Buying a B&B for sale in Mayenne means betting on green tourism in a department of hedged farmland, rivers and small historic towns. The navigable Mayenne river, lined by a towpath used by cyclists on the Vélo Francette route, links Mayenne, Laval and Château-Gontier. Nearby, the medieval hilltop town of Sainte-Suzanne, the Gallo-Roman site at Jublains, Évron basilica, Lassay-les-Châteaux, the Saulges caves and the hills of the Normandie-Maine regional nature park attract walkers, boaters, anglers and families, many of them on their way to Brittany or Mont-Saint-Michel.
Expect granite or schist longères (long farmhouses), courtyard farms, riverside mills and manor houses with generous land. This page is for buyers looking for guest rooms at a moderate price, for people comparing Mayenne with the rest of Pays de la Loire and for owners preparing to sell. Set up an email alert (in French) to follow new Mayenne properties.
As of 25 September 2026, there are no B&Bs and guest houses for sale in Mayenne listed on ma-propriete.fr. Across the Pays de la Loire region, 3 listings show asking prices from €469,800 to €1,508,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Mayenne was €145,000 (average €149,484), or €1,395/m² of living space, for 107 m² on an average plot of 4,713 m², based on 1,662 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €72,500 and one in ten above €234,900. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €120,000 to €145,000 (+20.8%); over the last year the change is +7.4%. For comparison: €190,000 in Pays de la Loire and €189,200 in France.
| Indicator (2025) | Mayenne | Pays de la Loire | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €145,000 | €190,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €149,484 | €199,126 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €72,500 | €100,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €234,900 | €308,000 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,395/m² | €1,875/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 107 m² | 106 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 4,713 m² | 2,947 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 1,662 | 14,604 | 150,313 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €89,250 (tourist inland) to €160,000 (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 inland (hinterland, mountains) * | €89,250 | €1,032/m² | +40.4% | 86 |
| Peri-urban countryside (within a town's catchment) | €160,000 | €1,552/m² | +13.3% | 3,391 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €122,250 | €1,212/m² | +12.1% | 6,548 |
For prestige homes (houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha), the regional (Pays de la Loire) benchmark is a median of €665,000 over 2021-2025, with an average of €828,400, a P10–P90 range of €421,000 to €1,425,500 and 1,881 €/m² of living space, over 346 sales. The 2025 national median is €822,000.
| Area | Sales | Median price | Average price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pays de la Loire (2025) | 57 | €750,000* | €851,700 | €442,000 – €1,355,600 | 2,006 |
| Pays de la Loire (2021-2025) | 346 | €665,000 | €828,400 | €421,000 – €1,425,500 | 1,881 |
| 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 Mayenne and prestige property prices in Mayenne (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
Mayenne is the most affordable market in the region: a 2025 median of €145,000 for a country house, on an average plot of 4,713 m², far larger than elsewhere. Prices are catching up, though, up 20.8% since 2020, the fastest rise of the five departments. With no departmental prestige benchmark, the regional €665,000 median is the ceiling for a five-bedroom manor, while an extended longère sits nearer the top decile of €234,900. Commuter villages around Laval sell at €160,000, against €122,250 in remote countryside.
The Mayenne valley is the main tourist axis: locks, towpath and riverside villages bring walkers, cyclists and boaters from Mayenne to Château-Gontier. The north-east, with the Coëvrons, Sainte-Suzanne and the regional park, suits walkers and has hillier scenery. The north-west towards Ernée is rural and cheap but quieter, while the south around Craon looks towards Anjou. Laval provides weekday business guests. The A81 links Laval to Le Mans and Rennes, TGV trains stop at Laval, and Rennes and Nantes are the nearest airports. A low purchase price offsets a shorter season, so plan around cycling, evening meals and weekend breaks.
Granite and schist houses under slate roofs have fine volumes but thick walls that hold damp: check render, ventilation and windows, and have radon measured in granite areas. Houses and mills near the Mayenne, Ernée or Oudon rivers may flood; the mairie (town hall) holds the risk plans. Scattered farmhouses generally have private drainage, subject to SPANC inspection. 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; beyond that it becomes a public-access building. Serving cider or wine at dinner requires at least a restaurant licence and a specific permit. See our articles on the budget to open chambres d'hôtes and B&B insurance (both in French).
More easily than elsewhere in the region: country houses sell for a median €145,000. A longère needing work can become a guest house for a modest purchase price, provided you budget for renovation, compliance and en-suite bathrooms. Our B&B profitability simulator (in French) helps check the numbers.
The season is shorter than on the coast, but river and cycle tourism, weekend visitors from Laval, Le Mans or Rennes and business guests smooth the quiet months, and a low entry price lowers the break-even point. Nothing is guaranteed: build a cautious forecast with an accountant and read our buying guide (in French).
Some owners list directly, alongside agencies and notaires. The sale still goes through a compromis de vente (preliminary contract) and a final deed signed before the notaire, the public official who handles property sales. Selling yourself? List your property.
To widen your search, browse guest houses for sale in Pays de la Loire, including Maine-et-Loire, Loire-Atlantique and neighbouring Sarthe, or all B&Bs for sale in France.
