A mas for sale in Ardèche (07), a stone farmhouse or a barn to convert on terraces: in the south of the department, Provençal influence reaches even the farm buildings, while the north keeps more mountainous farms. This page brings together the farmhouses, barns and mas for sale in Ardèche published on ma-propriete.fr: an Ardèche mas with terraces and olive trees, a Cévennes stone farmhouse with a chestnut grove, a plateau farmhouse with outbuildings, a stand-alone barn to renovate.
Below you will find the actual prices of the Ardèche rural market, an overview of where to look, from the Vivarais plateau to the Ardèche gorges, and the points to check before buying a former farm building. If your project is tourism-related, our white paper on setting up a rural gîte will help you cost it. A mas or farmhouse with full southern exposure on an open slope suits olive growing or vines better than a property tucked into a shaded valley floor.
There are no statistics dedicated to farmhouses and barns: a renovated farmhouse sells like a country house with outbuildings and land, whereas a bare barn or a farm to renovate often sells well below. The most useful benchmark therefore remains the price of country houses.
How much does a country house cost in Ardèche (07)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Ardèche (07) stood at €225,000 in 2025, with an average price of €230,405 and a median price of €2,334/m² of living space (1,250 house sales in rural municipalities over the year). The price range is wide: 10% of houses sold for less than €126,390 (floor price, 1st decile) and 10% for more than €347,357 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 101 m² of living space on an average plot of 5,447 m², i.e. around 0.5 ha.
This market is close to the regional median (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: €230,000) and well above the national median (€189,200). Since the second half of 2020, the median price has risen from €199,000 to €225,000, i.e. +13.1%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is -0.9%.
| 2025 indicator | Ardèche | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €225,000 | €230,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €230,405 | €246,927 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €126,390 | €98,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €347,357 | €410,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €2,334/m² | €2,200/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 101 m² | 109 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 5,447 m² | 3,243 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 1,250 | 16,528 | 150,313 |
A departmental average hides large gaps. A smallholding to renovate, a restored longère with its outbuildings, a farmhouse on several hectares of land or a manor house with parkland do not sell at the same price, and the location matters as much as the building: coastline, tourist area, peri-urban countryside close to a job market or deep countryside. The table below shows the median price of country houses in Ardèche (07) by type of municipality (cumulative sales from mid-2020 to 2025) and its change between 2021 and 2025.
| Type of municipality | Median price 2020-2025 | Median price per m² | Change 2021-2025 | Sales 2020-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inland tourist areas (hinterland, mountains) | €205,000 | €2,136/m² | +9.6% | 2,938 |
| Peri-urban countryside (city catchment area) | €227,325 | €2,244/m² | +10.7% | 2,614 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €222,925 | €2,224/m² | +8.6% | 2,280 |
These benchmarks help you assess a listing, estimate a property before putting it up for sale, or set your budget for a holiday home or a permanent move to the French countryside. To go further, see our observatory of country house prices in France (national, regional and departmental analysis, downloadable annual report) and work out the full cost of your purchase, including French notary fees, with our notary fees calculator.
In southern Ardèche, around Vallon-Pont-d'Arc and Les Vans, the limestone mas, built on terraces, comes close to the neighbouring Provençal style. In the Ardèche Cévennes, the schist-stone farmhouse often comes with a chestnut grove and a barn for drying chestnuts. On the Vivarais plateau and in the Boutières, further north, the farmhouse hardens: thick walls, a cowshed, a shed and steeper roofs suited to harsh winters.
These buildings have outbuildings already converted, or convertible, into gîtes, subject to planning zoning and a building permit. The terraced or high-altitude farmland, from a few thousand square metres to several hectares, suits olive growing in the south, goat or sheep farming on the plateau, or a permaculture project.
Southern Ardèche, around Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ruoms and Les Vans, offers the choice closest to the Provençal mas, in a sought-after tourist setting. The Ardèche Cévennes, around Largentière and Joyeuse, keep stone farms among chestnut groves. The Vivarais plateau, around Le Cheylard and Saint-Agrève, and the Rhône valley, near Annonay and Tournon-sur-Rhône, complete the picture in the north.
Near the Ardèche gorges and Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, heavy tourist demand pushes mas and bastide prices clearly above the departmental average. On the plateau, around Le Cheylard and Saint-Agrève, farmhouses to renovate remain more affordable. The Coiron area, a volcanic plateau between Privas and the Rhône, also offers basalt-stone farmhouses, less well known than those in the touristy south.
Check the permitted use of the buildings: a barn or farmhouse in an agricultural zone of the local plan can only be converted into a home if it is identified as eligible for a change of use. Look at the roof (round tiles in the south, slate or stone slabs in the north, sometimes asbestos-cement sheets on more recent sheds), the timber frame, and the drainage, frequently a stand-alone system on these isolated hillside or mountain properties.
If cultivated terraces or farmland come with the property, ask about any current farm lease and the pre-emption right of the Safer. Finally, cost the renovation: restoring dry-stone walls and steep access tracks often adds to the purchase cost. Finally, check the wildfire risk, common on the dry slopes of southern Ardèche, and access in the event of a summer fire.
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