A farmhouse & barn for sale in Haute-Vienne (87), a granite Limousin smallholding or a barn to convert with a few hectares of pasture: between the Ambazac hills, the Millevaches plateau and the countryside around Limoges, this department has kept a granite farm building stock typical of cattle farming. This page brings together the farmhouses, barns and mas for sale in Haute-Vienne published on ma-propriete.fr: a Limousin farmhouse with outbuildings, a granite barn to convert, a farmhouse with pasture for cattle or horses, a building with land for permaculture.
Below you will find the actual prices of the Haute-Vienne rural market, an overview of where to look, from the Ambazac area to the Nexon area, and the points to check before buying a former farm building. The hilly terrain and the Limousin bocage explain the department's long-standing focus on cattle farming. 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 Haute-Vienne (87)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Haute-Vienne (87) stood at €130,000 in 2025, with an average price of €135,426 and a median price of €1,345/m² of living space (1,811 house sales in rural municipalities over the year). The price range is wide: 10% of houses sold for less than €60,000 (floor price, 1st decile) and 10% for more than €222,000 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 101 m² of living space on an average plot of 4,400 m², i.e. around 0.4 ha.
This market is well below the regional median (Nouvelle-Aquitaine: €170,000) and well below the national median (€189,200). Since the second half of 2020, the median price has risen from €117,000 to €130,000, i.e. +11.1%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is +3.2%.
| 2025 indicator | Haute-Vienne | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €130,000 | €170,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €135,426 | €188,636 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €60,000 | €83,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €222,000 | €315,785 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,345/m² | €1,657/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 101 m² | 110 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 4,400 m² | 4,005 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 1,811 | 26,126 | 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 Haute-Vienne (87) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourist coastline | €109,000 | €1,279/m² | +115.0% | 126 |
| Inland tourist areas (hinterland, mountains) | €96,000 | €1,029/m² | +8.3% | 903 |
| Peri-urban countryside (city catchment area) | €138,000 | €1,413/m² | +4.8% | 7,061 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €105,000 | €1,107/m² | +7.3% | 2,741 |
Note: in Haute-Vienne (87), the municipalities classified as "coastline" have no access to the sea. They are municipalities bordering lakes of more than 1,000 hectares (or, in Eure, the Seine estuary) covered by the 1986 Loi Littoral, which also applies to such inland lakes and estuaries.
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.
The Haute-Vienne farmhouse is characterised by its local granite construction, under a tile or slate roof depending on altitude, with a cowshed often attached to the dwelling to make use of the animals' warmth, completed by a fodder barn and a more recent shed. This massive building style, suited to Limousin cattle farming, has no equivalent with the southern mas: the term is not used locally.
These generously proportioned granite barns convert into a home or into gîtes, subject to local planning zoning. The hectares of natural pasture surrounding them, historically dedicated to raising Limousin cattle, also suit keeping horses or permaculture projects on the most sheltered land. Many farms still have a granite well or fountain, evidence of rural housing that long stayed self-sufficient for water.
The Ambazac area and the hill country north-east of Limoges have a plentiful supply of granite farms to renovate. Towards Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche and Nexon, to the south, farmhouses with pasture for livestock remain numerous and affordable. Around Bellac and Le Dorat, to the north-west, old farm buildings dominate a bocage landscape. Towards Saint-Junien and the Vienne valley, to the west, farmhouses start to resemble the neighbouring Charente style.
Near Limoges, renovated farmhouses trade at higher prices, helped by the local job market and Intercités rail access to Paris. Towards Rochechouart and Eymoutiers, heading towards the Millevaches plateau, altitude and remoteness keep prices more affordable, despite a harsher climate.
Check the permitted use of the farm building under local zoning: a barn in an agricultural zone can only be converted into a home if it is listed as eligible for a change of use. Check the roof, the often old granite timber frame, the individual drainage common in rural areas, and any asbestos-cement sheeting on farm sheds. In this humid climate, damp and moss on north-facing walls also deserve close attention.
If farmland is included, ask about any current farm lease and the pre-emption right of the Safer, active in this livestock-farming area. Finally, cost the renovation of a granite barn precisely, as it is often higher than initial estimates, particularly when the thick walls require substantial interior insulation and the roof structure needs partial replacement.
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