DVF median (€3,044/ha). This gap is explained by different methodologies: SAFER includes transfers it resells and applies its own thresholds for surface area and property type, while DVF reflects all for-profit transfers declared to notaries, with a larger share of small plots and private sales that pull the median down. Both sources are complementary and not substitutable.

Land prices by department

Pays de la Loire comprises five departments with contrasting agricultural profiles: Loire-Atlantique (44), Maine-et-Loire (49), Mayenne (53), Sarthe (72), and Vendée (85). The price hierarchy primarily reflects soil quality, farm orientation, and local land pressure.

Selling price of agricultural land in Loire-Atlantique (44)

Loire-Atlantique has one of the lowest median prices in the region. In 2024, the median price stood at €2,294/ha (average: €2,520/ha) across 397 transactions. For the 1st half of 2025 (partial data), the median rose slightly to €2,200/ha across 173 sales. The department combines several contexts: the marshes of Grand-Lieu and Brière, the hedgerows of the Châteaubriant area oriented towards cattle farming, Nantes market gardening, and field crops in the Pays de Retz. This diversity explains the significant price dispersion; peri-urban pressure from the Nantes metropolitan area locally influences certain markets without, however, being massively reflected in the departmental median.

Graph 3 — Agricultural land prices in Loire-Atlantique. Source: DVF, ma-propriete.fr processing.

Selling price of agricultural land in Maine-et-Loire (49)

Maine-et-Loire occupies a middle position in the region, with a median price of €3,042/ha in 2024 (average: €3,322/ha) across 416 transactions, the highest volume of sales in the region. The 1st half of 2025 recorded 163 sales at a median of €3,000/ha (partial data). The department is one of France's leading horticultural and seed basins, with a strong presence of arboriculture and specialized plant production in the Saumur area. Reminder: the Anjou and Saumur vineyards, although structural for the departmental economy, are excluded from the scope of this analysis.

Graph 4 — Agricultural land prices in Maine-et-Loire. Source: DVF, ma-propriete.fr processing.

Selling price of agricultural land in Mayenne (53)

Mayenne is, by far, the most expensive department in the region for agricultural land. The median price reached €6,001/ha in 2024 (average: €6,499/ha) across 298 transactions, twice that observed in Loire-Atlantique or Vendée. The 1st half of 2025 confirms this position with a median of €6,280/ha across 130 sales (partial data). This high level is explained by the quality of Mayenne's hedgerow land, a dense network of dairy and beef farms, and strong demand for land in a department with high competition between neighboring farms. Mayenne is the only department in the Loire region where the DVF median significantly exceeds €5,000/ha.

Graph 5 — Agricultural land prices in Mayenne. Source: DVF, ma-propriete.fr processing.

Selling price of agricultural land in Sarthe (72)

Sarthe shows a median price of €4,215/ha in 2024 (average: €4,626/ha) across 309 transactions. The 1st half of 2025 recorded 120 sales at a median of €4,060/ha (partial data). The department, straddling Breton influences to the west and cereal plateaus to the east, features an agriculture dominated by mixed farming-livestock and Loué poultry. The intermediate prices reflect this duality: arable land in the southeast of the department pulls the average up, while the hedgerow areas of the Sarthe Perche remain more accessible.

Graph 6 — Agricultural land prices in Sarthe. Source: DVF, ma-propriete.fr processing.

Selling price of agricultural land in Vendée (85)

Vendée has a median price of €2,396/ha in 2024 (average: €2,604/ha) across 426 transactions, a level close to that of Loire-Atlantique. The 1st half of 2025 recorded 217 sales at a median of €2,300/ha (partial data). The department combines field crops on the plain, the Vendée bocage inland, polders and coastal marshes, as well as significant dairy and poultry farming. The moderation in prices is explained by the relative abundance of land supply and the lower valuation of bocage and marshland.

Graph 7 — Agricultural land prices in Vendée. Source: DVF, ma-propriete.fr processing.

Comparative summary of departments (2024)

Analysis methods and statistical limits

DVF transaction analysis method used

The DVF database (Demandes de Valeurs Foncières), published as open data by the DGFiP, records all for-profit transfers registered with notaries. Our processing filters transactions relating exclusively to agricultural land excluding vineyards. Excluded are: sales of vineyards and mixed properties including buildings or a significant viticultural share, as well as atypical transactions (extreme prices, unreported surfaces). For each aggregate (region, department, year), we calculate the number of sales, average price, median price, P10 and P90 percentiles, and the average surface area per transaction.

Limits of DVF data

Several methodological limits should be noted:

• The departments of Bas-Rhin (67), Haut-Rhin (68), and Moselle (57) are excluded from DVF due to the specific land registry regime in Alsace-Moselle. These departments are not in the Pays de la Loire region and therefore do not concern this article, but the methodology remains strictly consistent with our other regional publications.
• The 2025 data only covers the 1st half and is therefore structurally less robust than 2024. The lower number of sales makes the indicators more sensitive to the composition of transactions. These figures should be interpreted with caution.
• Vines and mixed properties are excluded to ensure the homogeneity of the scope. The Loire Valley vineyard, particularly present in Maine-et-Loire and the Saumur area, is therefore not integrated into these figures.
• DVF reflects declared prices, without reprocessing for potential convenience values or sales between relatives, which may introduce noise into the statistics.

Differences with SAFER statistics

SAFER and DVF figures are not directly comparable. SAFER publishes regional and departmental average prices calculated on transactions it receives as prior notifications, using its own thresholds (minimum surface area, property typology). DVF, on the other hand, covers all transfers declared by notaries. The gaps observed between the two sources — in Pays de la Loire, approximately €1,000/ha between the SAFER price of free land and the DVF median — reflect these differences in scope, rather than a bias of one source over the other. For a complete view of the land market, it is recommended to cross-reference both sources, which we do systematically in our analyses.

Conclusion

The Pays de la Loire is distinguished by a stable, diversified, and structurally moderate agricultural land market. However, the regional median of €3,044/ha in 2024 (DVF) masks very marked gaps between departments, from Loire-Atlantique and Vendée around €2,300/ha to Mayenne at over €6,000/ha. The initial 2025 data, although partial, confirms this picture without a break in trend. For project holders, the region offers accessible land in a dense and technical agricultural environment, favorable for setting up livestock or mixed farming. Find all our analyses in the agricultural category of ma-propriete.fr and view the listings for agricultural properties in Pays de la Loire.

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