A B&B for sale in Creuse appeals to buyers looking for space, moderate purchase prices and unspoilt countryside in the heart of the Limousin. Tourism here is green and cultural: Aubusson tapestry and its international centre, the Creuse valley painted by the Crozant school, Lake Vassivière and its contemporary art island, Boussac castle, the abbey church of Chambon-sur-Voueize, the Guéret hills and the Millevaches plateau. Walkers, anglers, cyclists, art lovers and families seeking calm often book stays of several nights.
Properties range from granite longhouses with barns to village houses, old manors and châteaux with several hectares. This page is for buyers, often from other regions or abroad, who want to invest in a guest house or take over a business, and for owners preparing a sale. See also B&Bs for sale in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and create an email alert (in French).
As of 25 September 2026, one listing in Creuse is published on ma-propriete.fr, with an asking price of €5,200,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Creuse was €91,800 (average €97,479), or €930/m² of living space, for 103 m² on an average plot of 5,691 m², based on 1,054 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €41,000 and one in ten above €164,820. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €73,000 to €91,600 (+25.5%); over the last year the change is +7.8%. For comparison: €170,000 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and €189,200 in France.
| Indicator (2025) | Creuse | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €91,800 | €170,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €97,479 | €188,636 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €41,000 | €83,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €164,820 | €315,785 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €930/m² | €1,657/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 103 m² | 110 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 5,691 m² | 4,005 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 1,054 | 26,126 | 150,313 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €76,000 (peri-urban countryside) to €84,000 (deep 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 | €83,000 | €930/m² | +59.1% | 115 |
| Tourist inland (hinterland, mountains) | €78,000 | €808/m² | +21.4% | 1,413 |
| Peri-urban countryside (within a town's catchment) | €76,000 | €810/m² | +7.4% | 101 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €84,000 | €882/m² | +24.0% | 5,016 |
For prestige homes (houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha), the regional (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) benchmark is a median of €629,400 over 2021-2025, with an average of €814,400, a P10–P90 range of €395,000 to €1,517,600 and 1,704 €/m² of living space, over 1,105 sales. The 2025 national median is €822,000.
| Area | Sales | Median price | Average price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine (2025) | 171 | €615,000 | €805,900 | €400,000 – €1,480,000 | 1,692 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine (2021-2025) | 1,105 | €629,400 | €814,400 | €395,000 – €1,517,600 | 1,704 |
| 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 Creuse and prestige property prices in Creuse (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
Creuse is the region's most affordable market: the median country house sold for €91,800 in 2025, at €930/m², and nine sales in ten stayed under €164,820. That is what makes it possible to open guest rooms in a large building without a prestige budget. Prestige sales are too rare for a department figure; the regional benchmark of €629,400 applies only to estates and châteaux. Prices have recovered strongly since 2020 (+25.5%), especially in deep rural areas and around the lakes, a sign of growing interest from outside buyers.
In the north-west, the Creuse valley around Crozant and Fresselines offers gorges and an artistic heritage that draws cultural visitors. Around Guéret, wooded hills and a wolf park attract families and walkers. In the south, Aubusson, Felletin and the Millevaches plateau, within a regional nature park, combine tapestry, moorland and peat bogs. In the south-west, the shores of Lake Vassivière and Bourganeuf focus on summer water sports. The N145 crosses the north, the A20 passes La Souterraine, whose station is on the Paris-Limoges-Toulouse line, and Limoges airport has European flights. The further from these routes, the lower the price, but the shorter the season.
Granite dominates, the legacy of the famous Creuse stonemasons: longhouses, barns and manor houses with thick walls under slate or tile. They allow several guest rooms, provided you budget for roof, insulation, heating and often old wiring. On granite ground, ask about radon. Check flood exposure in the valleys and planning rules along lake shores. The private septic system, inspected by the SPANC service, must match guest numbers. A chambres d'hôtes business is capped at 5 rooms and 15 guests at a time, breakfast included, declared at the mairie (town hall). Evening meals matter where restaurants are scarce; serving wine requires at least a restaurant licence and a permit. See our article on how many rooms to plan (in French).
Prices here are the lowest in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and a house with outbuildings to convert remains within reach. But a low price can hide a roof, heating or septic system to redo. Cost the works before making an offer and test your project with our B&B profitability simulator (in French).
Nature breaks (walking, fishing, cycling), cultural visitors to Aubusson and the Creuse valley, families around Vassivière and foreign second-home owners form the core. The season runs mainly from May to September; workshops and themed stays can extend it.
Ask for accounts, bookings and the town hall declaration, then sign a compromis de vente (preliminary contract) with suitable conditions. Completion takes place before a notaire, the public official who handles property sales. Our buying guide (in French) covers each step.
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