Looking for recreational land for sale in Pas-de-Calais (62) means discovering a department that contrasts the Artois plain, the hills of the Boulonnais and the wetlands of the Audomarois marsh: bocage meadows around Boulogne-sur-Mer, hillside woods in the Sept Vallées, marshland plots with canals near Saint-Omer. On this page, ma-propriete.fr gathers the listings of recreational land for sale in Pas-de-Calais: a Boulonnais meadow, valley woodland, a marshland plot, land with a pond.
You will find price benchmarks drawn from actual sales, an overview of the areas where these plots are concentrated and the points to check before buying a parcel in an agricultural or natural zone. 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. Many of these plots, particularly in the Audomarois marsh, have been passed down within the same families for several generations, which explains the frequent co-ownership situations.
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 Pas-de-Calais (62), 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) | 326 | €7,500/ha | €6,066/ha – €14,000/ha | €5,307/ha |
| Woodland (€/ha) | 51 | €21,130/ha | €12,648/ha – €34,657/ha | €4,934/ha |
| Pond (€/m²) * | 49 | €4.32/m² | €1.65/m² – €8.95/m² | €2.54/m² |
Bare agricultural land is well above the national median (€5,307/ha), with the median price moving +8.6% 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: €7,500/ha of bare land is €0.75/m², against €4.32/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 Boulonnais, between Boulogne-sur-Mer and Montreuil-sur-Mer, offers genuine hilly bocage, meadows lined with hedges and small woods, a legacy of traditional livestock farming. The Audomarois marsh, around Saint-Omer, forms a unique set of former market-garden plots crossed by canals and ponds, now converted into gardens and recreational plots prized for fishing and quiet. The rest of the department, dominated by the Artois plain around Arras, leaves little room for recreational land outside the valleys.
Woodland is concentrated in the Sept Vallées, south of Montreuil, and on the Artois hills, towards Mont-Saint-Éloi. The rare ponds are found mainly in the Audomarois marsh and the Boulonnais, often former peat pits or enlarged farm ponds. On the coast, between Boulogne, Le Touquet and Berck, a few meadows and woods behind the dunes remain, but they are subject to strong constraints. Towards Saint-Pol-sur-Ternois and the Ternois, further inland, a few plateau woods and bocage meadows add to the supply, in a more rural landscape than on the coast.
The Boulonnais, around Desvres and Samer, holds most of the supply of bocage meadows and small woods, with easy access via the A16 motorway. The Sept Vallées, south of Montreuil-sur-Mer, offer hillside woods and valley-bottom meadows. The Audomarois marsh, around Saint-Omer, is the reference area for a plot with a pond or canal, although supply there is tightly regulated. Around Arras, the Artois plain leaves little room for recreational land, except along the Scarpe and Canche valleys. The A26 motorway links Calais to Arras and makes it easier to reach plots in the Ternois and the Artois, while the A16 runs along the coast between Boulogne and Calais.
The coast, from Le Touquet to Boulogne, and the surroundings of the Audomarois marsh trade well above the rest of the department, while inland areas, towards the Ternois and rural Artois, remain more affordable for a meadow or a small wood.
The local planning document (PLU) classifies most of these plots as agricultural (A) or natural (N): a cabin, a chalet or a light leisure dwelling cannot be installed freely, and long-term parking of a caravan or a mobile home is regulated. In the Audomarois marsh, access is often by boat or a narrow track, which makes it essential to check the exact rights of way. On the coast and in communes bordering the sea, the coastal law (loi Littoral) heavily restricts any building, including a light shelter.
Water and electricity are often missing outside serviced hamlets. A pond or a marshland plot is governed by the French water law, with maintenance obligations for banks and canals. On agricultural plots in the Boulonnais and the Artois, SAFER may exercise its right of pre-emption if the asking price departs from the local land market. Have the exact cadastral area checked, along with whether a boundary survey exists, particularly for Audomarois marsh plots crossed by canals.
The listings of recreational land in Pas-de-Calais published on ma-propriete.fr come from private sellers, estate agents and notaries. Filter by area, price and the presence of water, 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 Hauts-de-France. Support from a local professional remains useful to confirm the exact zoning of a plot before making an offer.
