Looking for a country house for sale in Eure (27)? Between the Seine valley, the Norman Vexin and the Ouche countryside, the department keeps a typical rural building style: half-timbered Norman longères, brick-and-flint houses, 19th-century manors on the edge of forests. This page brings together the country houses for sale in Eure published on ma-propriete.fr by private sellers, estate agents and notaries.
To help you decide, we present the actual prices of country houses in Eure, the areas worth knowing from Évreux to Vernon, and the criteria that determine the value of a house in the countryside. Our complete guide to buying a country house in France completes these benchmarks, from surveying an old building to financing.
How much does a country house cost in Eure (27)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Eure (27) stood at €185,000 in 2025, with an average price of €191,736 and a median price of €1,900/m² of living space (3,503 house sales in rural municipalities over the year). The price range is wide: 10% of houses sold for less than €110,272 (floor price, 1st decile) and 10% for more than €280,000 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 103 m² of living space on an average plot of 2,676 m², i.e. around 0.3 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 €176,488 to €185,000, i.e. +4.8%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is +0.0%.
| 2025 indicator | Eure | Normandy | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €185,000 | €189,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €191,736 | €197,998 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €110,272 | €100,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €280,000 | €304,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,900/m² | €1,872/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 103 m² | 106 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 2,676 m² | 3,500 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 3,503 | 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 Eure (27) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential coastline | €212,875 | €2,125/m² | +0.2% | 346 |
| Inland tourist areas (hinterland, mountains) | €185,000 | €1,847/m² | +3.1% | 560 |
| Peri-urban countryside (city catchment area) | €197,500 | €1,989/m² | -0.1% | 12,578 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €170,400 | €1,785/m² | +0.0% | 7,930 |
Note: in Eure (27), 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 Eure country house is first and foremost the Norman longère with a colombage frame: exposed timber, infill of clay or brick, and a roof of flat tile or slate depending on the area. In the Norman Vexin and the Bray area, brick and flint alternate in a chequered pattern on the façades. In the market towns and on the forest edge, you also find 19th-century manors and manor-style houses, as well as former Norman farmhouses built around an enclosed courtyard. Traditional wattle-and-daub infill, a mix of clay and straw, has often been replaced today by more modern render, without the exposed timber frame losing its charm on the finest façades.
The land that comes with these houses often includes an enclosed garden, a cider-apple orchard, and outbuildings (dovecote, cellar, timber-framed barn). Many properties sit in a hamlet or just outside a village, keeping the peace while staying close to shops. Cider and Calvados remain a living tradition in Normandy, and an orchard already planted is a valued feature for buyers wanting to keep up this small-scale production, along with an old well, still found on many plots and sometimes still in working order.
Along the Seine, between Vernon and Les Andelys, the country house benefits from proximity to Paris and the river's meanders; this is one of the most sought-after areas of Eure. Around Évreux and along the A13, buyers find a compromise between fast access to the capital and still-moderate countryside. The Bray country and the Lieuvin, towards Beaumont-le-Roger and Bernay, offer timber-framed longères amid rolling hedgerow farmland. The Lieuvin area, between Bernay and the Risle, extends this rolling countryside feel, with longères often standing alone amid large grazing meadows and dairy farms typical of the region.
The Ouche country, around Rugles and Breteuil, along with the Risle valley towards Pont-Audemer, remains more affordable than the strip near the Seine and Paris, while offering equally typical timber-framed buildings. No high-speed line runs directly through Eure, but proximity to Rouen and its station, along with the A28 motorway, makes travel to Normandy and the Île-de-France easier for buyers who need to commute into Paris part of the week.
Three factors dominate: distance to Paris and the transport links (A13 motorway, Vernon train station), the condition of the timber frame — weatherproofing, roof structure, damp, and an energy rating often poor on uninsulated old buildings — and the size of the plot. A renovated longère near the Seine valley and a house to renovate in the Ouche country can show a marked price gap for a comparable size. Closeness to a fast route towards Paris or Rouen clearly adds value, as does a south-facing aspect and a well-enclosed garden, much valued in this damp, windy climate where shelter from the wind matters as much as sunshine, especially for an exposed longère standing alone in open fields.
Also check the drainage system, fibre-optic availability for remote working, and the local plan rules before converting a timber-framed outbuilding into living space. The damp Norman climate calls for particular care with timber roof frames and wattle-and-daub infill, while clay-shrinkage subsidence risk can affect some clay-rich areas of the plateau. It is also worth checking whether drainage is collective or private depending on the commune, something that varies noticeably from one hamlet to the next, and can add a meaningful cost if upgrading is required.
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