Looking for a country house for sale in Territoire de Belfort (90)? Set against the first foothills of the Vosges and the Ballon d'Alsace, this small department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has kept a varied rural building stock: long-roofed Comtoise farmhouses, half-timbered houses with sandstone walls in the villages of the Belfort Sundgau, and old farmsteads converted into family homes. This page brings together the country houses for sale in Territoire de Belfort published on ma-propriete.fr by private sellers, estate agents and notaries.
We present the actual prices of country houses in Territoire de Belfort, the areas worth knowing between Belfort, Delle and the Vosges foothills, and the criteria that determine the value of a rural property in this border department. Our complete guide to buying a country house in France completes these benchmarks, from assessing an old building to financing.
How much does a country house cost in Territoire de Belfort (90)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Territoire de Belfort (90) stood at €203,840 in 2025, with an average price of €207,443 and a median price of €1,730/m² of living space (191 house sales in rural municipalities over the year). The price range is wide: 10% of houses sold for less than €122,500 (floor price, 1st decile) and 10% for more than €306,321 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 121 m² of living space on an average plot of 1,956 m², i.e. around 0.2 ha.
This market is well above the regional median (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: €157,000) and above the national median (€189,200). Since the second half of 2020, the median price has risen from €200,000 to €203,840, i.e. +1.9%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is +1.9%.
| 2025 indicator | Territoire de Belfort | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €203,840 | €157,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €207,443 | €168,680 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €122,500 | €74,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €306,321 | €279,670 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,730/m² | €1,525/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 121 m² | 108 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 1,956 m² | 2,805 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 191 | 11,450 | 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 Territoire de Belfort (90) 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) | €210,000 | €1,825/m² | -1.2% | 875 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €203,950 | €1,794/m² | +28.8% | 207 |
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 Territoire de Belfort country house draws on two traditions: the Comtoise farmhouse, a long building with a shallow-pitched roof covered in tile or sheet metal, with a wide cart entrance built to take in hay wagons, and the half-timbered house, an Alsatian influence found in Sundgau villages such as Chaux, Grandvillars or Fontaine. Built in pink Vosges sandstone or limestone rubble depending on the valley, these old houses often have generous ceiling heights and vaulted cellars once used to store vegetables and wine, along with thick walls that keep interiors cool in summer. Many farmsteads lend themselves to conversion into a family home or a holiday home, with outbuildings that can become a gîte, a craft workshop or a home office for remote working.
The land attached to these houses varies widely: an enclosed garden near Belfort, a traditional orchard of mirabelle plum or apple trees in the department's villages, or a wooded plot towards the first Vosges slopes and the Ballon d'Alsace. Outbuildings (barn, farm shed, bread oven) are common and add to the appeal of these properties for a move to the countryside or quiet remote working, close to the prefecture town, its shops and its schools.
Around Belfort and its immediate surroundings (Danjoutin, Valdoie, Essert), the country house remains sought after for its proximity to jobs, schools and to Belfort-Montbéliard TGV station, fifteen minutes from the centre, with links towards Besançon and Mulhouse. Towards Giromagny and the Ballon d'Alsace, the Vosges relief means more isolated houses, often in a hamlet, with open views over the Savoureuse valley and its former textile mills, once at the heart of the local economy and still visible along the valley floor. To the south-west, towards Delle and the Swiss border, the market is driven by cross-border commuters working in Swiss watchmaking or industry, which supports prices for houses with land. Between the two, Rougemont-le-Château and Étueffont retain a more classic rural character, set back from the main roads, amid rolling hills and forest well suited to walking and cycling.
The most expensive areas are concentrated near Belfort and along the axis towards Delle, driven by the Swiss border and Swiss wages; villages on the Vosges piedmont, more isolated and often on sloping ground, remain noticeably more affordable for an equivalent plot size, provided buyers accept a longer commute.
Three factors carry weight: proximity to Belfort and Switzerland (the cross-border market pushes prices up around Delle), the condition of the old building - roof, timber frame, insulation and energy rating, often poor in unrenovated, wood-heated Comtoise farmhouses - and the size of the plot, which can range from a small town garden to several hectares in the Vosges area, an asset for a farming, equestrian or small-scale market-gardening project.
Always check the drainage system (individual in most hamlets), fibre-optic coverage for remote working, the local planning zoning, and the risk of rising damp in vaulted cellars, common in older Comtoise farmhouses, before considering extending a barn or turning an outbuilding into a gîte.
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