Recreational land for sale in Loiret (45) is mostly found in the Sologne, in the south of the department, and in the Gâtinais to the east, two areas of large forests and ponds, very different from the cereal-growing Beauce that occupies the centre and west. This page brings together the listings of recreational land for sale in Loiret: woodland with a pond, valley meadows, hunting or fishing land.
You will find price benchmarks drawn from actual sales, the areas where supply is concentrated and the points to check before buying in an agricultural or natural zone. Before you plan anything, read our guide on how to turn agricultural land into recreational land: it explains what the local planning rules allow, and what they forbid. The Sologne tourist office can also point towards the areas where woodland-with-pond supply remains widest.
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 Loiret (45), 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) | 160 | €5,122/ha | €4,000/ha – €8,000/ha | €5,307/ha |
| Woodland (€/ha) | 67 | €7,001/ha | €4,003/ha – €12,005/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 -4.0% 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: €5,122/ha of bare land is €0.51/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".
The Sologne du Loiret, in the south of the department, extends the neighbouring Sologne: oak and pine woods on sandy soil, heather moorland, and numerous private ponds sought after for hunting and fishing. North of the Loire, the Orléans state forest, one of the largest in France, borders communes where a few wooded plots and edge-of-forest meadows come up for sale.
To the east, the Gâtinais combines broadleaf woods, the Loing valley lined with old canals and riverside villages, with more scattered rural settlement. The Beauce, in the centre and west, remains a plain of large-scale farming where recreational land is limited to rare wooded strips or leftover agricultural land. The Gâtinais also keeps a few traditional orchards, a legacy of a once more active fruit-growing tradition.
The Sologne du Loiret, around La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, Sully-sur-Loire and Lorris, holds most of the department's woodland with a pond, amid fenced hunting estates. On the edge of the Orléans forest, towards Châteauneuf-sur-Loire and Combreux, a few wooded plots and meadows come up case by case. The Loing valley, from Montargis to Château-Renard, offers riverside land and wooded slopes. Orléans, the prefecture served by TER and Intercités trains to Paris, and Montargis, linked by the same lines, remain the department's landmarks, with no direct TGV service. A few plots also appear around Beaugency and Meung-sur-Loire, along the Loire itself, away from the Sologne and the Orléans forest.
The most affordable areas lie in the Beauce and the north-west of the department, where leisure supply remains rare but faces little competition. Sologne woodland with a pond, along with plots on the edge of the Orléans forest, sell well above the departmental average. Communes near the border with the neighbouring Loir-et-Cher, also within the Sologne, follow a broadly similar price pattern, a detail worth checking against listings just across the departmental border.
Most plots available are classified as agricultural (A) or natural (N) zones, particularly in the Sologne and on the edge of the large forests, where wetland and woodland-protection rules are strict: a cabin, a chalet or a light leisure dwelling cannot be installed freely, and parking a caravan or mobile home for an extended period is regulated. Any existing hunting shelter should be checked for proper authorisation before buying. Check access (rural track, right of way, landlocked risk), the presence of water and electricity, often rare in forest areas, and flood-zone status along the Loire or the Loing.
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. A pond requires knowing its status under the French water law, the condition of the dam and outlet, and the maintenance duties involved. Finally, ask for the exact cadastral area and whether the boundaries have been surveyed. A National Forestry Office (ONF) ranger can sometimes clarify the management history of a plot bordering the state forest.
Listings of recreational land in Loiret published on ma-propriete.fr come from private sellers, estate agents and notaries. Filter by area, price and the presence of a pond, 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 Local buyers often compare several communes before committing to one Buyers who are flexible on location often find better value away from the most visited forest edges.
