A farmhouse for sale in Drôme (26), a barn to convert or a stone mas: the department combines two distinct building traditions, the Dauphiné farm of the north and the Provençal mas of the south. This page brings together the farmhouses, barns and mas for sale in Drôme published on ma-propriete.fr: pebble-stone farmhouses from the Rhône valley, limestone barns from the Diois, mas with dry-stone terraces near Nyons, farmhouses with farmland around Valence.
Below you will find the actual prices of the Drôme rural market, an overview of where to look, from the Diois to the Baronnies, 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 Drôme (26)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Drôme (26) stood at €283,800 in 2025, with an average price of €291,447 and a median price of €2,631/m² of living space (1,335 house sales in rural municipalities over the year). The price range is wide: 10% of houses sold for less than €172,120 (floor price, 1st decile) and 10% for more than €420,880 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 114 m² of living space on an average plot of 3,508 m², i.e. around 0.4 ha.
This market is well above 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 €255,141 to €283,800, i.e. +11.2%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is +2.2%.
| 2025 indicator | Drôme | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €283,800 | €230,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €291,447 | €246,927 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €172,120 | €98,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €420,880 | €410,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €2,631/m² | €2,200/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 114 m² | 109 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 3,508 m² | 3,243 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 1,335 | 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 Drôme (26) 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) | €257,585 | €2,491/m² | -0.3% | 874 |
| Peri-urban countryside (city catchment area) | €287,000 | €2,611/m² | +3.9% | 4,634 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €265,760 | €2,574/m² | +7.1% | 2,680 |
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 northern Drôme and the Rhône valley, the farmhouse is typically built of river pebbles or limestone, arranged in a square or an L around a courtyard, with a cowshed, stables and a large shed for storing grain and fruit. South of Crest, heading into Drôme provençale, the style changes: the dry-stone mas, with narrow south-facing openings, terraced land and old sheepfolds, resembles the mas found in neighbouring Vaucluse.
These buildings often come with farmland, apricot orchards or vines, olive groves in the south of the department, or pasture for livestock in the Diois and Baronnies areas. A barn to convert, in pebble stone or limestone, is attractive for its volume, provided the local plan allows a change of use.
The Diois area, around Die, Châtillon-en-Diois and Luc-en-Diois, along with the Baronnies around Buis-les-Baronnies and Nyons, has a wide choice of farmhouses and mas to renovate, away from main roads. The Crest and Saillans area, along the Drôme valley, offers a balance between rural calm and access to Valence, served by the Valence-TGV station. Around Romans-sur-Isère and the Valence plain, farmhouses sit alongside market-garden and fruit-growing land.
Around Grignan, Dieulefit and Nyons, renovated mas and farmhouses are sought after and clearly above the departmental average; more broadly in Drôme provençale, proximity to Vaucluse pushes prices up. In the Drôme part of the Vercors and the higher Diois, prices stay more affordable, but winter access and steep plots need attention.
Check the building's permitted use under the local plan: many barns and mas sit in an agricultural zone, where only buildings identified in the planning document can change use. Examine the roof (curved Mediterranean tiles in the south, flat tiles or slate in the north, and asbestos-cement sheets on more recent sheds), the timber frame and the drainage, which often needs upgrading on these isolated properties.
If farmland or orchards are attached, ask about any current farm lease and about the pre-emption right of the Safer. On mas in Drôme provençale, also check water access and the condition of the stone terraces; renovating a barn or a mas frequently costs as much as the purchase itself.
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