Looking for recreational land for sale in Territoire de Belfort (90) means working with the smallest department in mainland France, wedged between the last Vosges foothills and the Belfort gap. Supply here is limited, made up of small bocage plots, hillside woods around Giromagny and Étueffont, and a handful of ponds around the Malsaucy. On this page, ma-propriete.fr gathers the listings of recreational land for sale in Territoire de Belfort: a meadow, hillside woodland, a plot with access to a water feature.
You will find price benchmarks drawn from actual sales, an honest picture of how limited local supply is, and the points to check before buying in an agricultural or natural zone. To frame your project, read our guide on how to turn agricultural land into recreational land: it explains what local planning rules actually allow.
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 Territoire de Belfort (90), 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) * | 1,303 | €2,773/ha | €1,813/ha – €4,185/ha | €5,307/ha |
| Woodland (€/ha) * | 652 | €4,723/ha | €2,006/ha – €12,301/ha | €4,934/ha |
| Pond (€/m²) * | 313 | €2.54/m² | €1.03/m² – €6.90/m² | €2.54/m² |
Bare agricultural land is well below the national median (€5,307/ha), with the median price moving +6.9% between 2020 and 2025. Woodland trades close to 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: €2,773/ha of bare land is €0.28/m², against €2.54/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 "Bare agricultural land"; regional figure for "Woodland"; national figure for "Pond".
Territoire de Belfort is a small department, where the supply of recreational land stays limited. The few available meadows lie on the edges of villages, most often on non-constructible land zoned agricultural, small in size and quickly taken up by the local market. Hillside woods, towards the first Vosges foothills in the north of the department, are somewhat more frequent, mixing beech, fir and chestnut coppice on sometimes steep ground. Buyers should expect to wait for the right listing rather than find several options at once.
Ponds are exceptional here: the few stretches of water in the area, notably around the Malsaucy, mostly belong to local authorities or already-built properties, and rarely come up for sale as bare land. A buyer looking for a plot with a pond will most often need to look beyond the department's borders. This scarcity makes each new listing particularly closely watched by local buyers, for lack of any nearby alternative.
In the north of the department, around Giromagny, Étueffont and Rougemont-le-Château, hillside woods and a few modest-altitude meadows make up most of the available supply. To the south, towards Delle and Grandvillars, the Belfort gap gives way to flatter plots, but they are scarce and sought after. Belfort and its urban area, well served by the Belfort-Montbéliard TGV station, concentrate demand without offering much bare land. Demand there mostly comes from local residents looking for a garden extension or a nearby place to relax.
For lack of sufficient local supply, it is common to widen the search towards neighbouring Haute-Saône, in the pays des mille étangs, or towards Doubs and Haut-Rhin, where meadows, woods and ponds are far more numerous and often more affordable. The Belfort urban area nonetheless remains a practical base for organising viewings in the surrounding departments. It also means comparing a wider range of listings than a single small department can offer on its own.
As everywhere in an agricultural (A) or natural (N) zone, new building remains in principle prohibited, and a chalet, a cabin or a light leisure dwelling should be checked against the local planning document. Long-term parking of a caravan or a mobile home is also regulated. On such a limited market, check access to the plot carefully (rural track, right of way, landlocked parcel), as landlocked plots are common here for lack of recent land consolidation. On such a small market, buyers benefit from taking extra time over these checks.
Water and electricity connections remain rare outside villages. On land classified as agricultural, the SAFER land agency may exercise its right of pre-emption, with a risk of a lower price being set if the asking price strays from local land values. Finally, have the boundaries and exact cadastral area checked, often outdated on these small plots. Ask for a precise site survey before making any offer.
The listings of recreational land in Territoire de Belfort 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 as soon as they are listed, including in neighbouring departments. Widen your search to recreational land for sale in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
