There is little in common between a Chalosse residence and a villa in Hossegor, and yet both are sought here: a maison de maître for sale in Landes may be a stone-and-curved-tile house on the southern hills, a bourgeois house in Dax or Saint-Sever, or a seaside villa on the Atlantic coast. This section gathers all the fine residences of Landes, architect-designed villas on the coast and properties in wooded grounds inland, as soon as the living space exceeds 300 m² or the price flirts with a million euros, excluding chateaux, manor houses and historic monuments. Explore the maisons de maître and fine residences for sale offered by private owners, agencies and notaries.
This page gives the real price benchmarks for the large residences of Landes, the nature of the properties now on sale, the materials of the coast, the Chalosse and the forest, the most sought-after areas and the checks specific to the seaboard and the pine massif. The guide to buying prestige property in France then accompanies you, from the first viewing to the signing at the notary's office.
Maisons de maître form the core of the segment tracked by our observatory: houses with more than 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha, sold above €1,000 per m², recorded in the DVF database of the French tax administration. These benchmarks frame the market for large residences without describing it entirely: a small village bourgeois house or a chateau sold with 30 ha of parkland fall outside this scope.
In Landes, 77 sales were recorded from 2021 to 2025, with a median price of €636,200*, a floor/ceiling range (P10–P90) of €415,600 to €994,100 and a median of €1,602/m² of living space, for an average of 366 m² of living space and 16,124 m² of land. Across the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, the 2025 median stands at €615,000 (171 sales), against €822,000 in France in 2025 (981 sales).
| Scope | Sales | Median price | Floor – ceiling (P10–P90) | €/m² living space (median) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landes (2021-2025) | 77 | €636,200* | €415,600 – €994,100 | 1,602 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine (2025) | 171 | €615,000 | €400,000 – €1,480,000 | 1,692 |
| France (2025) | 981 | €822,000 | €428,000 – €3,100,000 | 2,308 |
The breakdown by stratum (coastal, rural tourist, ordinary rural) and the five-year trend are in our observatory of prestige property prices in France (in French). Before making an offer, work out purchase costs and borrowing capacity with our financial tools and calculators.
Source: DVF (DGFiP), transactions from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2025, processed by ma-propriete.fr; prices rounded to the nearest €100. * Fewer than 100 sales: read as an indication only.
As of 28 September 2026, the section lists 9 properties in Landes at a median asking price of €827,000 (average €881,333); 80% of properties are offered between €340,000 and €1,995,000, for a median living space of 265 m² on 1.3 hectare of land, or €1,798 per m² of living space. These are asking prices, before negotiation; they compare with the actual sale prices in the previous section, which are generally lower.
| Asking price | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| under €500,000 | 2 | 22 % |
| €500,000 to €800,000 | 2 | 22 % |
| €800,000 to €1.2M | 4 | 44 % |
| €1.2M to €2M | 1 | 11 % |
Statistics calculated on the listings published in the section on 28 September 2026; they change daily with new listings and withdrawals.
The old Landes house, timber-framed with a broad overhanging roof, survives in the forest clearings of the Marensin and the Haute-Lande; the maisons de maître of the Chalosse, further south, prefer rendered stone, curved tiles and wide wrought-iron balconies. In Dax, a spa town, the townhouses and bourgeois houses date mostly from the nineteenth century. On the coast, the neo-Landais architecture of Hossegor and Seignosse mixes exposed beams, brick and wood, beside contemporary villas with large glazed openings. Wooden verandas, tall French windows and steep gables are typical of the older seaside villas.
The old residences keep their parquet floors, fireplaces, turned-wood staircases and generous ceiling heights, with grounds of cork oaks or pines, service buildings, a dovecote or a barn. The large new houses of the coast almost always come with a pool, a pool house and direct access to the dune path. In older residences, lime and breathable renders suit better than modern cement, which traps moisture inside stone walls.
The seaboard, from Biscarrosse to Capbreton by way of Mimizan, Moliets, Vieux-Boucau and Soorts-Hossegor, forms a market of its own where a fine residence is priced like a seaside villa. Inland, the Chalosse, around Dax, Saint-Sever and Hagetmau, mixes wine-growing residences and large landowners' houses; the Orthe country, towards Peyrehorade, borders the Adour; the Tursan, around Aire-sur-l'Adour, and the Marsan, around Mont-de-Marsan, offer the gentlest prices. Properties a few minutes from the beaches of Seignosse and Soorts-Hossegor remain the most contested.
Dax station is served by TGV trains to Paris and Bordeaux, Mont-de-Marsan by regional trains, and the A63 motorway crosses the department from north to south. The A65 serves the Marsan and the Tursan, while Biarritz airport, close to the south of the department, completes the access. From Dax, both the ocean and the Basque Country are easily reached, an asset for a second home.
On the coast, the Loi Littoral limits extensions and rebuilding, and several communes along the ocean are affected by the rules linked to coastal retreat: consult the natural-hazards report and your notary's advice before setting an offer for a villa near the dune. In the forest massif, the legal brush-clearing obligations apply around buildings, at a maintenance cost the buyer must estimate. The Adour and the gaves have their flood-prevention plans, notably around Dax and Peyrehorade. Fire-prevention rules can also affect the choice of roofing, fencing and the planting around the house.
In old buildings, timber frames and roof timbers call for a termite survey and a careful examination of the woodwork; damp in sandy soils sometimes eats away at the plinths. For a recent villa, check the compliance of the extension, the declaration of the pool and the warranties. Have a professional review the beach-access easements before concluding. Finally, check that the house and its annexes are covered against storms, which are frequent on the coast.
The listings of maisons de maître and fine residences in Landes are published by private owners, agencies and notaries, from the Atlantic coast to the Chalosse. Set the filters for budget, floor area, plot and outbuildings, then switch on an e-mail alert so as not to miss any new listing. Widen the comparison with the maisons de maître and fine residences for sale in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Photographs and floor plans accompany most listings.
