Looking for a country house for sale in Indre-et-Loire (37)? At the confluence of the Loire, Cher, Vienne and Indre rivers, the Touraine region offers a refined rural architecture: Touraine-style houses in tuffeau stone, manor-style houses with parkland, troglodyte longères carved into the hillside, country houses with garden and orchard. Buyers include local families looking for a main home as well as newcomers drawn to a holiday home by the Loire valley's heritage. This page brings together the country houses for sale in Indre-et-Loire 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 Indre-et-Loire, the areas worth knowing from Tours to the Vienne valley and the Chinon area, 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 a renovation project.
How much does a country house cost in Indre-et-Loire (37)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Indre-et-Loire (37) stood at €180,000 in 2025, with an average price of €189,174 and a median price of €1,806/m² of living space (1,884 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 €299,304 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 106 m² of living space on an average plot of 3,355 m², i.e. around 0.3 ha.
This market is well above the regional median (Centre-Val de Loire: €150,000) and close to the national median (€189,200). Since the second half of 2020, the median price has risen from €167,000 to €180,000, i.e. +7.8%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is +0.6%.
| 2025 indicator | Indre-et-Loire | Centre-Val de Loire | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €180,000 | €150,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €189,174 | €157,230 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €90,000 | €75,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €299,304 | €251,580 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,806/m² | €1,519/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 106 m² | 103 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 3,355 m² | 2,999 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 1,884 | 10,907 | 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 Indre-et-Loire (37) 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) * | €130,000 | €1,312/m² | -3.8% | 87 |
| Peri-urban countryside (city catchment area) | €195,190 | €1,929/m² | +3.6% | 7,585 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €150,000 | €1,482/m² | -1.5% | 3,854 |
* 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.
The Touraine-style house is recognisable by its white tuffeau stone, a soft limestone quarried locally, under a steeply pitched slate roof or flat tile depending on the valley. On the hillsides of the Cher, Vienne and Loire rivers, troglodyte dwellings — cellars and sometimes entire houses carved into the rock — complement the above-ground buildings, a feature rarely found elsewhere in France. The manor-style house, with its planted grounds and outbuildings, is found around Loches, Chinon and Amboise. Some Touraine-style houses still keep a tuffeau dovecote, once a symbol of feudal privilege.
The land frequently combines a landscaped garden, an orchard and an ornamental vine, sometimes a small woodland on the plateau. Tuffeau outbuildings (dovecote, cellar, shed) are sought after, as are quiet hamlets away from the valley's busier tourist routes. Many of these outbuildings deserve a survey before renovation, as tuffeau is a soft stone sensitive to rising damp.
Around Tours, served by a TGV station, nearby towns benefit from good accessibility for partial remote working. Towards Amboise, Langeais and the Loire valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the country house benefits from a sought-after heritage setting, between châteaux and vine-covered hillsides. The Chinon area, around Chinon and the Vienne valley, combines vineyards and troglodyte villages such as Panzoult or Crouzilles. To the south, towards Loches and the Indre valley, the countryside is hillier and more wooded. Towards Bléré and Montrésor, between the Cher and Indrois rivers, the Touraine countryside offers a quieter setting, away from the most visited sites.
The World Heritage Loire valley and the outskirts of Tours remain noticeably above the departmental average, while southern Touraine, towards Loches and the Brenne tourangelle, offers more affordable country houses for a comparable size. Buyers arriving from the Paris region often compare these areas before choosing between Loire valley heritage and a quieter countryside setting.
Three factors dominate: the distance to Tours and its TGV station, whether the property lies in the World Heritage Loire valley, and the condition of the building (damp and weatherproofing of tuffeau, roof, insulation, energy rating often a weak point for large old houses). A renovated Touraine-style house near Amboise and a longère to renovate towards Loches can differ significantly in price for a comparable size. Having a troglodyte cellar also means checking its permitted use (living space, storage, mushroom growing) under local planning rules.
Also check the stability of the subsoil where troglodyte cellars are present, the private drainage system, the fibre-optic coverage for remote working, and the local plan zoning if you plan to convert a tuffeau outbuilding into living space. The risk of clay shrink-swell, common on the Touraine plateaus, is also worth checking before buying. First-time buyers unfamiliar with tuffeau property should also budget time for these checks before signing. Sellers can usually confirm a troglodyte cellar's last structural inspection date on request.
On ma-propriete.fr, filter Indre-et-Loire country houses by budget, living space and land area, set up an email alert so you never miss a new listing, and if needed widen your search to all country houses for sale in Centre-Val de Loire. It is also worth comparing areas close to the Loire, more sought after for their heritage, with the more affordable south of the department.
