A farmhouse & barn for sale in Rhône (69), a golden-stone Beaujolais farmhouse or a barn to renovate in the Lyon-area Dombes: this department offers contrasting farm buildings between the Beaujolais hills, the Dombes plain and the Lyonnais hills. This page brings together the farmhouses, barns and mas for sale in Rhône published on ma-propriete.fr: golden-stone farmhouses with wine-related outbuildings, Dombes farmhouses, Lyonnais-hills barns with land.
Below you will find the actual prices of the Rhône rural market, an overview of where to look, from the Beaujolais to the Lyonnais hills, and the points to check before buying a former farm building. For a tourism project, 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 Rhône (69)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Rhône (69) stood at €285,700 in 2025, with an average price of €290,903 and a median price of €2,664/m² of living space (952 house sales in rural municipalities over the year). The price range is wide: 10% of houses sold for less than €145,000 (floor price, 1st decile) and 10% for more than €441,728 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 113 m² of living space on an average plot of 2,430 m², i.e. around 0.2 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 €253,000 to €285,700, i.e. +12.9%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is +4.9%.
| 2025 indicator | Rhône | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €285,700 | €230,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €290,903 | €246,927 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €145,000 | €98,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €441,728 | €410,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €2,664/m² | €2,200/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 113 m² | 109 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 2,430 m² | 3,243 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 952 | 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 Rhône (69) 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) * | €139,800 | €1,420/m² | +9.6% | 38 |
| Peri-urban countryside (city catchment area) | €328,500 | €3,018/m² | -1.1% | 3,167 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €230,000 | €2,152/m² | +2.1% | 2,488 |
* Between 30 and 99 sales: indicative value.
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 Beaujolais, the farmhouse is recognisable by its distinctive golden limestone, its Roman-tile roofs, and a courtyard often closed off by a porch, with a vaulted cellar tied to winemaking. In the Dombes, the traditional farm combines rammed earth, brick and timber frame, with a cowshed and a shed near the fish ponds. In the Lyonnais hills, plainer stone barns and farms dominate the higher ground. There are no mas in Rhône.
These buildings lend themselves to conversion into a main home or gîtes, subject to planning zoning and a change of use for barns classed as agricultural. The land, from a simple vineyard courtyard to several hectares of pasture in the Lyonnais hills, can support horses or a permaculture project.
The Beaujolais wine area, around Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône and Belleville-en-Beaujolais, has the widest choice of golden-stone farmhouses, with prices varying widely depending on proximity to well-known crus. The Dombes, towards Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne and Trévoux, offers more farmhouses with land around the fish ponds. The Lyonnais hills, towards Tarare and Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise, offer more affordable mid-mountain barns.
Around the Lyon metropolitan area, farmhouses become scarce and sell well above the departmental average, including in the nearby Monts d'Or. Further north, towards Anse and the Azergues valley, the market stays more accessible while remaining close to main roads.
Check the permitted use of the building under the agricultural zone of the local plan: a farm barn can only become a home if it is listed for a change of use. Check the roof (Roman tile, but also asbestos-cement on adjoining sheds), the timber frame and the drainage, often non-compliant on isolated buildings.
If land is included, ask about any current farm lease, particularly around the Dombes ponds which are subject to specific regulation, and about the pre-emption right of the Safer. Finally, cost the renovation carefully, especially for wine cellars needing restoration.
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