Looking for recreational land for sale in Vaucluse (84) means looking at a department of garrigue and vineyards, spanning Mont Ventoux, the Luberon massif and the Vaucluse plateau: holm-oak and pine woods in the garrigue, meadows and olive groves at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail, former vineyards uprooted in the Comtat plain. On this page, ma-propriete.fr gathers the listings of recreational land for sale in Vaucluse: garrigue woodland, a former vineyard to redevelop, a meadow with olive trees, land to develop at the foot of Mont Ventoux.
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 classified as agricultural or natural. To frame your project, read our guide on how to turn agricultural land into recreational land: it explains what the local planning rules allow and, above all, what they forbid.
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 Vaucluse (84), 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) * | 59 | €13,518/ha | €5,947/ha – €23,101/ha | €5,307/ha |
| Woodland (€/ha) | 39 | €4,377/ha | €1,989/ha – €15,128/ha | €4,934/ha |
| Pond (€/m²) * | 313 | €2.54/m² | €1.03/m² – €6.90/m² | €2.54/m² |
Bare agricultural land is well above the national median (€5,307/ha), with the median price moving -9.8% 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: €13,518/ha of bare land is €1.35/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"; national figure for "Pond".
On the Vaucluse plateau and the foothills of Mont Ventoux, plots are mostly holm-oak and pine woodland, classed as non-constructible land, often sloping and cut across by dry-stone walls. In the Comtat plain, around Carpentras and L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, you find former vineyards that have been uprooted and turned into meadows or left fallow, as well as olive groves or truffle-oak orchards, much sought after for their potential. Some of these plots still carry a stone cabin, an old winegrower’s outbuilding or a small sheepfold, whose actual status always needs checking.
The Luberon, around Apt and Bonnieux, offers garrigue hills and olive terraces, sometimes with an old cabin or a dry-stone sheepfold. Ponds are absent from the department: the Mediterranean climate and the intensive use of agricultural irrigation leave little room for natural stretches of water on small plots. The few water points that do exist are usually shared irrigation basins, which cannot be transferred along with the plot.
The Mont Ventoux area, around Bédoin, Malaucène and Sault, offers pine and oak woods in garrigue, along with lavender fields and meadows at altitude, with easy access from the Carpentras motorway exit. The Luberon, between Apt, Bonnieux and Lourmarin, holds the most sought-after olive terraces and wooded hills, with stronger pressure on land than in the rest of the department. The Comtat plain, around Carpentras, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and Cavaillon, offers more flat farmland, including former vineyards, more accessible by road but less picturesque. The south of the department, around Pertuis and Cadenet, at the gateway to the Luberon, offers a mix of farmland and wooded hills.
The most affordable areas lie in the Sault area and the northern side of Mont Ventoux, further from the tourist routes. Olive terraces in the Luberon and woods close to Gordes or Bonnieux, much sought after, sell above the average for the rest of the department, in line with the many hilltop Luberon villages popular for second homes.
The first step is to check the commune’s local planning document (PLU): in an agricultural (A) or natural (N) zone, any new building is in principle prohibited, and a cabin, a chalet or a caravan cannot be installed freely. Check real access to the plot (rural track, right of way, landlocked parcel), the frequent absence of water and electricity on isolated hills and former vineyards, and the risk of forest fire, real on Mont Ventoux and the Luberon from early summer. Also check the condition of any dry-stone walls or old terraces, which can require costly and specialised upkeep over time to remain stable.
On agricultural parcels, the SAFER land agency may exercise its right of pre-emption, with a risk of the price being revised downward if it strays sharply from local land prices, which are fairly moderate in this department. Also ask for the exact cadastral area and whether the boundaries have been surveyed, particularly on former vineyard plots often split between several owners after being passed down through a family for generations.
The listings of recreational land in Vaucluse published on ma-propriete.fr come from private sellers, estate agents and notaries. Filter by area, price and the presence of olive trees, 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
