Looking for a livery yard for sale in France? This page presents the livery yards, livery stables and small yards put up for sale by their operators, private owners, agents and notaires across France. To be clear, these are yards to buy as a business or a home, not places to keep your horse at livery. Most listings detail the number of stables, the paddocks, the arenas and the land area, so you can compare before arranging a viewing. In France this type of yard is called an écurie de propriétaires, literally an owners' stable. This page is part of our full selection of equestrian properties, stud farms and stables on ma-propriete.fr.
A livery yard earns its living from the horses its clients entrust to it, so it is judged on location, capacity, the quality of its facilities and the loyalty of its clientele. Below you will find land and house prices by region, asking prices for yards currently for sale, the features that give a livery business its value, and answers to the questions buyers ask most. Our guide to buying an equestrian property covers the steps common to any purchase.
A small yard with a handful of boxes and a thirty-horse livery business share three components: paddocks and grazing, the operator's house and the stable buildings. The first two compare with recorded sales; the third is assessed at the viewing and in the accounts.
According to our statistics built on the official DVF sales register (vineyards excluded), the median price of farmland in France was €5,307/ha in 2025 across 14,328 sales, with an average of €6,059/ha. According to the SAFER group, land and pasture sold with vacant possession averaged €6,460/ha in 2025. Houses provide the other reference: a typical French country house changed hands for €189,200 in 2025 (median), or €1,830 per m², and most sold for between €90,000 and €340,000. The table ranks regions from the most to the least expensive for houses, the decisive item on the modest acreage a livery yard needs; regions with fewer than 100 land sales appear at the end.
| Region | Farmland: DVF median price 2025 (€/ha) | SAFER land and pasture with vacant possession (€/ha) | Country house: median price 2025 | Country house: median price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Île-de-France | 7,465 | 8,190 | €280,000 | €2,603 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3,887 | 5,100 | €230,000 | €2,200 |
| Brittany | 5,500 | 6,540 | €210,000 | €2,026 |
| Occitanie | 7,015 | 7,260 | €210,000 | €1,987 |
| Pays de la Loire | 3,267 | 4,100 | €190,000 | €1,875 |
| Normandy | 8,305 | 9,610 | €189,000 | €1,871 |
| Hauts-de-France | 7,976 | 10,890 | €175,000 | €1,686 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 4,538 | 5,770 | €170,000 | €1,656 |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 2,773 | 2,740 | €157,000 | €1,525 |
| Centre-Val de Loire | 5,480 | 6,260 | €150,000 | €1,519 |
| Grand Est | 5,611 | 6,510 | €150,000 | €1,400 |
| Corsica* | 5,012 | — | €398,800 | €3,688 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur* | 13,518 | 12,260 | €360,000 | €3,465 |
Regions ranked by median country house price. Sources: DVF 2025, ma-propriete.fr calculations; SAFER 2025. * Fewer than 100 land sales.
Listings show that an equipped livery yard costs far more than a house plus a few hectares. On 24 September 2026, the 42 yards listed on this page had a median asking price of €940,000, half of them between €520,000 and €1,235,000, with a median area of 5.8 hectares. Nearly a quarter are below €500,000, often small family yards with room to grow; a third exceed €1 million, with an indoor school, many boxes and staff housing. For the most upmarket properties, the benchmark for homes over 300 m² applies: a median of €822,000 in 2025.
Proximity to a large city explains much of the difference: a yard thirty minutes from Paris or Lyon sells on the value of its clientele far more than on its grazing. See our farmland price observatory and country house observatory, and use our financial calculators to test your borrowing capacity.
The number of boxes and grazing places sets the potential turnover. French yards usually offer several types of livery: stabled livery with daily turnout, grass livery for horses living out, open barns or group turnout, and retirement livery for older horses. Full livery includes feed, bedding, turnout and daily checks; some yards add schooling, summer grazing or competition support. The wider the offer, the broader the clientele.
Owners look for roomy, well-ventilated stables, enough individual or group paddocks, a drained arena usable all year and, increasingly, an indoor school. A wash bay, solarium, horse walker, lunge pen, lockable tack room with a locker per owner and a welcoming clubroom make the difference. Hay and straw storage, lorry access for deliveries and muck management govern day-to-day running. Our article on designing a yard around horse welfare lists the features that add value.
Demand for livery concentrates around towns and cities, where horse owners have no land of their own. The Paris region (notably Essonne and Seine-et-Marne), the Ain near Lyon, the Gironde and the Haute-Garonne are among the areas where we have the most listings, and the more rural Allier also has several. A high occupancy rate, a waiting list and written contracts with each owner are the best signs of a sound yard.
Keeping other people's horses at livery generally falls under French agricultural rules, so the operator generally pays contributions to the MSA, as a farmer or a smaller contributor depending on scale, and must register the yard with the IFCE as a place where horses are kept. Before committing, check that the buildings comply with the local plan, especially if stables or an indoor school were added recently, how manure is handled and whether neighbours have raised objections. Review current livery contracts, professional liability insurance covering horses in your care, and fencing closely, since the yard is responsible for the horses in its care.
Financially, taking over a livery yard rests on a business plan: livery income at the real occupancy rate, feed and bedding costs, maintenance and labour. Our advice on financing an equestrian property and our note on the taxation of equestrian properties will help you build the project; also read the mistakes to avoid when buying an equestrian property.
On 24 September 2026, yards listed on ma-propriete.fr had a median asking price of €940,000 and a median area of 5.8 hectares. Small family yards can be found below €500,000, while a complete yard near a large city often exceeds €1 million.
It can be, provided occupancy stays high and costs are kept under control. Income depends on the number of horses, the livery fee set by local competition, and the price of hay and straw, which varies from year to year.
Stables for sale may simply be a house with a few boxes for private use; a livery yard is run as a business, with contracts, clients and regulatory obligations. Private homes with stables are grouped on our equestrian property page.
No specific diploma is required to board horses, but giving riding lessons for payment requires a qualification recognised in France; without an agricultural qualification, setting up as a farmer may also require a permit to farm.
To be first to hear of a livery yard for sale in France in your chosen area, set up an e-mail alert. Riders and professionals alike follow our Facebook group "Propriétés équestres à vendre - ma-propriete.fr". Selling your yard? List it to reach qualified buyers. You may also be interested in our equestrian centres and stud farms for sale.
