Looking for recreational land for sale in Île-de-France means turning almost exclusively to the outer suburbs: the Brie plain in Seine-et-Marne, the Vexin français in Val-d'Oise and Yvelines, the Chevreuse valley in Essonne, where small meadows and woods can still be found. On this page, ma-propriete.fr gathers the listings of recreational land for sale in Île-de-France: a wooded plot, an enclosed meadow, amenity land at the edge of a forest.
You will find price benchmarks drawn from actual sales, an overview of the areas where a rare and expensive supply is concentrated, and the points to check before buying so close to Paris. In a region where demand far outstrips the available supply, it is worth widening the geographic search from the outset rather than waiting for the ideal plot close to home, and being ready to move quickly, with financing already arranged, once a suitable plot comes onto the market. A useful first step: our guide on whether you can plant trees on agricultural land: it explains what the planning rules allow on a plot classified as agricultural or natural.
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 Île-de-France, 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) | 214 | €7,465/ha | €5,253/ha – €10,940/ha | €5,307/ha |
| Woodland (€/ha) | 107 | €6,223/ha | €3,412/ha – €12,416/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 +4.3% 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: €7,465/ha of bare land is €0.75/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.
| Department | Agricultural land (median) | Sales | Woodland (median) | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seine-et-Marne (77) | €7,015/ha | 126 | €5,985/ha * | 67 |
| Yvelines (78) | €7,398/ha * | 36 | — | 12 |
| Essonne (91) | €8,000/ha * | 32 | — | 17 |
| 92 (92) | — | — | — | — |
| 93 (93) | — | — | — | — |
| 94 (94) | — | — | — | — |
| Val-d'Oise (95) | — | 20 | — | 11 |
Find the detail by department, plot size and year in our agricultural land price observatory and in the pond 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 region: the benchmark shown is the national figure for "Pond".
In Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, recreational land is practically impossible to find: the inner ring now has only public green spaces or allotment gardens, with no agricultural or natural plot genuinely for sale. The supply shifts entirely to the outer suburbs, in Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Essonne and Val-d'Oise, where bocage meadows, deciduous woodland and, more rarely, a pool or small pond, still remain.
In Seine-et-Marne, the agricultural, largely treeless Brie plain contrasts with the edges of the Fontainebleau forest, which are much sought after. In Yvelines and Val-d'Oise, the Vexin français offers a farmland plateau dotted with small woods, while Essonne keeps meadows and undergrowth near the state forests around the Chevreuse valley and the Hurepoix.
In Seine-et-Marne, the edges of the Fontainebleau forest and the south of the department, near Provins, offer the most wooded or meadow plots. In Yvelines, the Vexin français, around Magny-en-Vexin and Meulan, and the Mauldre valley hold most of the supply. Essonne offers the Chevreuse valley and the Hurepoix, near Dourdan and Étampes. Val-d'Oise completes the Vexin français on its northern side, around Marines and L'Isle-Adam. In Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne there is practically no supply at all: buyers from the inner ring need to look to these outer departments, or even to the neighbouring Oise or Eure.
This general scarcity explains a price level well above the national average across the whole region, even for plain woodland or meadow with no development at all. Buyers who stay flexible on location, rather than insisting on one specific outer department, generally find a wider and slightly more affordable choice.
The local planning document (PLU) remains decisive: in an agricultural (A) or natural (N) zone, new building is in principle prohibited, and a cabin, a chalet or a light leisure dwelling cannot be installed freely, however close to Paris. Check access (rural track, right of way, landlocked risk) and the presence of water and electricity, absent on most isolated plots in the outer suburbs.
The high price of land in Île-de-France exposes sellers who overprice their plot to a revision by the SAFER land agency if it exercises pre-emption. Around the state forests (Fontainebleau, Rambouillet, Vexin), some plots are subject to specific protection rules, and urban pressure makes a boundary survey and checking the exact cadastral area especially important. Finally, treat any plot priced close to buildable land with particular caution: in an A or N zone, that price is almost never justified, and it usually signals that the seller is banking on a future change of zoning that may never happen.
The listings of recreational land in Île-de-France published on ma-propriete.fr come from private sellers, estate agents and notaries. Filter by area, price and department, then set up an e-mail alert to be notified of new plots, which are rare in the region. You can also widen your search to rural property for sale in Île-de-France.
