Between the Saclay plateau and the wheat fields of the Beauce, a B&B for sale in Essonne offers overlooked countryside only a few RER stops from Paris. In the south, the Gâtinais français regional nature park takes in Milly-la-Forêt, known for its aromatic herb farms and Jean Cocteau's house, the château and gardens of Courances, sandstone outcrops and the École and Essonne valleys. Étampes and its Romanesque churches, Dourdan and its castle, and the Chamarande estate in the Juine valley draw Parisians at weekends. On weekdays, the Paris-Saclay campuses and laboratories, Évry-Courcouronnes and Orly airport bring researchers, engineers and business travellers.
Typical properties are Beauce courtyard farms, valley mills and millstone townhouses. This page is for buyers taking over a running chambres d'hôtes business (a B&B run from the owner's home) or creating one, for people comparing Essonne with guest houses in Yvelines, and for owners planning to sell.
As of 25 September 2026, there are no B&Bs and guest houses for sale in Essonne listed on ma-propriete.fr. Across the Île-de-France region, 3 listings show asking prices from €995,000 to €3,150,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Essonne was €284,600 (average €297,767), or €2,741/m² of living space, for 114 m² on an average plot of 1,471 m², based on 433 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €200,000 and one in ten above €410,000. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €275,000 to €284,600 (+3.5%); over the last year the change is +1.6%. For comparison: €280,000 in Île-de-France and €189,200 in France.
| Indicator (2025) | Essonne | Île-de-France | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €284,600 | €280,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €297,767 | €295,207 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €200,000 | €171,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €410,000 | €435,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €2,741/m² | €2,603/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 114 m² | 116 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 1,471 m² | 1,590 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 433 | 3,611 | 150,313 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €296,350 (peri-urban countryside) to €296,350 (peri-urban countryside).
| Type of municipality | Median price 2020-2025 | Median price per m² | Change 2021-2025 | Sales 2020-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peri-urban countryside (within a town's catchment) | €296,350 | €2,745/m² | -6.1% | 2,551 |
For prestige homes (houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha), the department benchmark is a median of €887,000* over 2021-2025, with an average of €985,700, a P10–P90 range of €494,000 to €1,610,700 and 2,584 €/m² of living space, over 53 sales. These homes average 353 m² of living space on 5,609 m² of land. The 2025 national median is €822,000.
| Area | Sales | Median price | Average price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essonne (2021-2025) | 53 | €887,000* | €985,700 | €494,000 – €1,610,700 | 2,584 |
| Île-de-France (2025) | 90 | €1,445,000* | €1,916,500 | €700,000 – €3,496,500 | 4,247 |
| Île-de-France (2021-2025) | 592 | €1,263,100 | €1,602,600 | €601,200 – €2,988,300 | 3,363 |
| 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 Essonne and prestige property prices in Essonne (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
Essonne sits mid-market for the region: country houses sold for a median €284,600 in 2025, just above the regional €280,000, with a relatively high floor, as the bottom decile is €200,000. All its rural municipalities are peri-urban, where the median fell 6.1% over 2021-2025. A five-bedroom guest house with grounds belongs to the prestige segment instead, at a median of €887,000 over 2021-2025, an indicative figure given the small number of sales, and well below Yvelines.
The south, from the Gâtinais français to Milly-la-Forêt and the Essonne valley, is the most rural part, with sandstone, woodland and stone villages; guests come for walking, climbing and gardens. The south-west around Dourdan and Étampes opens onto the Beauce plateau, with large farms at lower prices. In the north-west, the Yvette valley and the edge of the Saclay plateau combine woodland with scientific and business guests, but land costs more. Access is by the A6, A10, N20 and the Francilienne ring road, RER lines B, C and D, Massy high-speed station and Orly airport. The trade-off is between a north busy on weekdays and a more touristic south that relies on weekends.
Expect sandstone and limestone in the Gâtinais, millstone in the north, courtyard farms in the Beauce and old mills along the Juine, Essonne and Orge. Farm buildings convert well into guest rooms but often need new roofs and insulation. The Orge, Yvette, Essonne and Seine valleys are flood-prone, so check the flood risk plan before buying a mill. Isolated homes usually have a private septic system, inspected by the local SPANC service. A chambres d'hôtes business is limited to 5 rooms and 15 guests at a time, breakfast included, and must be declared at the mairie (town hall). For start-up costs, see our article on the budget for opening chambres d'hôtes (in French).
Two land-registry benchmarks frame the market: €284,600 for a country house in 2025 and €887,000 for a prestige home over 2021-2025, with nine sales in ten between €494,000 and €1,610,700. Add purchase costs, works and furnishing.
In the north, researchers, visiting academics and business travellers linked to Paris-Saclay, Massy or Orly fill rooms on weekdays. In the south, walkers, climbers and garden lovers come mainly at weekends and in the holidays. A table d'hôtes, the evening meal shared with guests, appeals to both; serving wine requires at least a restaurant licence and a specific permit. Try our B&B profitability and tax simulator (in French).
A compromis de vente, or preliminary contract, comes before the final deed signed with the notaire, the public official who handles property sales; furniture and the booking website are often included. Our guest house buying guide (in French) covers each step, and sellers can list their property with us.
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