Looking for a country house for sale in Morbihan (56)? Between the Gulf, the Étel estuary and the inland Argoat, the department offers one of the most sought-after rural markets in France: granite longères under slate roofs, restored pentys, stone houses with garden and orchard, former farmhouses converted into family homes. This page brings together the country houses for sale in Morbihan 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 Morbihan (notarised sales 2020-2025), the areas worth knowing from Vannes to Pontivy, 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 Morbihan (56)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Morbihan (56) stood at €220,000 in 2025, with an average price of €249,006 and a median price of €2,141/m² of living space (3,576 house sales in rural municipalities over the year). The price range is wide: 10% of houses sold for less than €110,000 (floor price, 1st decile) and 10% for more than €440,000 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 108 m² of living space on an average plot of 3,057 m², i.e. around 0.3 ha.
This market is close to the regional median (Brittany: €210,000) and well above the national median (€189,200). Since the second half of 2020, the median price has risen from €180,000 to €220,000, i.e. +22.2%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is -0.2%.
| 2025 indicator | Morbihan | Brittany | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €220,000 | €210,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €249,006 | €223,474 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €110,000 | €110,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €440,000 | €355,291 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €2,141/m² | €2,027/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 108 m² | 107 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 3,057 m² | 3,041 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 3,576 | 13,579 | 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 Morbihan (56) 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 | €392,000 | €3,772/m² | +14.7% | 2,715 |
| Residential coastline | €330,000 | €3,020/m² | +1.8% | 2,684 |
| Peri-urban countryside (city catchment area) | €246,000 | €2,298/m² | +4.9% | 4,280 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €164,000 | €1,667/m² | +16.7% | 13,369 |
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 Morbihan country house is first and foremost the longère: a low, elongated granite building facing south under a slate roof, with exposed beams and a large fireplace. The penty, a small peasant's or fisherman's house, is its modest version, ideal as a holiday home. There are also 19th-century manor-style houses in the villages, thatched cottages around Guémené-sur-Scorff and Kerhinet, and farmhouses to convert into a family home or gîtes.
The land is a constant asset: an enclosed garden, an orchard, a vegetable plot, sometimes woodland or a pond, and often outbuildings (barn, bread oven, well). Many properties sit in a hamlet, which guarantees peace without isolation.
Around Vannes, Auray and the Gulf of Morbihan (Sarzeau, Arradon, Baden), the country house close to the sea is the most expensive in the department, driven by second homes. The Lorient area and the Scorff valley (Plouay, Pont-Scorff, Hennebont) combine jobs with rolling countryside. Towards Ploërmel, Josselin and the Brocéliande forest you buy peace and quiet an hour from Rennes; towards Questembert, Rochefort-en-Terre and La Gacilly, the heritage of villages of character.
Inland Morbihan, around Pontivy, Baud, Gourin and Le Faouët, offers the most affordable prices for a stone house with a large plot: this is where the best opportunities lie for a move to the countryside or a rural gîte project.
Three factors dominate: the distance to the sea and to the TGV stations (Vannes, Auray, Lorient), the condition of the building (roof, timber frame, damp, insulation and energy rating, decisive for old houses rated F or G) and the size of the plot. A renovated longère on 3,000 m² near the Gulf and a smallholding to renovate on one hectare in central Brittany can differ in price by a factor of three.
Also check the private drainage system, the presence of a well or spring, fibre-optic coverage for remote working and the planning rules (agricultural or natural zoning of the local plan) if you intend to extend or to convert a barn into living space.
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