On the Opal Coast or inland, a gîte for sale in Pas-de-Calais enjoys an unusual location: right by the Channel Tunnel and the port of Calais, close to Belgium, Lille and Paris. The coast offers the Deux-Caps protected site with Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez, the beaches of Wissant, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Le Touquet and the Canche estuary; inland lie the ramparts of Montreuil-sur-Mer, the Canche and Authie valleys, the Saint-Omer marshes, Arras, the Louvre-Lens and major Great War memorials.
Properties here are often large: renovated farmhouses with gîtes and equestrian facilities, character homes on several hectares, main houses with two gîtes and outbuildings. This page is for buyers after a house with gîte, for those taking over a trading business and for owners preparing to sell, often at retirement. See also gîtes in Hauts-de-France, the Somme and Nord, and set up an email alert (in French).
As of 25 September 2026, 4 listings in Pas-de-Calais are published on ma-propriete.fr, with asking prices from €695,250 to €1,950,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Pas-de-Calais was €186,000 (average €195,185), or €1,747/m² of living space, for 112 m² on an average plot of 2,176 m², based on 2,578 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €102,000 and one in ten above €299,325. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €165,000 to €186,000 (+12.7%); over the last year the change is +6.3%. For comparison: €175,000 in Hauts-de-France and €189,200 in France.
| Indicator (2025) | Pas-de-Calais | Hauts-de-France | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €186,000 | €175,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €195,185 | €183,979 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €102,000 | €90,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €299,325 | €290,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,747/m² | €1,686/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 112 m² | 108 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 2,176 m² | 1,942 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 2,578 | 11,950 | 150,313 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €154,225 (deep countryside) to €246,800 (tourist 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourist coastline | €246,800 | €2,485/m² | +10.7% | 314 |
| Residential coastline | €200,000 | €2,016/m² | +23.4% | 350 |
| Tourist inland (hinterland, mountains) | €175,150 | €1,649/m² | +11.3% | 102 |
| Peri-urban countryside (within a town's catchment) | €190,000 | €1,766/m² | +7.6% | 9,577 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €154,225 | €1,471/m² | +6.7% | 5,603 |
For prestige homes (houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha), the department benchmark is a median of €613,600 over 2021-2025, with an average of €756,800, a P10–P90 range of €379,700 to €1,303,000 and 1,759 €/m² of living space, over 110 sales. These homes average 356 m² of living space on 6,009 m² of land. The 2025 national median is €822,000.
| Area | Sales | Median price | Average price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pas-de-Calais (2021-2025) | 110 | €613,600 | €756,800 | €379,700 – €1,303,000 | 1,759 |
| Hauts-de-France (2025) | 79 | €756,800* | €909,200 | €399,800 – €1,602,000 | 2,131 |
| Hauts-de-France (2021-2025) | 477 | €644,600 | €758,900 | €393,600 – €1,292,800 | 1,797 |
| 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 Pas-de-Calais and prestige property prices in Pas-de-Calais (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
For a gîte, the most telling benchmark is the tourist coastline, where the median country house sold for €246,800 over 2020-2025, against €175,150 in tourist inland communes and €154,225 in remote rural ones. The department also saw the strongest rise in the region: +12.7% between 2020 and 2025, to a median of €186,000. A gîte property with several units, outbuildings and land belongs to the large-home market: a median of €613,600, with eight sales in ten between €379,700 and €1,303,000.
The Opal Coast is the most sought-after area: from Calais to Berck, villages near the capes, Le Touquet and the Authie bay draw many guests, but prices are high and the loi Littoral (coastal planning law) restricts building. The Boulogne hinterland, around Desvres, Samer and the Caps et Marais d'Opale regional nature park, offers hedgerows and hills close to the sea. The Seven Valleys around Hesdin and Montreuil-sur-Mer appeal with rivers, villages and lower prices. The A16 follows the coast, the A26 links Calais to Arras, and Calais-Fréthun station and the tunnel terminal make arrival easy for British guests. See our article on where to buy a gîte (in French).
Courtyard farms and their barns suit conversion, but the maritime climate calls for sound roofs, windows and ventilation. Cliffs and dunes are affected by coastal erosion, and the low-lying Canche and Authie plains and the Saint-Omer marshes are exposed to flooding: read the risk report attached to the compromis de vente, the preliminary sale contract, and ask at the mairie (town hall). Septic systems must be sized for every unit and are inspected by the local SPANC service. Since the law of 19 November 2024, each meublé de tourisme (furnished holiday let) is registered through a national online service; see the new holiday-let rules (in French).
Many gîtes on the Opal Coast and in the valleys were set up by owners now reaching retirement. Buying one often means taking over an established business with repeat guests, labels and a booking website. The seller's motivation may open a negotiation, but the condition of roofs and equipment still drives the price.
Distance to the sea is the key: the median country house reaches €246,800 on the tourist coast and falls to €154,225 in remote rural communes. Add notaire fees and furniture, then test the numbers with our holiday rental simulator (in French).
A compromis de vente, then the final deed signed before a notaire, the public officer handling property sales. If the website, contracts and customers are transferred, part of the price may be a fonds de commerce (business goodwill). Check surveys, the septic inspection and each unit's rating; our gîte buying guide (in French) covers every step.
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