A tourism property for sale in Haute-Marne lies in a department of wooded plateaux and valleys where hospitality revolves around water, forest and history. In the south, the fortified hilltop town of Langres overlooks four reservoir lakes, three of which, the Liez, Charmes and the Vingeanne, offer supervised swimming and water sports; in the north, the Haute-Marne shore of Lac du Der-Chantecoq draws sailors, cyclists and birdwatchers watching the cranes. The Forêts national park, the Charles de Gaulle memorial at Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, the Château du Grand Jardin in Joinville and the spa town of Bourbonne-les-Bains broaden the clientele, from hikers to spa guests.
Where the A5 and A31 motorways meet near Langres, the department also serves travellers between Paris, Lorraine and the Rhône valley. Tourism real estate here therefore includes roadside hotels and village hotel-restaurants, spa-related establishments, limestone farmhouses turned into holiday lets, lakeside campsites and forest estates suited to glamping. This page is written for buyers on a moderate budget, people taking over a running business and owners planning to sell.
As of 25 September 2026, no tourism property in Haute-Marne is listed on ma-propriete.fr. Across the Grand Est region, 8 listings show a median asking price of €586,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Haute-Marne was €105,000 (average €107,545), or €968/m² of living space, for 109 m² on an average plot of 2,035 m², based on 803 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €43,000 and one in ten above €178,760. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €92,500 to €105,000 (+13.5%); over the last year the change is +5.0%. For comparison: €150,000 in Grand Est and €189,200 in France.
| Indicator (2025) | Haute-Marne | Grand Est | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €105,000 | €150,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €107,545 | €156,757 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €43,000 | €70,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €178,760 | €255,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €968/m² | €1,400/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 109 m² | 112 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 2,035 m² | 2,025 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 803 | 7,886 | 150,313 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €74,260 (tourist inland) to €120,000 (residential coastline). For a tourism business, coastal and tourist-inland municipalities are the relevant benchmark.
| Type of municipality | Median price 2020-2025 | Median price per m² | Change 2021-2025 | Sales 2020-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential coastline | €120,000 | €1,237/m² | +3.2% | 181 |
| Tourist inland (hinterland, mountains) | €74,260 | €678/m² | -8.4% | 348 |
| Peri-urban countryside (within a town's catchment) | €115,000 | €1,071/m² | +8.7% | 2,057 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €88,000 | €824/m² | -5.4% | 2,373 |
For prestige homes (houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha), the regional (Grand Est) benchmark is a median of €550,000 over 2021-2025, with an average of €600,800, a P10–P90 range of €371,900 to €892,000 and 1,475 €/m² of living space, over 149 sales. The 2025 national median is €822,000.
| Area | Sales | Median price | Average price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Est (2021-2025) | 149 | €550,000 | €600,800 | €371,900 – €892,000 | 1,475 |
| France (2025) | 981 | €822,000 | €1,321,400 | €428,000 – €3,100,000 | 2,308 |
Sources: listings published on ma-propriete.fr on 25 September 2026 (asking prices, not sale prices); ma-propriete.fr observatories of country house prices in Haute-Marne and prestige property prices in Haute-Marne (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
At a median €105,000 in 2025, a country house in Haute-Marne costs well below the Grand Est benchmark. Municipalities on the large lakes, classed as residential coastline, reach €120,000 over 2020-2025, while the forested tourist inland drops to €74,260. Premises are therefore inexpensive: a hotel or a tourist residence usually stays far below the regional median for large period homes, and value depends mainly on trading, works and capacity. Regionally, gîte properties dominate supply; hotels, inns and campsites are rarer.
Three hotel markets coexist. Stopover hotels around Langres and along the routes to Nancy and Dijon host travellers, sales staff and cyclists all year round. In Bourbonne-les-Bains, hotels and tourist residences receive spa guests for stays of several weeks, ensuring steady occupancy during the treatment season. Around the Langres lakes and Lac du Der, inns and small hotels rely mainly on the summer months. Tell apart the building alone, often cheap but in need of upgrades; the building plus a running business, priced on operating profit (EBITDA); and the business alone in leased premises. Browse French hotels for sale and restaurants with rooms.
Farmhouses and village manor houses converted into holiday lets form most of the rural supply: see gîtes for sale in Haute-Marne. For guest houses, some on the Via Francigena pilgrim route, see B&Bs for sale in Haute-Marne.
In this lake country, campsite businesses attract strong interest; sites near Lac du Der and the Langres lakes are listed under campsites for sale in Grand Est. The national park forests suit cabins, yurts and lodges: see glamping sites for sale. A former holiday camp or group centre can become a holiday village, subject to approvals and upgrades.
The metalworking past of the north left manor houses with parkland, suited to seminars and weddings: see event venues in Haute-Marne.
A hotel sale covers the building, sold before a notary (preliminary contract, then deed), and the business (goodwill, name, contracts, equipment), with its own transfer formalities. As a public-access building (ERP), a hotel must provide its fire safety commission report; its star rating (1 to 5) is granted for 5 years. Have the town hall confirm the transfer of the drinks or restaurant licence and check that the operator holds the operating permit. Any furnished holiday lets fall under the Le Meur Act of 19 November 2024, which extends registration nationwide and strengthens the powers of local councils: check the rules that apply with the town hall. In the municipalities bordering Lac du Der, the Coastal Law applies across the whole municipal area, and the core of the national park has its own building rules. Converting a farm building requires consent for a change of use. Check the SPANC septic inspection and flood risk along the Marne.
Langres combines heritage, lakes and motorway access, giving the broadest clientele. Bourbonne-les-Bains offers a steady spa market, Chaumont and Saint-Dizier business travel, and Lac du Der seasonal leisure.
Premises are cheap, but upgrades, energy and upkeep of old buildings weigh heavily. Add the value of the business, based on operating profit, purchase costs and low-season cash.
Low property prices lower the break-even point, but the season is shorter than on the coast. Combine spa guests, hikers, stopover travellers and groups, and test your assumptions with our holiday rental simulator (in French).
See also tourism properties in Grand Est, the Vosges and Aube. Register for an e-mail alert (in French) or offer your establishment for sale.
