Looking for a country house for sale in Haute-Savoie (74)? Between the shores of Lake Geneva, the Genevois area, the Arve valley and the Bornes-Aravis mountains, the department offers varied rural housing: wood-and-stone Savoyard chalets, Chablais farmhouses, manor-style houses around Annecy, former Faucigny farmhouses to renovate. This page brings together the country houses for sale in Haute-Savoie published on ma-propriete.fr by private sellers, estate agents and notaries.
We present the actual prices of country houses in Haute-Savoie, the areas worth knowing around Annecy, Thonon-les-Bains and the Arve valley, and the criteria that determine the value of a property between lake and mountain. 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 Haute-Savoie (74)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Haute-Savoie (74) stood at €493,340 in 2025, with an average price of €515,721 and a median price of €4,377/m² of living space (1,095 house sales in rural municipalities over the year). The price range is wide: 10% of houses sold for less than €298,500 (floor price, 1st decile) and 10% for more than €762,577 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 120 m² of living space on an average plot of 2,028 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 €427,400 to €493,340, i.e. +15.4%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is +3.9%.
| 2025 indicator | Haute-Savoie | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €493,340 | €230,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €515,721 | €246,927 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €298,500 | €98,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €762,577 | €410,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €4,377/m² | €2,200/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 120 m² | 109 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 2,028 m² | 3,243 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 1,095 | 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 Haute-Savoie (74) 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 * | €610,000 | €4,950/m² | -22.3% | 61 |
| Residential coastline | €578,000 | €4,683/m² | +13.2% | 363 |
| Inland tourist areas (hinterland, mountains) | €470,000 | €4,535/m² | +8.8% | 1,522 |
| Peri-urban countryside (city catchment area) | €456,120 | €4,114/m² | +11.3% | 4,698 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €389,800 | €3,681/m² | +14.0% | 153 |
* Between 30 and 99 sales: indicative value.
Note: in Haute-Savoie (74), 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.
As in neighbouring Savoie, the Haute-Savoie chalet combines a stone base, a timber upper floor and a wide overhanging roof, sometimes still covered in tavaillons. The Chablais farmhouse, around Douvaine or Bons-en-Chablais, and the Faucigny farmhouse near Bonneville typically bring barn, cowshed and dwelling under one roofline, with rendered façades and characteristic coloured shutters. Around Annecy, 19th-century manor-style houses in dressed stone reflect the town's growth well before its recent tourist development; in the border Genevois area, these same manor houses now stand alongside more recent villas. These traditional buildings are sought after today both for a faithful renovation and for a contemporary extension, subject to the commune's planning rules.
Land is among the most sought-after features: a garden with clear views over the lake or the mountains, an orchard, adjoining pasture, sometimes direct access to woodland of fir or beech. Outbuildings — barn, shed, former hayloft — lend themselves to conversion into a gîte, much in demand in this tourist department, or into separate living space for a blended family near the Swiss border. An isolated chalet or farmhouse usually relies on private drainage, which should be inspected before making an offer.
The shores of Lake Geneva, from Thonon-les-Bains to Évian-les-Bains, and the border Genevois area, around Annemasse and Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, concentrate the highest prices in the department, driven by proximity to Geneva and an international clientele. The Annecy basin and its lakeshore follow the same trend. The Arve valley, from Cluses to Sallanches, and the Bornes-Aravis range (La Clusaz, Thônes, Le Grand-Bornand) combine an industrial employment base, notably in precision engineering, with quick access to mid-mountain resorts. Mountain hamlets in the Chablais or Aravis, less accessible in winter, attract buyers seeking authenticity rather than urban comfort. Property closer to the lakeshore promenades commands a particular premium over similar homes set back from the water.
The inland Chablais, away from the lake itself, around Bons-en-Chablais or Boëge, and the southern Faucigny, towards Bonneville or Marignier, offer stone houses with land at noticeably more affordable prices than the border or lakeside areas, while staying within reasonable reach of the main employment centres. These more rural areas suit a second-home or gîte project well, away from the bustle of the border and tourist zones.
Proximity to Lake Geneva, Geneva itself or Annecy, together with views over the mountains, are the main price drivers. The condition of the old building — roof, timber frame, insulation — also matters: many traditional chalets and farmhouses carry a poor energy rating and need work before serving as a comfortable winter main home. The risk of radon, more common in the crystalline bedrock of the Chablais and Aravis massifs, is also worth checking. The roof and loft insulation remain the most costly items of work on this type of older building.
Check the drainage system (often private outside towns), winter access, fibre-optic coverage for remote working — increasingly sought by cross-border commuters working in Geneva — and the mountain planning rules before considering extending or converting a barn into separate living space. A track not maintained by the commune in winter can represent an upkeep cost worth anticipating. A pre-purchase energy audit is worth commissioning before budgeting for any insulation work on an older chalet.
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