Looking for recreational land for sale in Haute-Vienne (87) takes you into a department of dense hedgerows and granite hills, between the Monts de Blond, the Monts d'Ambazac and the edge of the Plateau de Millevaches, where small farmland and wooded plots remain plentiful and inexpensive. On this page, ma-propriete.fr gathers the listings of recreational land for sale in Haute-Vienne: hedge-lined meadows, chestnut and oak woodland, riverside plots, and land sometimes sold with a cabin or an old stone barn still waiting to be renovated. It is one of the most accessible departments in the region for a first purchase, whether it is a plain meadow, a hedgerow plot, or a few hectares of woodland.
You will find price benchmarks drawn from actual sales, an overview of where meadows, woodland and ponds are concentrated, and the precautions worth knowing before buying in an agricultural or natural zone. First read 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 why prices here stay so much lower than elsewhere in the wider region.
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 Haute-Vienne (87), 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) | 128 | €3,171/ha | €2,155/ha – €5,176/ha | €5,307/ha |
| Woodland (€/ha) | 57 | €3,000/ha | €1,500/ha – €6,338/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 +0.5% 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: €3,171/ha of bare land is €0.32/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 "Pond".
Haute-Vienne is a department of dense bocage, where hedge-lined meadows bordered with oak and chestnut hedges dominate the landscape, particularly around Bellac and the Basse Marche area. Woodland, chestnut stands and oak coppices, covers a significant share of the territory, especially on the Monts d'Ambazac and towards the edge of the Plateau de Millevaches, where prices remain among the lowest in the region for non-constructible land, whether farmland or woodland, a clear advantage for a modest first purchase.
Ponds, though few come up for sale each year, are found in several areas, particularly around the Monts de Blond and in the Glane and Gartempe valleys, often old fish ponds inherited from former mills. A fishing shelter or cabin frequently comes with these properties, which makes them sought after despite their relative scarcity and modest surface area.
The Monts d'Ambazac, east of Limoges, and the edge of the Plateau de Millevaches, towards Eymoutiers and Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, hold chestnut and conifer woodland at moderate prices. The Monts de Blond and the north-west of the department, towards Bellac and Nantiat, offer hedgerow meadows and a few ponds, in rolling country not unlike the neighbouring Poitou. The Vienne valley, from Limoges to Saint-Junien, adds riverside plots. Around Limoges, the prefecture served by Intercités trains to Paris-Austerlitz, supply stays varied between hedgerow country and forest, at prices that remain accessible for the region and for the wider south-west alike.
The whole department shows prices among the lowest in the region for both farmland and woodland. The most affordable areas lie towards the Basse Marche in the north, while the rare ponds and plots close to Limoges sell a little above the departmental average, never quite reaching the levels seen in neighbouring departments.
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, and an existing shelter is only worth something if it was properly declared. Check access to the plot (rural track, right of way, landlocked parcel), often limited on small wooded plots, as well as the usual absence of water and electricity away from villages, worth anticipating if you plan to put up a cabin.
On land classified as agricultural, the SAFER land agency may pre-empt, with a risk that the price will be revised down if it strays from local prices, already well below the French average. A plot with a pond requires knowing its status under French water law and the condition of the dam. Also have the boundary survey and the exact cadastral area checked, often imprecise on old plots subdivided over generations, which can affect the final price and delay the sale.
The listings of recreational land in Haute-Vienne 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 as soon as they are listed, especially given how affordable this department remains. Widen your search to recreational land for sale in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
