A forest for sale in Corrèze looks very different on the Millevaches plateau and in the Brive basin. In the north-east, the plateau, around Meymac, Bugeat, Sornac and Peyrelevade, has been heavily replanted since the mid-20th century with Douglas fir, spruce and other conifers, at the expense of heath and peat bog. To the west, the Monédières extend this upland landscape. Further south, the Brive basin, the Xaintrie and the Dordogne gorges offer oak, chestnut and beech on often steep slopes. The department suits the purchase of a Limousin woodland plot as well as a production holding of several dozen hectares.
Listings on this page, from private sellers, estate agents and notaires, range from plots of a few hectares to single blocks of conifer forest, with many plantations now reaching felling age. Right after, the price block gives the values recorded in the department and the region; the rest of the page covers the stands, the main areas and the precautions specific to the Limousin uplands. For an overview of sales across the region, read our study of forest prices in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
According to the ma-propriete.fr forest price observatory, built from sales recorded in the French DVF land registry database, the median price of a hectare of forest in Corrèze was €3,366/ha in 2025, across 148 sales, with an average of €4,482/ha. That puts the department below the Nouvelle-Aquitaine median (€3,995/ha) and below the national median (€4,936/ha). Year on year, the departmental median moved by −2.5%. Over the more robust 2020-2025 period, 619 sales give a median of €3,054/ha for a median plot size of 4.9 ha.
| Indicator | Corrèze (19) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price 2025 | €3,366/ha | €3,995/ha | €4,936/ha |
| Average price 2025 | €4,482/ha | €4,688/ha | €6,214/ha |
| Number of sales 2025 | 148 | 1,450 | 6,329 |
| Change in median 2024 → 2025 | −2.5% | +5.5% | +1.9% |
| Median price 2020-2025 | €3,054/ha | €3,684/ha | €4,778/ha |
| Number of sales 2020-2025 | 619 | 8,009 | 35,100 |
On the listings side, 8 forests and wooded properties are offered on ma-propriete.fr in Nouvelle-Aquitaine as of 2 October 2026, 1 of them in Corrèze. Their median asking price is €61,900 for a median size of about 12 ha. These are asking prices for complete properties: they describe the supply on offer more than the average price of a wooded hectare. Conveyancing fees come on top of the price: our notary fee calculator lets you estimate them before making an offer.
Source: DVF (French tax authority), processed by ma-propriete.fr; forests of 1 ha or more, cadastral type woodland; July 2020 to December 2025; Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin are not covered by DVF. Listings recorded on ma-propriete.fr on 2 October 2026.
On the Millevaches plateau, whose highest point is Mont Bessou and where the Vézère, the Corrèze and the Vienne rise, conifer plantations funded after the war, notably through the national forestry fund (Fonds forestier national), are reaching maturity. Douglas fir dominates: it yields construction timber sought by sawmills, and the Limousin is one of the main Douglas fir regions in France. Spruce, more vulnerable to drought and bark beetles, is often replaced by other species after felling. The Millevaches en Limousin regional nature park covers this landscape, where clear-felling is a matter of public debate.
Between the plantations, upland beech and oak woods survive, along with heather heath on the summits of the Monédières. These overwhelmingly private forest massifs are sold in lots: a Douglas fir plantation of known age, a mixed beech plot, a block of young restocking. Their value depends on the volume of saw timber, access by stone-surfaced tracks and the distance to sawmills.
To the south and west, the landscape changes. The Brive basin and the hills of the Bas-Limousin carry chestnut coppice and farm oak woods, often sold with a house or a farm; towards Turenne, the Corrèze causse already heralds the Quercy with its downy oak. To the east, the Xaintrie and the Dordogne gorges, lined with dams, present wooded slopes of oak and beech that are costly to harvest. Wooded land here sells mainly for firewood, leisure or shooting.
Red deer are present over much of the department, from the uplands to the gorges, and holdings organised for big game appear among our hunting properties in Corrèze. Private ponds rarely come up for sale; you will find them on our page of lakes and ponds in Corrèze. For access, the A20 and A89 motorways meet near Brive, where Intercités trains on the Paris-Orléans-Limoges-Toulouse line stop.
With a conifer plantation, everything hinges on the inventory: age, stem count, thinnings already carried out, log quality. Have the stand measured by a forestry expert or a cooperative technician and ask for the invoices from the latest fellings. Keep an eye on spruce, exposed to bark beetle attack after dry summers, and on chestnut in the lower valleys, which is prone to decline. Check access too: on the slopes of the gorges or the Monédières, the lack of a track can make a felling unprofitable.
A forest under 4 ha cannot be sold until its woodland neighbours have been told of the priority given to adjoining woodland owners. From 20 ha, a management plan (plan simple de gestion) is compulsory; it is also the key to the favourable tax regimes. In some communes of the Limousin uplands, afforestation rules (réglementation des boisements) restrict planting on meadows or heath: ask at the mairie before planning any replanting. Do not overlook the wind: storm Martin flattened a large share of Limousin forests, and an under-thinned stand remains vulnerable.
On ma-propriete.fr, forests in Corrèze are offered by private owners, estate agents and notaires. Filter listings by size or price, switch on an alert to be emailed as soon as a plantation or wood matching your search is published, or submit the listing for your own forest. The neighbouring forests of Creuse and Haute-Vienne appear among the forest listings across Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
