A gîte for sale in Loire sits between two large cities, Lyon and Saint-Étienne, and the rolling uplands of the Massif Central, where visitors come to walk, fish and slow down. The department covers the Pilat regional nature park, the Forez mountains and their high pastures, the Forez plain around Montbrison, the Loire gorges and the Roannais with its Côte Roannaise vineyards. Fourme de Montbrison cheese and Côtes du Forez wines support year-round short breaks.
Typical properties are former stone or rammed-earth (pisé) farmhouses with an outbuilding converted into a holiday let, larger family houses with one or two gîtes, and small gîte complexes near a lake or a mountain resort. Whether you want a house with gîte to live in and let, an established business to run or a buyer for your own property, this page is a starting point. Widen your search to gîtes in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and set up an email alert (in French).
As of 25 September 2026, there are no gîtes for sale in Loire listed on ma-propriete.fr. Across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, 20 listings show a median asking price of €837,250, ranging from €245,000 to €2,750,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Loire was €205,000 (average €205,173), or €1,957/m² of living space, for 109 m² on an average plot of 3,352 m², based on 1,565 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €108,000 and one in ten above €308,300. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €178,460 to €205,000 (+14.9%); over the last year the change is +3.5%. For comparison: €230,000 in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and €189,200 in France.
| Indicator (2025) | Loire | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €205,000 | €230,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €205,173 | €246,927 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €108,000 | €98,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €308,300 | €410,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,957/m² | €2,200/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 109 m² | 109 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 3,352 m² | 3,243 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 1,565 | 16,528 | 150,313 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €149,000 (tourist inland) to €205,000 (peri-urban countryside). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourist inland (hinterland, mountains) | €149,000 | €1,435/m² | +12.0% | 262 |
| Peri-urban countryside (within a town's catchment) | €205,000 | €1,950/m² | +13.2% | 5,101 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €190,000 | €1,831/m² | +1.2% | 3,621 |
For prestige homes (houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha), the department benchmark is a median of €618,200* over 2021-2025, with an average of €648,500, a P10–P90 range of €395,000 to €892,800 and 1,712 €/m² of living space, over 49 sales. These homes average 373 m² of living space on 14,704 m² of land. The 2025 national median is €822,000.
| Area | Sales | Median price | Average price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loire (2021-2025) | 49 | €618,200* | €648,500 | €395,000 – €892,800 | 1,712 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (2025) | 87 | €860,000* | €1,359,200 | €492,700 – €2,670,000 | 2,542 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (2021-2025) | 605 | €878,400 | €1,368,800 | €462,000 – €2,886,000 | 2,434 |
| 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 Loire and prestige property prices in Loire (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
Country houses in Loire remain affordable: a median €205,000 in 2025, close to the national figure and well below the regional one. For a gîte, the most telling benchmark is the tourist inland (Forez, Pilat, uplands), at a median €149,000, though on few sales, up 12.0% between 2021 and 2025. A property with a main house, a gîte and land sits above that, usually below the large-home market (indicative median €618,200 in the department).
In the south, the Pilat draws walkers and families from Saint-Étienne and Lyon. To the west, the Forez mountains suit nature holidays, with a small ski area and summer pastures. The Forez plain around Montbrison and Feurs is cheaper but less touristy. In the north, the Roannais combines vineyards, the Loire gorges, Lake Villerest and old market towns such as Charlieu. The A72 links Saint-Étienne to Clermont-Ferrand, the A89 crosses the north towards Lyon and the A47 runs to the Rhône valley; Lyon-Saint-Exupéry is the international airport. The trade-off is between city proximity, which brings weekend bookings all year, and the more seasonal appeal of the uplands; see where to buy a gîte in France (in French).
Houses are built of granite in the hills, pisé (rammed earth) on the plain and in the Roannais, and golden limestone towards the Beaujolais. Pisé walls dislike damp: cement render or poor drainage can weaken them, so commission a survey before signing the compromis de vente, the preliminary sale contract. Valley floors along the Loire, Furan and Gier are prone to flooding, as the risk report attached to the deed will show. Outside villages, check that the private septic system, inspected by the local SPANC service, can handle both the house and the gîte. Each gîte is a meublé de tourisme (furnished holiday let) that must be registered through a national online service since the law of 19 November 2024; see our guide to opening a gîte (in French).
It depends on the number of units, condition and area. The median country house sells for €205,000 and one sale in ten exceeds €308,300, so a property with a gîte usually costs more. Add notaire fees (the public officer who handles the sale), furniture and a works budget, then check your figures with our financing plan calculator (in French).
Being close to Lyon and Saint-Étienne brings short breaks, family gatherings and business stays, which smooth occupancy. Ask the seller for booking records and model your income with our holiday rental simulator (in French).
A farm to renovate is cheaper to buy, but works, timescales and permission to convert a barn must be checked with the mairie (town hall) first. Taking over an existing gîte brings customers and online reviews; our article on buying versus creating a gîte (in French) compares both.
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