A B&B for sale in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence benefits from landscapes known far beyond France: lavender on the Valensole plateau, the cliffs of the Verdon gorge and the pottery of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie. Lac de Sainte-Croix, the citadel of Sisteron, the spa town of Digne-les-Bains, the markets of Forcalquier, the clear skies of the Haute-Provence observatory and the UNESCO geopark draw walkers, families and heritage lovers. Further north, the Ubaye valley and Barcelonnette open onto the high Alps and the Mercantour national park.
Properties here are often large rural estates with several hectares, stone buildings and a mix of guest rooms, holiday lets and sometimes events. This page is for buyers of a running chambres d'hôtes business, for investors taking over a tourism estate, and for owners preparing to sell. Set up an email alert (in French) for new properties.
As of 25 September 2026, 2 listings in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence are published on ma-propriete.fr, with asking prices from €1,350,000 to €1,664,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence was €260,000 (average €267,410), or €2,745/m² of living space, for 101 m² on an average plot of 3,465 m², based on 553 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €154,200 and one in ten above €381,754. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €220,000 to €260,000 (+18.2%); over the last year the change is +0.0%. For comparison: €360,000 in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and €189,200 in France.
| Indicator (2025) | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €260,000 | €360,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €267,410 | €401,500 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €154,200 | €215,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €381,754 | €650,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €2,745/m² | €3,469/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 101 m² | 112 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 3,465 m² | 3,324 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 553 | 4,532 | 150,313 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €230,000 (tourist coastline) to €276,950 (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 coastline * | €230,000 | €2,518/m² | +4.9% | 62 |
| Tourist inland (hinterland, mountains) | €238,500 | €2,518/m² | +11.4% | 1,370 |
| Peri-urban countryside (within a town's catchment) | €276,950 | €2,899/m² | +3.0% | 714 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €254,950 | €2,559/m² | +7.7% | 1,105 |
For prestige homes (houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha), the regional (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) benchmark is a median of €2,475,500 over 2021-2025, with an average of €2,811,700, a P10–P90 range of €994,400 to €5,324,000 and 6,623 €/m² of living space, over 1,050 sales. The 2025 national median is €822,000.
| Area | Sales | Median price | Average price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (2025) | 151 | €2,520,000 | €2,997,000 | €1,002,000 – €5,800,000 | 6,914 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (2021-2025) | 1,050 | €2,475,500 | €2,811,700 | €994,400 – €5,324,000 | 6,623 |
| 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 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and prestige property prices in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
This is the region's most affordable market: half of the country houses sold in 2025 went for under €260,000, and the top decile starts at just €381,754. A guest house with more space and land sits above that ceiling; too few homes over 300 m² sell here to publish a prestige median, and the regional €2,475,500 mainly reflects the coast. Prices are rising, +18.2% since 2020, driven by tourist-inland villages (+11.4% from 2021 to 2025) around the Verdon and the Luberon.
The south, between the Luberon, Forcalquier and the Montagne de Lure, has hilltop villages and bastides, and the best links via the A51 motorway and Manosque station. The Valensole plateau and the Verdon, around Riez, Moustiers and Lac de Sainte-Croix, get the summer crowds, peaking with the lavender in June and July. The Durance valley from Manosque to Sisteron is more residential. In the north, the Digne area, the Ubaye and the shores of Lac de Serre-Ponçon offer summer and winter seasons, lower prices and harsher winters. Guests usually arrive via Aix-en-Provence TGV station or Marseille-Provence airport; the narrow-gauge Train des Pignes also links Nice to Digne.
Bastides, stone farmhouses, dovecotes and village houses under Roman tiles need a survey of roofs, walls and terraces. Wildfire brings brush-clearing duties around isolated buildings, valleys see flash floods, and the department carries a seismic risk. Mountain and lakeshore planning laws limit extensions and pools, so check with the mairie (town hall). Water supply and private septic systems, inspected by the SPANC service, deserve attention. A chambres d'hôtes business is capped at 5 rooms and 15 guests at a time, breakfast included, and declared at the mairie. See our guide to opening chambres d'hôtes (in French).
The starting benchmark is low for the region: €260,000 for a country house and €238,500 in tourist-inland villages over 2020-2025. A five-bedroom guest house with pool and land costs far more, especially near the Verdon or the Luberon. Add works, fit-out and purchase costs, and read our article on the budget for opening a B&B (in French).
Peak season runs from June to September. Spring and autumn rely on hikers, cyclists and stargazers, and evening meals help. Test your assumptions with our B&B profitability simulator (in French) and an accountant.
Guest rooms stay capped at 5; other units are meublés de tourisme (registered holiday lets). Review each activity's accounts, planning permits and contracts; our guest house buying guide (in French) walks you through it.
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