Looking for recreational land for sale in Moselle (57) means looking between the pond country of the Saulnois, the Moselle valley and the forests of the Warndt and the Vosges du Nord: hedge-lined meadows, beech and hornbeam woods, plots near the large ponds of Lindre or Gondrexange. On this page, ma-propriete.fr gathers the listings of recreational land for sale in Moselle: an enclosed meadow, hunting woodland, a plot to develop, land by a riverbank.
You will find an overview of the areas where woods, meadows and ponds are concentrated, and the points to check before buying a parcel in an agricultural or natural zone; in Moselle, governed by the local Alsace-Moselle law, the price benchmarks shown on this page are those of Grand Est. Before any viewing, go through our guide on how to turn agricultural land into recreational land: it sums up what the PLU tolerates, what it forbids and the formalities to expect.
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 the Grand Est region, 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) | 1,233 | €5,611/ha | €3,151/ha – €14,830/ha | €5,307/ha |
| Woodland (€/ha) | 528 | €5,505/ha | €2,995/ha – €11,800/ha | €4,934/ha |
| Pond (€/m²) | 35 | €3.19/m² | €1.74/m² – €8.63/m² | €2.54/m² |
Bare agricultural land is above the national median (€5,307/ha), with the median price moving +0.5% between 2020 and 2025. Woodland trades 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: €5,611/ha of bare land is €0.56/m², against €3.19/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. * DVF statistics do not cover this department, whose transfers are recorded in the Livre foncier: the benchmarks shown are those of the Grand Est region.
Moselle owes part of its reputation to the pond country, around Dieuze, Gondrexange and Lindre-Basse, where large fish-farming stretches of water, including Étang de Lindre, one of the largest in France, shape the Saulnois landscape. Elsewhere, the department alternates hedge-lined meadows in the Pays messin and the Moselle valley, and woods of beech and conifers in the Warndt to the west and the Vosges du Nord to the east, towards Bitche and Sarreguemines.
Despite the presence of the pond country, stretches of water genuinely offered for private sale remain very rare in Moselle, since most large ponds are managed collectively or publicly for fish farming. Land sold with an existing cabin is found mainly at the edge of woodland, in the Warndt and the Vosges du Nord, a legacy of former hunting uses.
The Saulnois, around Dieuze, Château-Salins and Vic-sur-Seille, offers meadows and farmland close to the ponds, in a wet plain landscape. The Moselle valley, from Metz to Thionville, offers valley-bottom meadows and a few riverbanks, well served by the A31 motorway. To the east, the Vosges du Nord, around Bitche and Sarreguemines, offer conifer and beech woods in a more marked relief. To the west, the Warndt, towards Forbach, keeps a more forested character inherited from its mining past.
Areas close to Metz and the Moselle valley are the most sought after by buyers, owing to their proximity to employment centres. The Saulnois and the Vosges du Nord, further from the conurbations, mainly attract nature and hunting enthusiasts looking for open space.
In an agricultural (A) or natural (N) zone, any new building is in principle prohibited: a cabin, a chalet or a light leisure dwelling cannot be installed freely, and parking a caravan or a mobile home for an extended period is regulated. An existing shelter is only an asset if it was properly authorised; otherwise it may have to be removed. Check access to the plot, the presence of water and electricity, rare outside villages, and the flood-zone classification along the Moselle.
In Moselle, land registration follows the Livre foncier local land register rather than the standard French land registry: check with the competent land registration office to confirm the exact status of the plot. Around the pond country, a stretch of water requires knowing its status under the French water law. On agricultural parcels, the SAFER land agency may exercise its right of pre-emption; also ask for the exact cadastral area and whether the boundaries have been surveyed. Because DVF price data does not apply here under the Livre foncier system, comparing a listing's asking price with recent regional sales through ma-propriete.fr is the most reliable way to judge whether it is fairly priced for the local market.
The listings of recreational land in Moselle published on ma-propriete.fr come from private sellers, estate agents and notaries. Filter by area, price and the presence of woodland, 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 Grand Est.
