In Corse-du-Sud (2A), recreational land for sale is most often a plot of maquis or garrigue scrubland, in an agricultural (A) or natural (N) zone, around the Gulf of Valinco, the Taravo valley or the Alta Rocca, sometimes with a chestnut grove or a laricio pine wood higher up. This page brings together the listings of recreational land for sale in Corse-du-Sud: plots of maquis, chestnut groves, sloping land to develop.
You will find price benchmarks drawn from actual sales, the areas where the limited supply is concentrated and the points to watch in a coastal and mountainous department. Start with our guide on how to turn agricultural land into recreational land: it explains what the local planning rules allow, and above all what they forbid. An Ajaccio-based notary can also confirm the scrub-clearing rules that apply to the commune concerned.
There is no such thing as a "recreational land price" in the French notarial records: the DVF database records sales of agricultural land, woodland and ponds, and a recreational plot is priced against these three benchmarks, higher or lower depending on what it adds (vehicle access, a water point, fencing, an existing shelter, a village nearby). The table below gives, for each benchmark, the sales recorded in 2025 in Corse-du-Sud (2A), the median price and the range between the first decile (floor) and the ninth decile (ceiling), with the national figure for comparison.
| DVF 2025 benchmark | Sales | Median price | Range (P10 – P90) | France median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bare agricultural land (€/ha) * | 14,328 | €5,307/ha | €2,500/ha – €10,537/ha | €5,307/ha |
| Woodland (€/ha) | 34 | €6,160/ha | €1,441/ha – €13,051/ha | €4,934/ha |
| Pond (€/m²) * | 313 | €2.54/m² | €1.03/m² – €6.90/m² | €2.54/m² |
Bare agricultural land is close to the national median (€5,307/ha), with the median price moving +3.4% between 2020 and 2025. Woodland trades well above the national benchmark (€4,934/ha), and a pond, a much rarer asset, is valued per square metre of water and banks. To compare a listing, bring everything back to the square metre: €5,307/ha of bare land is €0.53/m², against €2.54/m² for a pond. Recreational land, almost always classified as an agricultural or natural zone, generally sells slightly above bare agricultural land; but it usually remains subject to the SAFER land agency's right of pre-emption, and the SAFER may pre-empt with a downward price revision if the price is excessive compared with local land prices. These benchmarks therefore also help you avoid paying a price the SAFER would challenge.
Find the detail by department, plot size and year in our agricultural land price observatory and in the forest price observatory. Source: DVF (Demandes de valeurs foncières), 2025 sales, processed by ma-propriete.fr; medians published from 30 sales upwards. * Fewer than 30 sales in the department: the benchmark shown is the national figure for "Bare agricultural land"; national figure for "Pond".
In Corse-du-Sud, non-constructible land is almost always covered in maquis, the dense scrub of myrtle, rockrose and tree heather that covers most of the territory outside built-up areas. True open farmland, meadows or orchards, remains rare and limited to a few valley bottoms, such as the Taravo or the Rizzanese. Chestnut groves, a legacy of an older economy, still survive in the Alta Rocca and on the lower mountain slopes.
Ponds, by contrast, are absent from the market: the terrain and Mediterranean climate do not favour them, and the few that do exist rarely change hands. Woodland, meanwhile, sells at a premium when it consists of laricio pine forest at altitude, around the Ospedale massif or the Aïtone forest, prized for their setting and summer coolness.
The Gulf of Valinco, around Propriano and Sartène, holds part of the coastal maquis supply, subject to the Coastal Law (loi Littoral) for riverside communes. The Taravo valley, between Petreto-Bicchisano and Porto-Pollo, adds more affordable hillside plots. The Alta Rocca, around Zonza and Levie, in mid-mountain terrain, offers chestnut groves and pine woods, away from the pressure of the coast. Ajaccio, the department's only real city, is linked by the Corsican railway towards Vizzavona and Corte, with no TGV or standard Intercités service at all. A few isolated plots also appear around Bonifacio, at the southern tip, though supply there stays occasional.
At very high altitude, around the Monte Renoso massif or the Incudine, recreational land in the usual sense is virtually non-existent: the rare plots available are high-altitude hay meadows or sloping woodland, suited only to the most modest projects. The inland areas, the Alta Rocca and the Taravo valley, remain notably more affordable than the Gulf of Valinco coastline. Coastal communes close to Ajaccio itself remain the most expensive, well above the inland average, a gap most buyers bridge by looking further inland instead.
Nearly all plots are classified as agricultural (A) or natural (N) zones, which in principle rules out any building: a cabin, a chalet or a light leisure dwelling cannot be installed freely, and setting up a caravan or mobile home is strictly regulated. In riverside communes, the Coastal Law adds particularly strict rules on building and on preserving natural areas. Check access to the plot (track, right of way, landlocked risk common on maquis land) and the presence of water and electricity, often absent far from villages.
Fire risk is a central factor: mandatory scrub-clearing around buildings and access routes is a legal obligation, and failing to do it can expose the owner to liability. On land classified as agricultural, the SAFER land agency may exercise its right of pre-emption, with a risk of price revision if it strays from local land values. Finally, check for joint ownership, common in Corsica on family property, as well as boundary surveying and the exact cadastral area. A local surveyor is usually familiar with the cadastral quirks specific to maquis land.
Listings of recreational land in Corse-du-Sud published on ma-propriete.fr come from private sellers, estate agents and notaries. Filter by area and price, then set up an e-mail alert to be notified of new plots. You can also widen your search to recreational land for sale in Corsica A quick call to the mairie can also confirm whether a plot lies within a protected coastal perimeter A local agent can also advise on which communes currently list wooded plots.
