Looking for a country house for sale in Mayenne (53)? In the Mayenne bocage, between the Mayenne and Oudon valleys, the department offers understated, solidly built rural housing: longères in granite or schist, courtyard bocage farms, cut-stone houses in the market towns. This page brings together the country houses for sale in Mayenne published on ma-propriete.fr by private sellers, estate agents and notaries. The textile industrial heritage of some Mayenne towns can still be seen in former manor-style houses linked to this past activity.
To help you decide, we present the actual prices of country houses in Mayenne (notarised sales 2020-2025), the areas worth knowing from Laval to Château-Gontier, and the criteria that determine the value of a house in the bocage 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 distances to main roads and the A81 motorway, useful for a remote-working project.
How much does a country house cost in Mayenne (53)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Mayenne (53) stood at €145,000 in 2025, with an average price of €149,484 and a median price of €1,395/m² of living space (1,662 house sales in rural municipalities over the year). The price range is wide: 10% of houses sold for less than €72,500 (floor price, 1st decile) and 10% for more than €234,900 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 107 m² of living space on an average plot of 4,713 m², i.e. around 0.5 ha.
This market is well below the regional median (Pays de la Loire: €190,000) and well below the national median (€189,200). Since the second half of 2020, the median price has risen from €120,000 to €145,000, i.e. +20.8%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is +7.4%.
| 2025 indicator | Mayenne | Pays de la Loire | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €145,000 | €190,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €149,484 | €199,126 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €72,500 | €100,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €234,900 | €308,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,395/m² | €1,875/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 107 m² | 106 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 4,713 m² | 2,947 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 1,662 | 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 Mayenne (53) 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) * | €89,250 | €1,032/m² | +40.4% | 86 |
| Peri-urban countryside (city catchment area) | €160,000 | €1,552/m² | +13.3% | 3,391 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €122,250 | €1,212/m² | +12.1% | 6,548 |
* 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 Mayenne longère is the dominant form: a low, elongated building in granite or schist depending on the area, under a slate roof, with the narrow openings of housing designed to withstand the wind. Bocage farms, built around a courtyard, often keep their original outbuildings (cattle shed, barn, bread oven), and the market towns feature 19th-century cut-stone manor-style houses. Granite lintels carved with a date, common on old longères, bear witness to rural housing sometimes dating back to the 17th century.
The land attached is one of the department's strong points: meadows enclosed by bocage hedges, a garden and orchard, sometimes a small woodland or a pond. The outbuildings lend themselves easily to a rural gîte project or a workshop. An apple orchard, often paired with a small press, remains a traditional part of the garden in this cider-making department.
Around Laval, served by a TGV station just over an hour from Paris on the line to Rennes, country houses benefit from a rare level of connection for a rural department, which supports demand within about thirty kilometres. Château-Gontier and the Mayenne river valley, to the south, appeal for their riverside setting and characterful towns. Towards Craon to the west and Ernée to the north, the denser bocage offers properties with more land. The Meslay-Grez area, at the centre of the department, illustrates well this preserved Mayenne bocage, roughly equidistant from Laval and Château-Gontier.
Villages close to Laval station and the Mayenne valley remain more sought after than the Craon area or the north of the department, where a longère to renovate with several hectares of bocage land is one of the more affordable offers in Pays de la Loire. A given budget can buy a town house near Laval or a property with several hectares of bocage land towards Craon or Ernée.
Access to Laval's TGV station clearly affects value, as does the condition of the roof and insulation, with the energy rating a frequent weak point for un-renovated granite longères. Upkeep of the bocage (hedges, ditches) and the quality of the land also weigh in the decision. It is also worth checking the condition of hedges and drainage ditches, essential to good water flow across bocage plots.
Check the private drainage system, very common in scattered rural housing, fibre-optic coverage for remote working, and the local planning rules if you plan to extend the house or convert a barn. Any right of way over a neighbouring rural track is also worth clarifying before purchase.
On ma-propriete.fr, filter Mayenne 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. Also compare listings by the presence of an orchard or a press house, heritage features valued in this cider-making department. Buyers relocating from cities generally find the pace of life and the availability of local tradespeople reassuring in this department.
