A gîte for sale in Centre-Val de Loire can serve very different guests depending on whether it looks onto the Loire, a Sologne forest, a Brenne pond or a Sancerre vineyard, all within easy reach of Paris. The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage site, as are the cathedrals of Chartres and Bourges, and Chambord, Chenonceau, Blois, Amboise, Cheverny, Villandry and Azay-le-Rideau draw visitors from around the world. The Loire à Vélo cycle route, the Brenne, Perche and Loire-Anjou-Touraine regional nature parks, Vouvray, Chinon, Sancerre and Cheverny wines and the goat's cheeses of Sainte-Maure, Valençay and Selles-sur-Cher add green and food tourism.
Properties vary widely: manor houses with gîtes and a pool, hospitality properties combining chambres d'hôtes and gîtes, large many-roomed houses, mills, wooded Sologne estates, farms with a gîte and places that can also host events. The page is for buyers after a house with gîte, those taking over a trading gîte complex and owners preparing to sell. Set up an email alert (in French) to hear about new properties.
As of 25 September 2026, 24 listings of gîtes in Centre-Val de Loire are published on ma-propriete.fr. The median asking price is €697,658; half of them are priced between €527,637 and €1,087,500, within an overall range of €211,000 to €2,490,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Centre-Val de Loire was €150,000 (average €157,230), or €1,519/m² of living space, for 103 m² on an average plot of 2,999 m², based on 10,907 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €75,000 and one in ten above €251,580. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €140,000 to €150,000 (+7.1%); over the last year the change is +3.4%. The national median is €189,200.
| Indicator (2025) | Centre-Val de Loire | France |
|---|---|---|
| Median price | €150,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €157,230 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €75,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €251,580 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,519/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 103 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 2,999 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 10,907 | 150,313 |
By department:
| Department | Median price 2025 | Average price 2025 | Median price per m² | Change 2020-2025 | Sales 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cher (18) | €117,010 | €122,560 | €1,198/m² | +10.4% | 1,617 |
| Eure-et-Loir (28) | €178,000 | €184,180 | €1,769/m² | +7.2% | 2,009 |
| Indre (36) | €95,000 | €103,640 | €1,042/m² | +11.9% | 1,345 |
| Indre-et-Loire (37) | €180,000 | €189,174 | €1,806/m² | +7.8% | 1,884 |
| Loir-et-Cher (41) | €145,000 | €152,715 | €1,485/m² | +9.0% | 1,924 |
| Loiret (45) | €162,000 | €167,803 | €1,649/m² | +5.9% | 2,128 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €102,000 (tourist inland) to €170,912 (peri-urban countryside). For a tourism business, coastal and tourist-inland municipalities are the relevant benchmark.
For prestige homes (houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha), 52 sales were recorded in Centre-Val de Loire in 2025, at a median of €591,500; over 2021-2025 the regional median is €588,900 for 314 sales. The table gives the breakdown by department.
| Department | Sales | Median price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cher (18) | 20 | moins de 30 ventes : non publié | — | — |
| Eure-et-Loir (28) | 59 | €650,000* | €400,000 – €1,108,800 | 1,634 |
| Indre (36) | 13 | moins de 30 ventes : non publié | — | — |
| Indre-et-Loire (37) | 89 | €690,000* | €416,600 – €1,164,000 | 1,944 |
| Loir-et-Cher (41) | 58 | €550,000* | €408,700 – €897,400 | 1,600 |
| Loiret (45) | 75 | €589,500* | €400,000 – €1,000,000 | 1,694 |
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 Centre-Val de Loire and prestige property prices in Centre-Val de Loire (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
For a country house, the regional median was €150,000 in 2025, below the national €189,200, with nearly a one-to-two gap between Indre (€95,000) and Indre-et-Loire (€180,000). Tourist inland communes, at €102,000 over 2020-2025, rose by 13.7% between 2021 and 2025, far faster than peri-urban countryside, as green tourism areas are revalued. A gîte property, however, is closer to the large-home market, where the regional median is €588,900 over 2021-2025, after a peak in 2023. Indre-et-Loire (€690,000) and Eure-et-Loir (€650,000) are the dearest for such homes, while Loir-et-Cher (€550,000) is more affordable despite being close to the châteaux.
The region is built around the Loire. The valley itself, from Gien to Chinon via Orléans, Blois, Amboise and Tours, has the châteaux, vineyards and Loire à Vélo route: a long season, international guests and the highest prices. The tributary valleys of the Cher, Indre, Vienne and Loir extend this appeal at gentler prices, with cave villages and vineyards. In the centre, the Sologne, shared by Loiret, Loir-et-Cher and Cher, offers forests, ponds and hunting estates popular for weekends. In the south, the Berry, from the Brenne to the Vallée Noire and the Sancerre hills, relies on nature, heritage and wine, with the lowest prices in the region. In the north, the Perche and the Eure-et-Loir valleys attract weekend guests from Paris, while the Beauce is arable farmland. Access is a strength: the A10, A11, A71, A85, A20 and A77 motorways, high-speed stations at Saint-Pierre-des-Corps and Vendôme-Villiers-sur-Loir, and trains to Paris from Orléans, Blois, Bourges, Châteauroux and Chartres.
Building styles vary: tufa and slate in the Loire Valley, brick and timber framing in the Sologne, limestone and flat tiles in the Berry, Perche longères (long, low farmhouses) and Beauce courtyard farms. These volumes can hold several units, provided you budget for roofing, insulation and the private septic system, inspected by the local SPANC service. Natural hazards are mostly about water and soil: Loire floods despite the levees, overflowing Cher, Indre, Loing or Creuse rivers, clay shrink-swell and cavities in tufa hillsides. Each gîte is a meublé de tourisme (furnished holiday let) that must be registered: since the law of 19 November 2024, this goes through a national online service, the mairie (town hall) has more powers and energy performance requirements are being phased in (see the new holiday-let rules, in French). A 1 to 5 star rating is optional, and labels such as Gîtes de France or Clévacances reassure guests.
It depends first on the department: in 2025 the median country house sold for €95,000 in Indre and €117,010 in Cher, against €178,000 in Eure-et-Loir and €180,000 in Indre-et-Loire. A property with several gîtes, a pool and grounds is closer to the large-home market. Add notaire fees (the notary who handles the sale), works and furniture, then test the figures with our holiday rental simulator (in French).
Near the major châteaux the season is longer and guests more international, but buying costs more and competition is keen. In the Berry, the Brenne or the Perche, prices are lower and loyal guests come for nature and quiet, over a shorter season. Our article on choosing where to buy a gîte (in French) helps you decide.
Taking over a trading gîte brings guests, reviews and sometimes labels, but the price reflects them. Converting a barn costs less to buy but means works, permits and building a customer base. Our article on buying versus creating a gîte (in French) compares the two; either way, the sale ends with a final deed signed before a notaire.
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