A farmhouse and barn for sale in Manche (50), a granite farm manor or a barn to convert: this Cotentin and Avranchin département has kept a dense rural building stock, hemmed in by bocage hedgerows. This page brings together the farmhouses, barns and mas for sale in Manche published on ma-propriete.fr: a Cotentin farm with cowshed and shed, a farm manor with outbuildings, a stone barn to convert, a farmhouse with pasture for horses.
Below you will find the actual prices of the Manche rural market, an overview of where to look, from the Norman Bocage to the Cotentin peninsula, 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 Manche (50)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Manche (50) stood at €180,000 in 2025, with an average price of €188,527 and a median price of €1,750/m² of living space (3,263 house sales in rural municipalities over the year). The price range is wide: 10% of houses sold for less than €90,000 (floor price, 1st decile) and 10% for more than €300,000 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 107 m² of living space on an average plot of 4,202 m², i.e. around 0.4 ha.
This market is close to the regional median (Normandy: €189,000) and close to the national median (€189,200). Since the second half of 2020, the median price has risen from €153,000 to €180,000, i.e. +17.6%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is +5.9%.
| 2025 indicator | Manche | Normandy | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €180,000 | €189,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €188,527 | €197,998 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €90,000 | €100,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €300,000 | €304,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,750/m² | €1,872/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 107 m² | 106 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 4,202 m² | 3,500 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 3,263 | 14,367 | 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 Manche (50) 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 | €230,000 | €2,362/m² | +15.0% | 2,297 |
| Residential coastline | €192,500 | €1,940/m² | +8.9% | 2,615 |
| Inland tourist areas (hinterland, mountains) | €132,550 | €1,250/m² | +14.5% | 123 |
| Peri-urban countryside (city catchment area) | €173,000 | €1,630/m² | +16.6% | 5,389 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €148,000 | €1,467/m² | +11.5% | 8,933 |
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 traditional farmhouse in Manche is built from granite or schist depending on the area, with a dwelling sometimes called a manor when it keeps a turret or a dovecote, extended by the cowshed, the barn and a more recent shed, often arranged around a courtyard enclosed by bocage hedges. There is no mas in Manche: the term has no local use here.
These buildings offer substantial volumes: a well-framed barn can become a home or several gîtes, subject to local planning zoning. The adjoining land, from a few thousand square metres to several hectares of hedge-lined pasture, suits livestock farming, horses or a permaculture project sheltered by the hedges.
The Norman Bocage, around Villedieu-les-Poêles, Mortain and Percy, has the widest and most affordable choice of farms and barns to renovate. Towards Coutances and the surrounding area, farm buildings mix with marshland and the nearby coast. Around Saint-Lô, on the Vire valley, supply stays steady.
Near Avranches and the Mont-Saint-Michel bay, as well as around Granville, renovated farmhouses sell well above the départemental average, driven by the view over the bay. Towards Cherbourg and the northern Cotentin, the market contrasts an expensive coast with a more affordable inland.
Check the change of use status in the agricultural zone of the local plan: a cowshed or farm barn can only be converted into a dwelling if it is identified as eligible for a change of use. Check the roof (slate or tile, but also asbestos-cement on sheds), the timber frame and the drainage, often old in isolated bocage hamlets.
If farmland is included, ask about any current farm lease and about the pre-emption right of the Safer (the French rural land agency). Finally, cost the renovation precisely: converting a barn into a home frequently costs as much as the purchase itself.
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