Between the Garonne and Lot rivers, a manor house for sale in Lot-et-Garonne often appears as a limestone gentleman's residence set among plum orchards and the hills of the Agenais. Less well known than its neighbours for grand residences, the department nonetheless retains a varied stock of noble rural buildings, from medieval fortified houses converted into farms to classical eighteenth-century manors. Properties range from residences restored with well-kept outbuildings to houses awaiting complete renovation amid their land. Browse the manor houses for sale listed by the department's private owners, agencies and notaries.
This page brings together real price benchmarks for large residences in Lot-et-Garonne, the areas where they are most represented, what sets their building apart and the checks worth making before buying an old residence in this Aquitaine climate. To prepare the purchase of a character 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 Lot-et-Garonne, 101 sales were recorded from 2021 to 2025, with a median price of €537,200, a floor/ceiling range (P10–P90) of €376,800 to €795,000 and a median of €1,483/m² of living space, for an average of 364 m² of living space and 21,099 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot-et-Garonne (2021-2025) | 101 | €537,200 | €376,800 – €795,000 | 1,483 |
| 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.
The Lot-et-Garonne residence is most often built in golden limestone or rendered rubble, with canal-tile roofs typical of the Aquitaine basin, more rarely slate on residences in the north of the department close to Périgord. Many manors occupy a hilltop site overlooking a valley, a legacy of a former defensive role, sometimes with a corner tower or a dovecote standing apart amid the land. Nearby bastide towns, founded in the Middle Ages on a regular street plan, often shaped where these residences were built, close to their markets.
Outbuildings include barns, tobacco-drying sheds in the Marmande area, dovecotes and stone-lined wells, evidence of farming long diversified between grain, vines and orchards. A manor to renovate is frequently found in the east of the department, towards Villeneuve-sur-Lot and Fumel, an area less sought after than the Agenais proper, and priced accordingly. Recent restorations favour lime renders and careful repair of the canal tiles, which are sensitive to repeated frost.
The Agenais, around Agen and the Garonne valley, holds most of the large residences, surrounded by plum orchards grown for the prune trade the area is known for. The Villeneuve area, along the Lot towards Villeneuve-sur-Lot and Fumel, keeps a scattered rural settlement amid wooded hills. To the south, the Serres district and the Confluent area, towards Nérac and Lavardac, hold discreet residences in bastide country; to the north, the Marmande area and the approach to Périgord, towards Duras and Monflanquin, offer more secluded residences with larger surrounding land.
Agen station, served by TGV, puts the county town a little under three hours from Paris and half an hour from Bordeaux; the secondary stations at Villeneuve-sur-Lot and Marmande complete the TER network. The A62 motorway crosses the department from north to south. The most sought-after areas remain the Garonne valley around Agen and the Duras district; the Fumel area and the north-east of the department, more rural, offer comparable properties on markedly more accessible terms for buyers prioritising land over proximity to a station.
Some manors are registered historic monuments or recorded in the regional heritage inventory, particularly near listed bastide towns; establish the exact status of the property before any exterior works, which require the approval of the Architecte des Bâtiments de France. The status of adjoining farmland, plum orchards or let plots, should be clarified, as should rights of way inherited from the estate's former operation and any obligations they still carry.
On the technical side, have the canal tiles and roof timbers checked, and inspect poorly ventilated rooms for dry rot, a fairly common issue in the region's old residences. Private drainage, common outside towns, deserves a careful compliance check, as does access along rural tracks, whose status, municipal or private, should be confirmed with the town hall before purchase.
Manor house listings in Lot-et-Garonne come from private owners, agencies specialising in rural residences and notaries; filter them by price, living space, land and outbuildings, and set an e-mail alert to follow new listings as they reach the market. To compare with the region's other departments, browse the manor houses for sale in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
