Nearly 28 million hectares, out of a total surface area of 55 million hectares, are occupied by farmland in France.
According to Agreste, France's agricultural statistics website, the average size of a farm in 2020 was 69 hectares (divided between the 389,800 farms in operation).
Are you looking to buy farmland or agricultural land free of leases and rural leases? www.ma-propriete.fonciere.fr is the advertising portal that will help you buy farmland and agricultural land free of leases. Buying farmland or agricultural land is an important step in the life of a farm, whether at the time of setting up or later. By buying farmland without a rural lease, you will be able to cultivate this land on your farm.
The average value of farmland and agricultural land without a lease is €6,000 per hectare in France.
On the ma-propriete.fr blog, you will find details of farmland sale prices in all regions, départements and smaller areas.
There are wide variations in price, depending on the region, the quality of the land and local land pressure.
You can farm a plot of land by becoming a farmer yourself. To do this, you will need to fulfil two administrative obligations.
If you want to farm the land you buy yourself, you will need to obtain authorisation to do so from the Contrôle des Structures. This authorisation is required above a reference area that varies in each département.
The SAFER, which has a right of pre-emption on sales of agricultural property, will also examine your project after notification by the notary. If the SAFER considers that another buyer may have priority over your project, it can block your project by pre-empting the sale of the land within a maximum of 2 months of the notification.
You can also buy farmland to rent out to a farmer. If you rent out the land under a long-term lease, you may qualify for tax benefits.
You can become the owner of agricultural land and turn it into a leisure area. Read our log article to find out how to convert agricultural land into a private recreational area.
