A farmhouse for sale in Cher (18), a barn to convert or a Berry smallholding with a few hectares of land: this arable department, split between the Champagne berrichonne, the Boischaut and the Sologne, holds a varied stock of farm buildings, from Sologne brick to the white stone of the Berry. This page brings together the farmhouses, barns and mas for sale in Cher published on ma-propriete.fr: a block farmhouse with outbuildings, a timber-framed barn to convert, a former tenant farm with land, buildings on the edge of the Sologne ponds.
Below you will find the actual prices of the Cher rural market, an overview of where to look, from the Sologne to the edge of the Sancerrois, 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.
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 Cher (18)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Cher (18) stood at €117,010 in 2025, with an average price of €122,560 and a median price of €1,198/m² of living space (1,617 house sales in rural municipalities over the year). The price range is wide: 10% of houses sold for less than €55,000 (floor price, 1st decile) and 10% for more than €202,000 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 102 m² of living space on an average plot of 3,450 m², i.e. around 0.3 ha.
This market is well below the regional median (Centre-Val de Loire: €150,000) and well below the national median (€189,200). Since the second half of 2020, the median price has risen from €106,000 to €117,010, i.e. +10.4%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is +8.3%.
| 2025 indicator | Cher | Centre-Val de Loire | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €117,010 | €150,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €122,560 | €157,230 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €55,000 | €75,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €202,000 | €251,580 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,198/m² | €1,519/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 102 m² | 103 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 3,450 m² | 2,999 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 1,617 | 10,907 | 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 Cher (18) 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) | €90,000 | €983/m² | -6.8% | 229 |
| Peri-urban countryside (city catchment area) | €125,500 | €1,282/m² | +8.2% | 4,992 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €95,000 | €1,026/m² | +9.6% | 4,706 |
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 the Berry, the farmhouse is often a single block building, dwelling and cowshed under one roof of flat tiles, built of the local white limestone. In the Sologne, the building style changes: timber framing and red brick, steeper roofs, a shed once used for game or firewood. There is no mas in Cher: the word does not belong to the local vocabulary of the Berry or the Sologne.
These buildings, often completed by a separate barn or old stables, lend themselves to an extended home or to creating gîtes, subject to the local plan's regulations. The attached farmland, from a few hectares to large arable plots, suits pasture for horses or a market-gardening project run along permaculture lines.
Around Vierzon, Mehun-sur-Yèvre and the Yèvre valley, supply of farms and barns to renovate stays wide. In the Champagne berrichonne, around Bourges, Levet and Charost, large arable farmhouses dominate. The Boischaut, around Saint-Amand-Montrond, Châteauneuf-sur-Cher and the Cher valley, has a more hedgerow-based landscape. In the Sologne, around Aubigny-sur-Nère and Argent-sur-Sauldre, farms sit among ponds and woodland.
Near Bourges and its urban area, renovated farmhouses are more sought-after and more expensive. Around Sancerre and its vineyard, on the border with the Nièvre, agricultural properties overlooking the Loire also trade above the departmental average.
Check the buildings' permitted use under the local plan: a barn in an agricultural zone can only be converted into a home where a change of use is explicitly allowed. Inspect the roof (flat tiles, but also asbestos-cement sheets on farm sheds), the timber frame, the individual drainage system and the state of utility connections, often ageing in rural parts of Cher.
If land comes with the buildings, ask about any current farm lease and about the pre-emption right of the Safer, very active in this arable department. Finally, cost the renovation precisely: restoring a block farmhouse or a timber-framed barn often costs as much as the purchase itself.
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