A manor house for sale in Haute-Savoie usually means a Savoyard fortified house or gentleman's residence, built of dressed stone and timber, with a round or square tower, a very steeply pitched slate or wood-shingle roof, and an enclosed courtyard sheltered from the wind. The word manor is rarely used in the region, which more often speaks of fortified houses, old residences or estates, inherited from the seigneurial families of the Genevois and the Faucigny. Browse the manor houses for sale listed by private owners, agencies and notaries across the department.
This page brings together real price benchmarks for grand residences in Haute-Savoie, the areas where they are most numerous across the Genevois, the Chablais and the Arve valley, the character of mountain building traditions, and the checks specific to an old residence in an alpine climate. To prepare the purchase of a prestige property as a whole, read our guide to buying prestige property in France.
DVF land registry data does not identify manor houses as such: the benchmarks below cover sales of houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha, above €1,000/m², tracked by our observatory. They frame the market for large residences without describing it entirely: an estate with 30 ha of parkland or a listed monument sold with its farmland falls outside this scope.
In Haute-Savoie, 148 sales were recorded from 2021 to 2025, with a median price of €2,387,000, a floor/ceiling range (P10–P90) of €838,600 to €4,982,000 and a median of €6,285/m² of living space, for an average of 386 m² of living space and 4,072 m² of land. Across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, the 2025 median stands at €860,000* (87 sales), against €822,000 in France in 2025 (981 sales).
| Scope | Sales | Median price | Floor – ceiling (P10–P90) | €/m² living space (median) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haute-Savoie (2021-2025) | 148 | €2,387,000 | €838,600 – €4,982,000 | 6,285 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (2025) | 87 | €860,000* | €492,700 – €2,670,000 | 2,542 |
| 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.
The Savoyard fortified house is recognised by its thick walls of dressed stone or rendered rubble, its round or square corner tower topped with a conical roof, and its narrow window openings inherited from a defensive origin. Roofs, pitched very steeply to shed snow, are covered in slate in the Genevois and the Chablais, or in wood shingles in the more remote mountain valleys. The plan stays compact, arranged around an enclosed courtyard and a bread oven set against the boundary wall. Carved timber balconies, added to the upper floors of some Faucigny houses in the nineteenth century, point to a later alpine influence.
Outbuildings often include stone barns, vaulted byres and sometimes a wine or fruit press, evidence of a mixed farming and grazing economy that has since disappeared. Many houses have kept their original French-style floors and ceilings but need a new roof or updated utilities. Recent restorations combine lime renders, solid timber joinery and insulation compatible with the thickness of traditional walls.
The Genevois, around Annecy, Annemasse and Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, faces strong pressure on land linked to its proximity to Geneva, which makes manors and fortified houses scarce and sought after. The Chablais, between Thonon-les-Bains and Évian-les-Bains on the shores of Lake Geneva, keeps character residences amid a landscape of orchards and hillside vineyards. The Arve valley, from Cluses to Chamonix, and the Aravis massif offer a more mountain-oriented and often secluded built heritage, while the Faucigny and the Bas-Chablais keep a more affordable rural housing stock away from the main tourist hubs.
Annecy station is served by TGV, placing the southern part of the department a little over three hours from Paris; the Chablais and the Arve valley rely more on road links and on the nearby Geneva airport. The most expensive areas remain the Genevois and the shores of Lake Geneva, under strong cross-border influence; the rural Faucigny and the Bas-Chablais offer comparable old residences on more accessible terms. Buyers commuting to Geneva often weigh drive time as heavily as the property itself when choosing between these areas.
Many Savoyard fortified houses are listed in the heritage inventory or registered as historic monuments, which requires the approval of the Architecte des Bâtiments de France for any work on the towers and roofs; establish the exact status of the property before starting any project. In mountain areas, the local development plan limits extensions and imposes strict landscape rules, particularly in the designated areas of the Chablais and around Lake Geneva, where tourist pressure remains strong.
On the technical side, have the roof timbers and covering checked, since they bear a heavy snow load, along with the condition of the foundations on sloping ground; a ground-movement survey is advisable in parts of the Faucigny. Also check the private drainage system, which often needs upgrading in rural mountain areas, and winter access along rural tracks, which can become impassable after heavy snowfall. Properties in the Genevois should also be checked against the Geneva airport noise zoning, which can restrict certain extension projects.
Manor and fortified house listings in Haute-Savoie come from private owners, agencies specialising in character properties and notaries; filter them by price, living space and outbuildings, and set an e-mail alert to follow new listings. To compare with neighbouring Savoie, browse the manor houses for sale in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
