Looking for recreational land for sale in Deux-Sèvres (79) naturally leads to the Marais poitevin, with its canals and wet meadows, but also to the more wooded Bressuire hedgerow country and the Gâtine, in the north and west of the department. On this page, ma-propriete.fr gathers the listings of recreational land for sale in Deux-Sèvres: wet meadows in the marsh, hedgerow plots, the Gâtine's scarce woodland, and land sometimes sold with a marsh cabin. This contrasting territory explains the wide variety of properties on the local market, from a plot with a pond to a small parcel of woodland.
You will find price benchmarks drawn from actual sales, an overview of where meadows, woodland and water features are concentrated, and the precautions worth knowing before buying in an agricultural or natural zone. A useful first step: our guide on how to turn agricultural land into recreational land: it explains what the planning rules really allow on a non-buildable plot, and where the marsh's own protection rules add further limits on top of the PLU.
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 Deux-Sèvres (79), 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) | 409 | €3,278/ha | €2,334/ha – €4,502/ha | €5,307/ha |
| Woodland (€/ha) * | 1,453 | €3,997/ha | €1,686/ha – €8,855/ha | €4,934/ha |
| Pond (€/m²) * | 46 | €2.22/m² | €0.40/m² – €5.78/m² | €2.54/m² |
Bare agricultural land is well below the national median (€5,307/ha), with the median price moving +2.2% between 2020 and 2025. Woodland trades well below 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: €3,278/ha of bare land is €0.33/m², against €2.22/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 regional figure for "Woodland"; regional figure for "Pond".
The Marais poitevin, in the south-west around Coulon and Magné, is the department's defining feature: wet meadows, canals and ditches, with numerous small water points and occasionally a plot with a pond, often with a marsh cabin. It is one of the few areas in the region where properties with a water feature are relatively available, a genuine local speciality compared with the other, drier departments in the region. The Bressuire hedgerow country, to the north, offers classic grazing meadows lined with dense, well-kept hedges.
Woodland, by contrast, rarely comes up for sale: the Gâtine, to the west around Parthenay, still has a few coppices and small woods, but most of the territory, especially the Niort and Mellois plains, is given over to large-scale cereal farming, ill-suited to recreational land. A buyer looking for woodland may have to wait a long time or widen the search to neighbouring departments.
The Marais poitevin, between Coulon, Niort and Marans, holds most of the plots with a water feature and the wet meadows sought after for fishing and walking. The Bressuire hedgerow country, around Bressuire and Cerizay, offers classic grazing meadows well served by routes towards Cholet and Niort. The Gâtine, around Parthenay, keeps a more wooded, rolling character, with some woodland available at reasonable prices. The Mellois and Niort plain, geared to large-scale farming, offers very few plots suited to recreational use, and what does exist is often limited to small leftover farm corners.
The Bressuire hedgerow country and the Gâtine remain the most affordable areas of the department. The Marais poitevin, more of a tourist draw and sought after for its water features, sells well above average, unlike the cereal plain, where recreational supply is very limited and the rare plots stay cheap. The choice often comes down to paying more for water, or less for sheer surface area.
Check the commune's local planning document: in an agricultural (A) or natural (N) zone, a cabin, a chalet or a light leisure dwelling cannot be put up without authorisation, whatever the plot's history, particularly in the Marais poitevin, classified as Natura 2000 and wetland over much of its area, where preservation rules are strict. A plot with a pond there requires knowing its status under French water law and the upkeep of the adjoining canals and ditches, a duty that usually falls to the riverside owner.
On farmland, priced well below the French average, the SAFER land agency may pre-empt, with a risk of the price being revised up or down if the asking price strays from the local market. Also check access to the plot (rural track, right of way, landlocked parcel), the frequent absence of drinking water and electricity, and the exact cadastral area before any offer, especially on meadows reshaped by successive land consolidations.
The listings of recreational land in Deux-Sèvres published on ma-propriete.fr come from private sellers, estate agents and notaries. Filter by area, price or the presence of a water feature, then set up an e-mail alert to follow new plots, particularly those in the Marais poitevin, where good ones do not stay listed for long. Widen your search to recreational land for sale in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
