The market for a gîte for sale in Réunion is split between two worlds: the west coast and its lagoon on one side, the highlands, cirques and volcanoes on the other. The island's peaks, cirques and cliffs are a UNESCO World Heritage site and the heart of the Réunion national park. Piton de la Fournaise, an active volcano that erupts frequently, Piton des Neiges and the cirques of Cilaos, Salazie and Mafate draw hikers and trail runners, while Saint-Gilles-les-Bains and Saint-Leu live from swimming and diving. Guests include visitors from mainland France and many islanders who spend weekends in the cooler highlands.
This section features Creole houses with bungalows, villas with a self-contained unit, and highland farms combining a gîte, a chalet and livestock buildings. Many buyers also look for a property that pairs a gîte with guest rooms. The page is for those seeking a house with gîte, those taking over a trading rural gîte and owners preparing a sale.
As of 25 September 2026, one listing in Réunion is published on ma-propriete.fr, with an asking price of €650,000.
Source: listings published on ma-propriete.fr on 25 September 2026 (asking prices, not sale prices).
The ma-propriete.fr DVF observatory does not cover Réunion, so a gîte's value is built from its components. On the west coast, land carries most of the price, with ocean views and lagoon access pushing it up; in the highlands, acreage and agricultural zoning matter more than the view. Next come the buildings: number of units, hurricane resistance, insulation for cool nights at altitude. Finally the business, read from past bookings and from the share of local guests, who tend to return year after year.
The west, from Saint-Gilles-les-Bains to L'Hermitage, La Saline and Saint-Leu, is the driest and busiest coast, with the highest prices and fiercest competition. The south, around Saint-Pierre and Saint-Joseph, opens onto the wild south, the Grand Brûlé lava flows and the volcano road. The highlands, from the Plaine des Cafres to the Plaine des Palmistes and the slopes of Le Maïdo, offer a cooler climate, hikers and local families, and lower entry prices. Cilaos, a spa town and canyoning base, and Salazie, around Hell-Bourg, have loyal visitors; Mafate, reachable only on foot or by helicopter, works in its own way. Two airports serve the island, Roland-Garros in the north and Pierrefonds in the south.
Traditional Creole houses, timber under metal roofs with a veranda (varangue) and carved trims, stand alongside concrete homes and newer highland chalets. Check the roof and its anchoring, as hurricane season covers the southern summer, roughly December to April. On slopes and in the cirques, the risk statement supplied before a sale covers landslides and ravine floods; areas near the volcano and some wooded western highlands face lava flows or wildfires. Near the shore, the coastal planning law (loi Littoral) and the public shoreline strip limit extensions. For a farm, see our articles on agritourism (in French) and converting farm buildings into gîtes (in French).
Yes, it is a common setup. The gîte is a registered meublé de tourisme (furnished holiday let); chambres d'hôtes (B&B rooms) follow their own rules: hosts live on site, breakfast is included, with at most 5 rooms and 15 guests at once, declared at the mairie (town hall). See also guest houses for sale.
The price block higher up gives a first benchmark. Add notary fees, which our notary fee calculator (in French) estimates, furnishing, any hurricane upgrades and a maintenance reserve, then test income with the holiday rental simulator (in French).
In agricultural zones, extending or creating dwellings is restricted: check the local plan at the mairie. Farmland sales may give the SAFER, the rural land agency, a right of pre-emption, and land let to a farmer remains under its lease. For the full process, read our gîte buying guide (in French).
To compare, see gîtes in Guadeloupe and Martinique, or all gîtes for sale in France. Set up an email alert (in French) for new Réunion properties, and list your property if you are selling a gîte on the island.
