Looking for a country house for sale in Maine-et-Loire (49)? At the heart of Anjou, between the Loire, the Layon and the Sarthe, the department offers distinctive rural architecture: longères built in pale tuffeau stone, small manor houses with turrets in the market towns, former limestone farmhouses, winegrowers' houses with troglodyte cellars. This page brings together the country houses for sale in Maine-et-Loire published on ma-propriete.fr by private sellers, estate agents and notaries. Proximity to the Loire, part of which is a UNESCO World Heritage listed stretch, adds particular appeal to riverside properties.
To help you decide, we present the actual prices of country houses in Maine-et-Loire (notarised sales 2020-2025), the areas worth knowing from Angers to Saumur, and the criteria that determine the value of a house in the Anjou countryside. Our complete guide to buying a country house in France completes these benchmarks, from surveying an old building to financing. You will also find pointers on the costs of maintaining tuffeau stone, a demanding material that nonetheless gives the whole of Anjou its character.
How much does a country house cost in Maine-et-Loire (49)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Maine-et-Loire (49) stood at €195,000 in 2025, with an average price of €202,021 and a median price of €1,863/m² of living space (2,971 house sales in rural municipalities over the year). The price range is wide: 10% of houses sold for less than €112,645 (floor price, 1st decile) and 10% for more than €300,000 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 110 m² of living space on an average plot of 2,950 m², i.e. around 0.3 ha.
This market is close to the regional median (Pays de la Loire: €190,000) and close to the national median (€189,200). Since the second half of 2020, the median price has risen from €171,000 to €195,000, i.e. +14.0%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is +2.6%.
| 2025 indicator | Maine-et-Loire | Pays de la Loire | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €195,000 | €190,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €202,021 | €199,126 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €112,645 | €100,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €300,000 | €308,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,863/m² | €1,875/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 110 m² | 106 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 2,950 m² | 2,947 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 2,971 | 14,604 | 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 Maine-et-Loire (49) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peri-urban countryside (city catchment area) | €207,500 | €1,962/m² | +6.2% | 11,877 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €161,850 | €1,583/m² | +9.6% | 6,164 |
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 Maine-et-Loire country house is above all built from tuffeau, a pale local limestone cut into blocks for window and door surrounds and sometimes rubble-laid for walls, under a slate roof. It appears as a longère along the Layon and the Loire, as a 19th-century manor-style house in the market towns, and as a winegrower's house around Doué-la-Fontaine or Chalonnes, often backing onto old cellars dug straight into the hillside. Some longères still have their original bread oven and finely carved window surrounds, a signature of local stone-cutting craftsmanship.
The land often includes a walled garden, an orchard of apple trees or vines, and tuffeau outbuildings (a press house, a store, a barn) suited to conversion into a gîte or workshop. Some properties still have a troglodyte cellar carved into the hillside, an asset or a burden depending on its upkeep. A vegetable garden, often terraced on the Layon slopes, frequently complements the ornamental garden in wine-growing properties.
Around Angers, the Lac de Maine and the Sarthe valley, country houses remain sought after for their proximity to the Angers-Saint-Laurent TGV station, under an hour and a half from Paris. The Saumur area, known for its Layon vineyard slopes and troglodyte cellars, attracts buyers drawn to wine heritage, around Saumur, Doué-la-Fontaine and Gennes-Val-de-Loire. Towards Cholet and the Segré area, in the south and north-west of the department, the bocage countryside offers smallholdings with more land for a comparable budget. The Baugé area, to the east of the department, offers a quieter bocage landscape, well suited to peaceful country houses.
Areas close to the Loire, the Layon and the Angers TGV station remain markedly more sought after than the Segré area or the edges of the Cholet area, where a longère to renovate with several hectares is a more affordable opportunity. A given budget can buy a tuffeau town house near Angers or a property with several hectares towards the Segré or Baugé areas.
Tuffeau, porous and sensitive to damp, needs regular upkeep of the roof and lime renders; its overall condition strongly influences price, as does the possible presence of cellars or old underground quarries, which should be checked before purchase. The energy rating remains a point of attention for these old houses, often rated poorly before insulation work. It is also worth having the stability of troglodyte cellars checked by a professional before any extension or groundwork project.
Also check the private drainage system in rural areas, fibre-optic coverage for remote working, and the local planning rules if the property lies near a classified vineyard area, which can limit certain alterations. Flood-zone classification for some plots near the Loire or the Layon is also worth checking with the local town hall.
On ma-propriete.fr, filter Maine-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 Pays de la Loire. It is also worth browsing listings by the presence of a cellar or a press house, features prized by buyers drawn to wine heritage. A structural survey focused on the tuffeau facades is generally a wise precaution before finalising any purchase in this area.
