A mill for sale in Oise (60) is typically found along quiet rivers and farming valleys, between the Vexin, the Beauvaisis and the Valois: the Oise, Thérain, Automne and Nonette rivers powered a great many grain mills until the 20th century. On this page, ma-propriete.fr brings together the mills for sale in Oise: a watermill to renovate, a former flour mill or a miller's house with outbuildings.
You will also find price benchmarks based on actual sales, an overview of the areas where these properties are concentrated, and the specific points to check before buying a mill. To prepare your project, read our white paper on creating a rural gîte, useful if the outbuildings lend themselves to a hosting project. As with any mill, technical surveys (drainage, mechanism, utilities) are an essential first step before costing a project.
There are no official statistics dedicated to mills: sales are too rare and too varied (a ruin to restore, a habitable mill, a flour mill with a turbine). The most reliable market benchmark remains the price of country houses, which a habitable mill resembles, with a premium for the water, the character and the water rights, and a discount for the work required.
How much does a country house cost in Oise (60)? According to DVF data (notarised sales) analysed by the ma-propriete.fr observatory, the median price of a country house in Oise (60) stood at €200,000 in 2025, with an average price of €206,280 and a median price of €2,034/m² of living space (2,530 house sales in rural municipalities over the year). The price range is wide: 10% of houses sold for less than €120,000 (floor price, 1st decile) and 10% for more than €300,000 (ceiling price, 9th decile). The typical country house here offers 103 m² of living space on an average plot of 1,578 m², i.e. around 0.2 ha.
This market is above the regional median (Hauts-de-France: €175,000) and above the national median (€189,200). Since the second half of 2020, the median price has risen from €200,000 to €200,000, i.e. +0.0%; over one year (2024-2025) the change is +0.0%.
| 2025 indicator | Oise | Hauts-de-France | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €200,000 | €175,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €206,280 | €183,979 | €207,100 |
| Floor price (1st decile) | €120,000 | €90,000 | €90,000 |
| Ceiling price (9th decile) | €300,000 | €290,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €2,034/m² | €1,686/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 103 m² | 108 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot size | 1,578 m² | 1,942 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales in 2025 | 2,530 | 11,950 | 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 Oise (60) 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) | €215,000 | €2,148/m² | -3.2% | 13,222 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €159,550 | €1,609/m² | +4.0% | 2,218 |
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.
Oise is a department of chalk plateaux cut by damp valleys, particularly suited to watermills: the Oise itself between Compiègne and Creil, the Thérain near Beauvais, the Automne and Nonette around Senlis and the Compiègne forest, and the Brèche near Clermont, carried a very large number of grain mills, many still running as industrial flour mills in the early 20th century. Several of these mills have kept part of their internal mechanism visible, a heritage feature appreciated by lovers of old buildings.
The Pays de Bray, to the west of the department, adds wooded valleys suited to small isolated mills. Windmills, by contrast, are rare in Oise, as the plateau landscape lends itself less to them than coastal Picardy or neighbouring Flanders. Local dressed stone, often quarried close to the site itself, gives these mills a stylistic unity found from one village to the next.
The French Vexin, between Chaumont-en-Vexin and Gisors, and the Thérain valley near Beauvais, offer limestone mills less than an hour from Paris. Around Senlis and the Compiègne forest, the Automne and Nonette valleys concentrate character mills valued for their proximity to Paris and the Roissy TGV station. The Pays de Bray, near Songeons and Marseille-en-Beauvaisis, remains more rural and more affordable. The Chantilly forest and the Halatte massif, to the east of the department, also shelter a few isolated former mills along small forest streams.
The areas closest to Paris and Chantilly, around Senlis and the Vexin, sell well above the departmental average, while the north of the department, near the Pays de Bray and neighbouring Picardy, offers more accessible properties. The Clermontois area and the Brèche valley, less well known, offer an interesting balance between rural calm and quick access to the A16 motorway.
Check the water rights attached to the mill (fondé en titre or authorised), the condition of the millrace, weir and sluice gates, and the ecological-continuity obligations that apply to several classified rivers in Oise. An original water wheel or millstone is a heritage asset, but a hydroelectric project requires a prior study, particularly on stretches close to the Automne valley's Natura 2000 zones. Also ask the town hall for the flood-risk prevention plan, as several Oise valleys are subject to a significant hazard level.
The building, in limestone or brick depending on the area, often sits at the bottom of a valley: check for damp, flood zoning and access. Outbuildings (miller's house, barn, shed) lend themselves well to a gîte, an option in demand near Paris and Chantilly. It is also worth checking whether the watercourse carries any heritage listing, which can constrain the exterior works allowed.
On ma-propriete.fr, mill listings in Oise are published by private sellers, estate agents and notaries. Filter by budget, living space and land area, set up an email alert to be told of new listings, and browse all mills for sale in Hauts-de-France if your search extends beyond the department. Do not hesitate to ask the agent or notary for the known history of flooding and any work already done on the millrace before finalising your offer. A local surveyor familiar with old mill buildings can help estimate realistic costs before an offer is made. Buyers should also factor in the cost of maintaining riverside vegetation, a recurring task on wooded valley properties in Oise.
