Looking for recreational land for sale in Indre-et-Loire (37) means exploring the Touraine of the valleys: the Loire, the Cher, the Indre and the Vienne meet here amid vineyard hillsides, the woods of the Chinon forest and riverside meadows, sometimes sandy. This page brings together the listings of recreational land for sale in Indre-et-Loire: riverside meadows, wooded slopes, old cleared vineyard land to convert, plots with a cabin.
You will find price benchmarks drawn from actual sales, the areas where supply is concentrated and the points to watch in this highly touristic department. Before any viewing, go through our guide on how to turn agricultural land into recreational land: it explains what the local planning rules allow, and what they forbid. A Tourangeau notary can also confirm whether a former vineyard plot has retained transferable planting rights.
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 Indre-et-Loire (37), 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) | 201 | €5,477/ha | €3,092/ha – €7,916/ha | €5,307/ha |
| Woodland (€/ha) | 89 | €4,224/ha | €2,368/ha – €9,451/ha | €4,934/ha |
| Pond (€/m²) * | 55 | €2.25/m² | €1.18/m² – €6.19/m² | €2.54/m² |
Bare agricultural land is close to the national median (€5,307/ha), with the median price moving +14.1% between 2020 and 2025. Woodland trades 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: €5,477/ha of bare land is €0.55/m², against €2.25/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".
In Indre-et-Loire, the typical recreational plot is a meadow in a valley bottom, along the Loire, the Cher, the Indre or the Vienne, sometimes on sandy soil left by former shifts in the riverbeds. The hillsides above these valleys still carry, in places, cleared vineyard land, converted into meadows or scrubland, around Vouvray, Bourgueil or Chinon. The large Chinon forest to the south-west, and the smaller woods of the Véron and the Gâtine tourangelle, round out the supply of mature woodland and coppice. Some of these cleared vineyard plots retain planting rights that can interest a buyer hoping to recreate a small family vineyard.
Ponds remain rare in the department, generally small, formed from old gravel pits or enlarged valley-bottom ponds; they sell case by case, without forming a real market segment as in the neighbouring Sologne or Brenne. A handful of these ponds are converted gravel pits now used mainly for fishing rather than swimming.
The Véron, between the Loire and the Vienne around Candes-Saint-Martin and Avoine, offers riverside meadows and woods. The Gâtine tourangelle, to the north-west towards Château-la-Vallière, keeps a more enclosed bocage and oak woods. The Vienne valley, from Chinon to L'Île-Bouchard, adds converted vineyard hillsides and alluvial terraces. Around Tours, served by the Atlantic TGV at Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, plots become scarcer and prices approach those of the outer Paris region. A few plots also come up around Loches and the Lochois, away from the busiest Loire tourist routes, a detail worth confirming with a local notary.
The most affordable areas lie in the north-east of the department, towards Château-Renault and the border with Loir-et-Cher, where the bocage gives way to more open land. Riverside meadows near the Loire's tourist routes, along with the rare ponds, sell above the departmental average, especially in the more remote hamlets away from the main valley roads.
Most plots on offer are classified as agricultural (A) or natural (N) zones under the local planning document, which in principle rules out any new building: a cabin, a chalet or a light leisure dwelling cannot be installed freely, and a mobile home or caravan cannot be parked long-term without authorisation. Check whether any existing shelter was properly authorised, access to the plot (rural track, right of way, landlocked risk), and the presence of water and electricity, often absent outside villages. Flood-zone status along the Loire, the Cher or the Vienne deserves particular attention. This is particularly relevant near the department's protected river corridors.
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 too far from local land values. Old cleared vineyard land may still be subject to replanting rules; check before any project. Finally, ask for the exact cadastral area and whether the boundaries have been surveyed. A local surveyor can also confirm whether any old planting rights remain attached to the parcel, especially on plots that have passed down through several generations.
Listings of recreational land in Indre-et-Loire published on ma-propriete.fr come from private sellers, estate agents and notaries. Filter by area, price and the presence of a water feature, 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 Centre-Val de Loire A local agent can also advise on plots near the Loire's tourist routes versus quieter inland areas.
