Set among granite, hedged farmland, lakes and chestnut woods, a B&B for sale in Haute-Vienne appeals to travellers who want quiet and open space rather than crowds. Lake Vassivière and the Millevaches plateau in the east, the Monts d'Ambazac and Lake Saint-Pardoux in the north, and the Périgord-Limousin regional nature park in the south-west offer hiking, fishing, swimming and mountain biking. Limoges draws visitors for its porcelain and enamels, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat for its collegiate church and Camino pilgrims, and Mortemart, Rochechouart and Châlus for their medieval heritage.
Properties often combine a large house with several bedrooms, a gîte and land, meadows or woods, which support outdoor activities. This page is for buyers planning to take over or create a guest house, including many from the UK and Northern Europe, and for owners thinking of selling. Set up an email alert (in French) for new properties in Haute-Vienne.
As of 25 September 2026, one listing in Haute-Vienne is published on ma-propriete.fr, with an asking price of €452,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Haute-Vienne was €130,000 (average €135,426), or €1,345/m² of living space, for 101 m² on an average plot of 4,400 m², based on 1,811 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €60,000 and one in ten above €222,000. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €117,000 to €130,000 (+11.1%); over the last year the change is +3.2%. For comparison: €170,000 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and €189,200 in France.
| Indicator (2025) | Haute-Vienne | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €130,000 | €170,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €135,426 | €188,636 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €60,000 | €83,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €222,000 | €315,785 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,345/m² | €1,657/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 101 m² | 110 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 4,400 m² | 4,005 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 1,811 | 26,126 | 150,313 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €96,000 (tourist inland) to €138,000 (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 | €109,000 | €1,279/m² | +115.0% | 126 |
| Tourist inland (hinterland, mountains) | €96,000 | €1,029/m² | +8.3% | 903 |
| Peri-urban countryside (within a town's catchment) | €138,000 | €1,413/m² | +4.8% | 7,061 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €105,000 | €1,107/m² | +7.3% | 2,741 |
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 Haute-Vienne and prestige property prices in Haute-Vienne (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
Haute-Vienne is one of the most affordable markets in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: a 2025 median of €130,000 for a country house, €1,345/m², with the top decile at €222,000 on plots averaging 4,400 m². A guest house project can start at modest prices, especially in tourist inland areas, where the 2020-2025 median of €96,000 is below even the deep countryside. There is no department benchmark for large period homes; the regional median of €629,400 marks a ceiling few guest houses here reach. Differences come down to land and condition.
The area around Limoges, served by the A20 motorway and the Bénédictins station, offers a mix of tourist and business guests, but commuter villages are the dearest in the department. In the north, the Ambazac and Blond hills, Lake Saint-Pardoux and Mortemart mix nature with easy access to the city. The south-west, inside the Périgord-Limousin park around Rochechouart, Châlus and Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, benefits from neighbouring Dordogne. In the east, Eymoutiers, Lake Vassivière and the Millevaches plateau suit lovers of wide open spaces, with a shorter season and colder winters. Limoges-Bellegarde airport, with links to the UK, explains a long-established British presence.
Limousin houses of granite rubble under tiles or slate, often with attached barns, offer generous volumes to renovate; check roof timbers, damp and insulation, as winters are cool on the plateaus. Granite ground means radon, so testing and good ventilation are recommended. Near rivers such as the Vienne or the Glane, check flood exposure. Scattered homes rely on a private septic system inspected by the SPANC service, and sometimes on a spring or well whose water should be tested. A chambres d'hôtes business is capped at 5 rooms and 15 guests at a time, breakfast included, and is declared at the mairie (town hall). Our article on rural tourism options (in French) helps make use of the land.
For the purchase, yes: country house prices are low and the bottom decile falls to €60,000. The real cost is often the works: en-suite bathrooms, heating, insulation and drainage. Build a full budget with our financing plan calculator (in French) before making an offer.
Land and a gîte widen the offer, from riders and anglers to week-long stays, but the season is shorter than in Dordogne. Model several occupancy scenarios with our B&B profitability and tax simulator (in French) and ask an accountant.
Prepare the town hall declaration, recent accounts, reviews, mandatory surveys, the septic inspection and, if needed, a water test; the notaire, the public official who handles property sales, will check any farmland rules. Then list your property with us.
To compare, browse guest houses in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, including Dordogne, Vienne, Corrèze and Creuse, then all B&Bs for sale in France and tourism properties in Haute-Vienne.
